Director, Emerging Tech Hub San Jose

# Director, Emerging Tech Hub San Jose##
** About The Emerging Tech Hub in San Jose
** The Emerging Tech Hub (ETH) expands ADI’s ability to identify, shape, and de-risk emerging opportunities in physical AI systems, with an initial focus on robotics. Working closely with new and emerging customers, including their advanced R&D teams and startup partners, ETH helps define promising opportunities earlier through direct customer engagement, rapid prototyping, and iterative system learning.##
** About the Role
** The Director will lead ADI's San Jose Emerging Tech Hub and serve as both a people leader for the Hub team and an external-facing innovation leader across the Bay Area robotics ecosystem. This role will shape how emerging technology concepts are translated into customer-relevant solutions, internal technology de-risking, and cross-functional innovation programs. The Director will lead a multidisciplinary team while also representing ADI with customers, startups, ecosystem partners, and technical collaborators to identify, develop, and prioritize high-value opportunities.

Internally, this leader will work across business units, sales, Analog Garage, and adjacent technical teams to align stakeholders, influence priorities, and convert strategic intent into executable programs. The role requires strong technical credibility, organizational judgment, external presence, and the ability to lead through influence as well as direct management. Success in the role will be measured not only through team execution, but through the Hub's contribution to innovation outcomes, strategic partnerships, customer engagement, and future growth opportunities for ADI##
** Key Responsibilities
**** Hub and Team Leadership
** Lead the San Jose Emerging Tech Hub, including people management, team development, operating cadence, planning, and execution against strategic priorities. Accountable for the overall effectiveness of the Hub, the development of team capabilities, and the Hub's contribution to broader innovation objectives.
** External Innovation Leadership
** Represent ADI across the Bay Area robotics and emerging technology ecosystem, building relationships with startups, customers, research organizations, and strategic partners. Identify emerging trends, technologies, and opportunities that can strengthen ADI's innovation pipeline and strategic positioning.
** Customer Co-Innovation
** Develop and lead customer-facing innovation programs that define problem statements, shape proof-of-capability work, and create future revenue pipeline opportunities. Assess and prioritize opportunities based on customer value, strategic alignment, and potential business impact.
** Ecosystem Development
** Build a robust external network that strengthens ADI's access to early signals, new use cases, talent, and partnership opportunities. Leverage ecosystem relationships to identify, evaluate, and advance opportunities that align with ADI's long-term innovation priorities.
** Internal Navigation and Alignment
** Work effectively across business units, sales teams, Analog Garage, and technical organizations to align priorities, manage complexity, and accelerate execution. Drive alignment across the organization around opportunity selection, resource focus, and execution priorities.
** Strategy Execution
** Own and evolve the Hub strategy and translate it into a clear portfolio of outreach, enablement, collaboration, and co-creation activities. Set priorities and focus areas based on customer needs, ecosystem insights, and strategic relevance.
** Technical and Application Leadership
** Guide the technical direction of programs spanning robotics, lab automation, AI-enabled systems, and related emerging technology applications.…