Director, Switch Sales

NVIDIA is hiring a Director, Switch Sales in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $232k-$368k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this sales role: aI is not part of the work.
The listed pay starts 68% above the typical sales posting on Level.
Level classifies it as an executive role.
Level lists 2,600+ other open roles at NVIDIA.

AI in this role

In this role, you will hold a central position in the planning and execution of NVIDIA AI Factories. Spectrum-X provides the networking foundation that connects these AI Factories, and continued demand growth requires us to optimize switch operations. You will translate field and segment-team demand into actionable plans and work with a broad cross-functional team to allocate switch supply effectively to partners and customers.

At NVIDIA, you’ll join a diverse, motivated community united by curiosity, creativity, and a shared mission to change the world!

What You'll Be Doing:

Develop a comprehensive view of demand and translate it into clear inputs for planning, operations, and supply teams. Help optimize the end-to-end process of building and delivering products to customers while balancing supply, priorities, and execution constraints.
Maintain a strong understanding of the networking market and the switch business. Use technology roadmaps, industry trends, customer demand, and market dynamics to anticipate future requirements and inform planning decisions.
Partner closely with engineering, product management, architecture, planning, operations, and supply teams to align demand, priorities, and execution plans.
Prepare and present concise, data-driven recommendations, trade-offs, and execution updates to senior executives.

What We Need to See:

Strong analytical capabilities combined with extensive experience in networking, compute infrastructure, supply planning, or operations.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, finance, supply chain management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
15+ overall years of experience in product management, business operations, supply planning, or a related leadership role within the compute or networking industry.
7+ years of demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in multi-stakeholder environments and teams.
Expertise in networking, cloud technologies, AI infrastructure, storage, or accelerated networking technologies such as InfiniBand and Ethernet.
Proven success partnering with enterprise customers and leading cloud service providers to translate requirements into product, demand, or execution plans.
Excellent communication skills in both technical and business contexts.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd:

Demonstrated experience using demand, supply, market, or operational data to influence planning decisions in a relevant technology company.
Strong background in data center networking, AI infrastructure, storage, or security technologies.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 232,000 USD – 368,000 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

How we rate this

Director, Switch Sales at NVIDIA rates 17 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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