About this role
WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.
THE ROLE:
The Client Business Development Manager is responsible for driving revenue growth and securing new design wins by working closely with internal product management, engineering, and sales teams, as well as external customers and partners. This role plays a critical part in identifying market opportunities, influencing product roadmaps, and enabling successful execution of go‑to‑market strategies across targeted client OEMs and customer segments.
The individual will act as a bridge between market needs and internal product teams, ensuring customer requirements are translated into competitive product solutions. In parallel, the role partners with sales teams to build pipeline, support strategic accounts, and accelerate adoption of new designs. This is a highly collaborative position requiring close coordination with product management, engineering, sales, marketing, finance, legal, and executive stakeholders to deliver sustainable business growth.
THE PERSON:
The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of business acumen and technical understanding, along with the ability to influence across functions and drive alignment toward common growth objectives and designs.
This individual will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work independently while also thriving in a team‑oriented environment. They are comfortable engaging with both technical and commercial audiences, capable of connecting customer needs to product strategy, and adept at managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced setting. Success in this role requires the ability to build trusted relationships internally and externally while maintaining a strong execution focus.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the primary Business Development interface between OEMs and AMD Product Management, ensuring customer requirements influence product and roadmap decisions
- Own OEM design‑win strategy for assigned accounts, partnering with sales to define pursuit plans, customer engagement models, and success metrics
- Evangelize AMD technologies and platforms to OEM technical, business, and executive stakeholders
- Lead early architectural and platform discussions to position AMD solutions at the conception stage of OEM designs
- Coordinate and lead cross‑functional internal reviews to support design win decisions, including engineering, marketing, finance, and legal teams
- Enable sales teams through value-based messaging, competitive positioning, and technical clarity tied to customer use cases
- Track and manage design‑win pipelines, program milestones, and execution risks through to production
- Gather a solid understanding of the competitive landscape and clearly articulate the technical differentiation and value proposition associated with AMD versus or competitors
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience working closely with sales teams on long-cycle, strategic pursuits
- Proven experience in Business Development, Technical Sales, Product Management, or Product Marketing within complex OEM or platform-based environments
- Demonstrated success influencing customer design or architectural decisions
- Strong understanding of market dynamics, portfolio strategy, and financial, strategic, and competitive analysis
- Executive-level presentation and communication skills
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline required
- Master’s degree preferred
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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About Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
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What you'll do
- The Business Development Sr. Manager is responsible for driving revenue growth and securing new design wins by collaborating with internal teams and external partners. This role involves identifying market opportunities and influencing product roadmaps to ensure successful execution of go-to-market strategies.
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