Vice President Customer Success- Hardware Assisted Verification Team

General Information

Job Title Vice President Customer Success- Hardware Assisted Verification Team Job ID 12597 City Sunnyvale State/Province California Date Posted 20-Aug-2025 Job Category Engineering Job Subcategory Applications Engineering Hire Type Employee Remote Eligible No Base Salary Range: $304000 - $456000

Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

Title: VP of Customer Success – Hardware-Assisted Verification

We Are: We live in a world where intelligent technology is everywhere, shaping our daily lives. This pervasive intelligence is driven by three major trends: artificial intelligence, software-defined systems and silicon proliferation. For decades we’ve been a driving force of the technologies that make pervasive intelligence possible. 

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP and simulation and analysis solutions. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Companies trust Synopsys to pioneer new technologies to help them get to market faster, without compromise. 

You Are:

You are a visionary engineering leader passionate about building and empowering high-performance teams across the region. You combine technical expertise with strategic vision to solve complex hardware-assisted verification challenges. Skilled at cross-functional collaboration, especially with sales, R&D, and leadership, you anticipate market trends, influence product direction, and drive growth. Your inclusive, transparent leadership fosters excellence, learning, and customer focus. With a proven track record managing large, diverse teams, you excel at enterprise customer engagements and champion innovation. Motivated by Synopsys’ success and customer satisfaction, you are driven to shape the future of HAV technology and deliver transformative solutions.

What You’Ll Be Doing:

• Enhancing and growing a world-class customer success organization for Hardware-Assisted Verification (HAV) products.
• Developing and sustaining strong collaborations with the sales organization to jointly lead the fast-growing Hyperscaler and HPC business segments, successfully executing product campaigns.
• Understanding customers’ high-value problems and validation use cases and driving solutions and technical campaigns to address them.
• Devising and positioning solutions around customer needs and competitive landscapes to maximize Synopsys’ advantage.
• Influencing R&D roadmaps by identifying future market opportunities and customer requirements.
• Collaborating closely with business units and Synopsys leadership on strategic and business-critical issues.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Drive the growth and excellence of a regional applications engineering team, elevating Synopsys’ market leadership in HAV solutions.
• Enable customer success through innovative technical support, ensuring customers achieve their silicon and system verification goals.
• Accelerate business growth in the Hyperscaler and HPC segments by executing targeted campaigns and strategic partnerships.
• Shape future product offerings by translating customer insights into actionable R&D initiatives.
• Enhance organizational agility and responsiveness to evolving market demands.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across teams and functions.

What You’Ll Need:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in pre- and post-silicon validation and system/platform validation using FPGA and emulation technologies.
• Proven experience working with CSPs/OEMs to understand customer pain points and system/platform validation use cases.
• Demonstrated success in running customer enablement or customer engineering organizations.
• Exceptional customer interface, negotiation, communication, and planning skills.
• Strong background in building and managing large, high-performing teams and managing resources at scale.
• Experience with department budgeting, financial forecasting, and resource allocation at scale.
• Leadership experience with a proven track record of success in large enterprise customer engagements.

Who You Are:

• Visionary and strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate market trends and drive organizational change.
• Collaborative leader who empowers teams and fosters an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Excellent communicator and relationship builder, skilled at influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Customer-centric mindset with a passion for solving complex challenges and exceeding expectations.
• Adaptable, resilient, and driven to achieve ambitious goals in a dynamic environment.

The Team You’ll Be A Part Of:

You will lead a regional team of technical support and customer success field applications engineers focused on Hardware-Assisted Verification products. The team is dedicated to enabling customer success, driving innovation, and expanding Synopsys’ leadership in the HAV market. Through close collaboration with sales, R&D, and business unit leadership, the team translates customer challenges into actionable solutions and shapes the future of verification technology.

Rewards And Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

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At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.