Director, AI Developer Marketing – Community & Ecosystem

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AMD is building the next generation of AI platform leadership and developers are at the center of that strategy. We are seeking a Director, AI Developer Community & Ecosystem Marketing to define and scale AMD’s global AI developer community strategy, advocacy programs, and open‑source ecosystem marketing initiatives. This leader will build a high‑quality, high‑engagement AI developer ecosystem that drives activation, advocacy, and long‑term platform adoption contributing directly to AMD’s AI developer and business goals.

This role reports to the Head of AI Developer Marketing and partners closely with: AI Product Marketing, Software Engineering (ROCm and AI framework teams), AI Business Unit leadership, Developer Relations, Regional marketing teams, ISV and ecosystem partners. The Director will lead and grow a team responsible for global AI community expansion, advocacy programs, open‑source marketing engagement, and regional developer growth initiatives.

• Strategic systems thinker
• Deep empathy for developers and open‑source contributors
• Growth‑oriented, data‑informed decision maker
• Strong executive communication skills
• Ability to build credibility across marketing, engineering, and business leadership
• Comfortable leading in high‑growth, platform‑focused environments

• Define and execute AMD’s global AI developer community growth strategy
• Scale AMD’s AI developer community platforms, including Discord, Discourse, and AMDevs Social Communities
• Establish scalable engagement models that increase active participation and developer retention
• Elevate AMD’s presence within high‑quality AI developer communities globally

• Own the global strategy for AMD’s developer community platforms
• Design engagement programming and governance frameworks that foster meaningful developer interaction
• Partner with Engineering and Dev Rel to ensure technical credibility and responsiveness
• Build community health models focused on quality, activation, and long‑term engagement

• Design and scale AMD’s AI Ambassador and Advocacy programs
• Create structured pathways from contributor to advocate to ecosystem leader
• Develop recognition, amplification, and enablement strategies that empower AI developer voices
• Build a credible global network of AI advocates aligned to AMD platforms

• Develop strategic relationships with key AI open‑source communities, leaders and maintainers
• Partner with AI BUs to amplify AMD contributions within AI ecosystems
• Lead open‑source marketing initiatives that strengthen AMD’s credibility and visibility
• Align ecosystem engagement efforts to platform adoption and workload activation objectives

• Operationalize community growth strategies aligned to priority geographies:
  United States, China, India, EMEA
• Balance quality, influence, and scale across regions

• Collaborate with AI startups, ISVs, research institutions, and ecosystem partners
• Drive co‑marketing initiatives that strengthen AI workload adoption
• Ensure community growth aligns with broader AI platform strategy and lifecycle marketing efforts

• Extensive experience in senior developer marketing roles, community leadership, Dev Rel, ecosystem strategy, or…