# Strategic Partner Development, Product Partnerships – Semiconductors

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Partnerships
**Salary:** $205k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Semiconductor Design Flows, Pdks, Verification, Process Nodes, Technology Licensing, Ip Licensing, Eulas, Ip Rights, Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Corporate Development, AI/ML, Enterprise Software, M&A Diligence, Negotiation
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Leads strategic product partnerships across the semiconductor ecosystem, structuring and closing complex commercial, software, IP, and technology-access agreements. The role requires 8+ years of partnerships, licensing, business development, or corporate development experience and strong semiconductor and cross-functional deal-making expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Research, source, structure, negotiate, and close strategic collaborations across the semiconductor stack while shaping internal priorities for the vertical.
- Serve as the internal expert on semiconductor partnerships for research, product, and leadership, translating between silicon-industry realities and the product roadmap.
- Navigate complex counterparty organizations, including R&D, legal, IP/licensing, and procurement, to finalize non-standard contracts and research agreements.
- Structure commercial software, IP, and technology-access agreements with terms that work for both sides and preserve collaboration flexibility.
- Coordinate across research, product, engineering, corporate development, policy, finance, and legal to scope, evaluate, approve, and implement partnerships end to end.
- Support executive-level engagements with strategic counterparties by preparing briefings, deal frameworks, and negotiation strategy.
- Take ownership of commercial deals in other Product Partnerships verticals as company priorities shift.

## Requirements

- 8+ years in strategic partnerships, business development, technology licensing, or corporate development, with meaningful experience in or adjacent to the semiconductor industry.
- Experience closing deals across multiple industries or deal types and rapidly adapting to new domains.
- Track record of landing complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships, including commercial software or IP licenses, technology-access deals, or strategic alliances with large engineering organizations.
- Working fluency in the semiconductor landscape, including design flows, PDKs, verification, and process nodes.
- Strong commercial and legal instincts regarding licensing, including EULAs, IP rights, usage restrictions, and non-standard deal structures.
- Curiosity about AI/ML and frontier models for hardware design and manufacturing.
- Comfort operating with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills.

## Nice to haves

- Technical foundation in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience with design or manufacturing teams.
- Experience negotiating enterprise software at scale.
- Experience with technology or IP diligence in M&A or asset-acquisition contexts.

## Compensation and benefits

- Annual salary: **$205,000–$240,000 USD**
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Optional equity donation matching.
- Generous vacation and parental leave.
- Flexible working hours.
- Office-based hybrid policy requiring staff to work from an office at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more.
- Visa sponsorship may be available.
- Minimum education: bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

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