Director, Strategic Partnership, Public Sector

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THE ROLE:

AMD is hiring a Director, Strategic Partnerships to join Public Sector team and lead strategic partnership development for Genesis Mission and related public-sector AI initiatives. This leader will shape and execute public-private partnership strategy with the U.S. Department of Energy, National Laboratories, federal stakeholders, research universities, and ecosystem partners to accelerate adoption of AMD-powered AI and high-performance computing solutions. Additionally, he/she will translate Genesis Mission priorities into actionable partnership models spanning AI infrastructure, scientific workflows, domain models, data platforms, and secure deployment environments. The role is expected to expand AMD's National Lab engagement by aligning mission needs, partner capabilities, and AMD product strategy in support of scientific discovery, national security, and energy innovation. 

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate brings deep credibility with National Laboratories and complex public-sector R&D environments, combined with the ability to engage senior scientists, laboratory leadership, federal program stakeholders, and executive partners. This person should pair technical fluency in AI, scientific computing, and HPC with strong partnership instincts, disciplined execution, and the judgment to navigate multi-party strategic initiatives.

You will work cross-functionally with AMD's Public Sector, AI, GPU, CPU, product, engineering teams to define engagement models, shape solution priorities, and build durable frameworks for National Lab and mission-oriented ecosystem development. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify, prioritize, and develop strategic partnerships with DOE National Laboratories, federal agencies, research institutions, and ecosystem collaborators aligned to Mission Genesis and adjacent public-sector initiatives.
• Build and manage partnership models including co-development, joint solution design, pilot programs, consortium participation, technology transition, and ecosystem alignment.
• Engage National Lab leadership, principal investigators, program offices, and technical teams to understand mission needs in AI-enabled science, leadership computing, secure data environments, scientific instruments, and domain-specific workflows.
• Work with AMD technical and product teams to position EPYC, Instinct, ROCm, and full-stack AI/HPC capabilities against mission requirements and long-range roadmaps.
• Shape partnership on sovereign AI, AI plus simulation convergence, and secure on-premises deployments for sensitive research environments.
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Contracts, Product, and Engineering teams to structure and execute partnership agreements and strategic initiatives.
• Establish repeatable engagement motions across National Labs, universities, and industry partners, including executive briefings, workshops, partner reviews, and pipeline management.
• Represent AMD in strategic forums, technical/business reviews, and ecosystem meetings with public-sector stakeholders.
• Identify, prioritize, and develop strategic partnerships with Enterprise customers, ISVs, solution providers, and vertical industry innovators.
• Lead development of vertical‑specific AI solutions in collaboration with ecosystem partners.

PREFFERED EXPERIENCE:

• 15 years in strategic partnerships, public-sector business development, National Lab engagement, complex technology programs, or adjacent leadership roles.
• Deep familiarity with DOE, NNSA, Office of Science, Applied Energy, or related federal R&D Ecosystems. Strong National Lab network highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of HPC, AI/ML, scientific computing, foundation or domain models, and the convergence of AI, simulation, data, and experimental science.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-stakeholder programs spanning government, laboratories, universities, and industry.
• Track record translating advanced R&D or scientific computing capabilities into deployed platforms, strategic programs, or commercialized solutions.
• Experience operating in secure, on-premises, or sovereign AI environments with sensitive data and mission constraints.
• Excellent executive communication, storytelling, and technical credibility with both scientific and business audiences.
• Advanced degree in engineering, computational science, physics, chemistry, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related field preferred.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's degree required. Ph.D. or other advanced degree in Engineering, Computational Science, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field strongly preferred.

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