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IC/PCB EDA, Strategic Account Director

Cadence Open
San Jose Full-time Director Account Management

At a glance

Director-level Account Management role at Cadence. San Jose · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $135,000–$219,338 across the United States.

Estimated pay

Cadence has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.

$135,000 – $219,338
What the middle half of lead account management roles in the United States paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 495 postings that stated pay, median $167,500. Last updated Nov 7, 2026.
RoleAccount Management
SeniorityDirector
LocationSan Jose
EmploymentFull-time
PostedNov 6, 2026
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Set account plans to expand adoption of Cadence products, IP and services with a strategic customer
  • Lead worldwide account and technical executives, coordinating application engineering support around customer needs
  • Keep sales activity aligned to quarterly and annual booking goals by building and maintaining the pipeline
  • Translate customer design and system needs into differentiated solutions, explaining their technical and business value
  • Build relationships across the customer organization and align solutions with its challenges and long-term roadmap

What you bring

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering and at least eight years in a related field, with a record of success
  • At least five years leading technical or engineering teams
  • You understand IC and system design flows related to the products in the portfolio
  • You bring working knowledge of software, IP and business processes, plus strong communication, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills

Who this fits

This director-level role suits someone who has led technical teams and can advise executive customer decision-makers on complex design and business challenges. You’ll lead account and technical teams in a worldwide working environment and coordinate closely with application engineering resources.

From the employer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The right Account Director at Cadence is responsible for developing and driving our strategy for adoption and growth of Cadence solutions for a strategic account. The role requires working in a large, worldwide team environment, leading a WW Account Executive (AX) and Account Technical Executive (ATX) team, leading and coordinating field Application Engineer resources and facilitating customer interactions between Cadence Marketing/Engineering/Executive Management. A successful candidate will be able to consult with executive decision makers (EVP and C-Suite), working collaboratively to bring innovative design flows to ensure customer success using a Cadence product/IP/services portfolio.

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading and inspiring a team of high-performance AX and ATXs
  • Closely coordinating activities to maintain/build a robust sales pipeline and meet/exceed quarterly and annual booking targets.
  • Consulting with clients on design/system requirements and helping architect those requirements into a differentiated solution. Providing guidance to the customer on the technical and business benefits of Cadence’s offering including EDA software, IP, hardware and Design Services.
  • The ability to foster and grow customer relationships throughout all levels of the customer organization to better connect our solutions with the customer's problems/business challenges and ensure roadmap alignment for long term success.

Requirements:

  • BSEE/MSEE with 8+ years of experience in related field with proven track record of success.
  • 5+ years of experience managing technical and/or engineering teams.
  • Design flow expertise and application related to the types of products in the Cadence product portfolio, including IC and System design.
  • Demonstrable soft skills that include exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; able to negotiate, influence, resolve conflicts and consult at senior and executive customer levels; partner with and advise customers on business issues, highly technical and complex solutions and integration challenges.
  • Strong cross organizational skills to advocate on the customer’s behalf to internal Cadence technical and business stakeholders to support the customer’s situation and requirements.
  • Working knowledge of software, IP and business processes is mandatory
  • Previous experience as System Architect and/or Design Manager is a plus

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