Head of Custom Silicon Supply Chain, Devices and Services

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Google place Mountain View, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in SoC or leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain management, and leadership roles.
• Experiecne with foundry and OSAT ecosystems.
• Experience collaborating with semiconductor foundries.

• Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements, IP licensing, and specialized deal structures with partners.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing global teams.
• Strong executive presence with polished communication skills for executive-level internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven track record in semiconductor supply chain management, overseeing foundry, OSAT, substrate, lab, tooling and equipment vendors for fabless product lines.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 15-20% (e.g., US, Taiwan, Korea, Japan) to manage key supplier relationships and operational deliverables.

As the Head of Custom Silicon Sourcing you will manage supplier capacity, flexibility, pricing, contracting, and deliverable execution to support Google’s product development, manufacturing, and sustaining milestones.

In this role, you will lead strategic foundry and node alignment partnerships as the primary executive-level interface with Tier-1 foundries. You will execute Long-Range Planning (LRP) and Long-Term Supply Agreements (LSAs) to secure multi-year silicon capacity, while leveraging technical-commercial roadmaps to influence supplier R&D cycles and gain early access to leading-edge nodes and customized process recipes.

Core responsibilities include leading complex commercial negotiations, managing agreements, conducting financial and market analysis, and overseeing strategic supplier relationships to enable innovative hardware designs.

Your mission is to move Google from a "customer" to an indispensable partner, one that possesses the technical depth to influence suppliers roadmaps and the commercial gravitas to secure leading-edge capacity.

Additionally, you will establish sourcing and supplier relationship management best practices across commodity teams, driving continuous improvement through data-driven insights and scalable processes.

Furthermore, you will lead an organization responsible for establishing sourcing and supplier relationship management best practices for all commodity teams. You will drive the adoption of these practices to continuously improve Google's supplier partnerships and management through data-driven insights and scalable processes.

Google's mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user’s interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people’s lives better through technology.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

As the Head of Custom Silicon Sourcing you will manage supplier capacity, flexibility, pricing, contracting, and deliverable execution to support Google’s product development, manufacturing, and sustaining…