EDA License & Tool Operations Manager

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Build and defend the annual EDA budget, chargeback model and per-project cost allocation.
• Evaluate new tool purchases and point-tool consolidation with technical stakeholders and business cases.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Own the EDA license inventory across vendors, tracking entitlements, expirations, keys and site allocations.
• Analyse license usage telemetry to identify underused features, peak contention and right-sizing opportunities.
• Negotiate multi-year Technology Subscription License and time-based license agreements with Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens EDA and point-tool vendors.
• Forecast tool demand from the product roadmap, node plans and headcount growth and align contracts accordingly.
• Run license compliance audits and maintain evidence for vendor audit readiness and export-control requirements.
• Manage the tool request, approval and deployment process with CAD and infrastructure teams.
• Drive vendor business reviews covering support quality, escalation performance and roadmap commitments.
• Report license utilisation, spend versus budget and cost-avoidance savings to engineering and finance leadership.

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • License inventory and entitlement register
   • Utilisation and contention analytics reports
   • Negotiated vendor contracts and renewal strategy
   • Annual EDA budget and chargeback model
   • Compliance audit evidence package
2. Define the productGeneral
   • Gather customer and market requirements
   • Write the business case
   • Agree the requirements with engineering
3. Take it to marketGeneral
   • Plan the launch
   • Set pricing
   • Support key customers

Function

1. Manage the portfolioGeneral
   • Keep the roadmap current
   • Review product performance
2. Understand the marketGeneral
   • Follow competitors and trends
   • Maintain forecasts