Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management - US-CA-Santa Rosa-Bldg 2, United States
$192,360 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 October 2025 by the employer.
About the role
Lead strategy and portfolio management for Keysight's radio frequency test and measurement business, defining investment allocation across product lines and guiding roadmaps. The position partners with research and development, sales, marketing, operations, and finance to drive profitable growth across hardware, modular architectures, software, and services.
What you'll do
- Set multi-year strategy for the radio frequency portfolio and make choices across three product lines, including platform strategy, modular architectures, software, and services. - Build market maps and customer segmentation, size market opportunities, and establish scenarios and investment plans. - Establish a system for competitive and technology intelligence, driving annual and quarterly portfolio reviews grounded in data. - Lead a global team of product managers, strategy analysts, and program leaders to guide roadmap execution and talent development. - Engage directly with strategic customers, standards groups, and partners to inform roadmaps and secure design wins, supporting mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships. - Track business performance through key performance indicators including revenue growth, gross margin, and product vitality dashboards.
What you'll need
- 15+ years in radio frequency test and measurement or adjacent sectors such as wireless systems, semiconductor test, or aerospace and defense communications. - 10+ years in product management, portfolio strategy, or general management. - Proven track record launching and scaling instruments and associated software, with direct experience shaping platform and module strategies. - Demonstrated success translating market and customer insight into prioritized roadmaps and commercial outcomes. - Technical depth in radio frequency measurement and instrumentation to challenge assumptions and evaluate architectural trade-offs across hardware, firmware, software, and applications. - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or Physics. - Master of Business Administration.
Skills: radio frequency, test and measurement, wireless systems, product management, market analysis
This role has been open 216 days — well above the 62-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
258
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$165k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Keysight Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (258 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 28 | 258 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 40 | 1453 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 105 d | 62 d (+43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: radio frequency, test and measurement, wireless systems, product management, market analysis
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 41 open roles · median 56 d
- Skyworks · 36 open roles · median 60 d
- Keysight Technologies (this employer) · 28 open roles · median 105 d
- Apple · 23 open roles · median 10 d
- Qualcomm · 23 open roles · median 109 d
- Analog Devices · 10 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 258 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.