Delivery Manager II

UST Title- Delivery Manager II

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Summary:

The Practice Head – Design Verification (DV) will lead and scale UST's Design Verification practice by driving business growth, delivery excellence, capability development, talent strategy, and customer success across ASIC, SoC, IP, and subsystem verification engagements. This leadership role combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen to build a differentiated verification practice and establish UST as a trusted partner for global semiconductor customers.

The Opportunity:

UST is looking for a Practice Head – Design Verification (DV) to build, scale, and lead its Design Verification practice. The ideal candidate will own the practice strategy, P&L, customer engagement, solution development, and organizational growth while driving innovation and delivery excellence across semiconductor verification services.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Practice Growth & Business Development

øOwn DV practice P&L, revenue, margins, and growth targets.

øDevelop and execute a 3-year practice growth strategy.

øWork closely with sales, account managers, and delivery leaders to identify and pursue opportunities.

øParticipate in customer meetings, solution discussions, and RFP/RFQ responses.

øBuild strategic relationships with semiconductor customers globally.

øDrive mining of existing accounts and acquisition of new logos.

øKPIs, Revenue growth, New customer acquisitions, Pipeline generation, Conversion rate and Gross margin

2. Capability Building

Define and build capabilities in:

øFunctional Verification

øUVM

øSystemVerilog

øAssertion-Based Verification (ABV)

øCoverage-Driven Verification

øAdvanced Verification

øFormal Verification

øEmulation

øFPGA Prototyping

øPortable Stimulus

øSoC Verification

øSubsystem Verification

øIntegration Verification

øPerformance Verification

øLow Power Verification (UPF)

øProtocol Expertise

øPCIe

øUSB

øEthernet

øDDR

øMIPI

øCXL

øUCIe

øAMBA AXI/AHB/APB

øAMS Verification

øMixed Signal Verification

øReal Number Modeling

øKPIs

øNumber of certified engineers

øNew capability launches

øReusable verification IPs developed

3. Delivery Excellence

øEnsure successful execution of all DV projects.

øEstablish delivery governance and review mechanisms.

øImprove productivity through reusable methodologies and automation.

øEnsure customer satisfaction and delivery quality.

øDrive predictable project execution.

øKPIs

øCustomer satisfaction score

øOn-time delivery

øDefect leakage

øResource utilization

øRepeat business

4. Talent Strategy & Organization Development

øBuild a strong DV talent pipeline.

øDefine hiring strategy and workforce planning.

øDrive competency development and career progression.

øMentor senior technical leaders and architects.

øImprove employee retention and engagement.

øKPIs

øHeadcount growth

øAttrition

øInternal promotions

øTraining hours per employee

5. Solution & IP Development

øBuild reusable verification frameworks and accelerators.

øDevelop differentiated solutions for target markets.

øCreate offerings around:

øSoC Verification

øIP Verification

øAMS Verification

øFormal Verification

øEmulation

øKPIs

øReusable assets created

øProductivity improvement

øSolution-led wins

6. Industry Thought Leadership

øRepresent the company in semiconductor forums and conferences.

øPublish technical papers and white papers.

øBuild partnerships with EDA vendors and ecosystem players.

øKPIs

øConference presentations

øWhite papers published

øStrategic partnerships

øPreferred Experience

ø18+ years in semiconductor industry.

ø8+ years leading large verification teams.

What you need:

• Proven leadership experience in building and scaling Design Verification organizations within a semiconductor services environment.
• Strong business development, customer engagement, and practice management capabilities with ownership of revenue and profitability.
• Experience managing large global delivery teams and driving operational excellence.
• Demonstrated success in developing reusable IPs, accelerators, and differentiated verification solutions.
• Ability to build high-performing engineering teams and mentor senior technical leaders.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Required Skills:

• Functional Verification
• SystemVerilog
• Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)
• Assertion-Based Verification (ABV)
• Coverage-Driven Verification
• SoC, Subsystem, and IP Verification
• Integration and Performance Verification
• Formal Verification
• Emulation
• FPGA Prototyping
• Portable Stimulus
• Low Power Verification (UPF)
• AMS and Mixed Signal Verification
• Real Number Modeling (RNM)
• Protocol Verification including PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, MIPI, CXL, UCIe, and AMBA (AXI/AHB/APB)
• Practice P&L Management
• Business Development and Customer Relationship Management
• Delivery Governance and Quality Management
• Talent Development and Organization Building

Desired Skills:

• Experience driving verification practice growth within a semiconductor services organization.
• Expertise in Automotive SoC Verification and AI SoC Verification.
• Experience developing reusable verification IPs, frameworks, and accelerators.
• Strong partnerships with EDA vendors and semiconductor ecosystem players.
• Experience presenting at industry conferences and publishing technical papers or white papers.
• Proven ability to build scalable engineering organizations of 500+ engineers.

Educational Qualification

B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electronics, ECE, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines.

Success Metrics for First 12 Months

Area

Target

Revenue Growth

25-40%

New Customers

3-5

Pipeline Creation

3X annual target

Delivery CSAT

>4.5/5

Headcount Growth

20-30%

New Offerings

3-5

Strategic Partnerships

2-3

What Good Looks Like After 1 Year

The DV Practice Head has:

øA clearly differentiated verification practice.

øStrong customer connect with top semiconductor companies such as AMD, Analog Devices, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and others.

øA healthy talent pyramid.

øStrong protocol and SoC verification capabilities.

øPredictable revenue growth and delivery excellence.

øA leadership bench capable of scaling the practice beyond 500+ engineers.

øFor UST specifically, I would recommend adding explicit ownership for AMS Verification, Formal Verification, Emulation, and Automotive/AI SoC verification, as these areas can become strong differentiators in the next 3-5 years.

What we believe:

We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do. 

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

• To support and promote the values of UST.

• Comply with all Company policies and procedures