VP - Information Technology

This role will be on-site 5 days a week in NW Austin.

Scope

We are seeking a Vice President of Information Technology to lead and transform our global IT & Cybersecurity function. Reporting directly to the CEO this executive will serve as the primary architect of our technology infrastructure enterprise systems and digital strategy — enabling the company to scale efficiently as we grow our footprint in the global fabless semiconductor market.

This is a high-impact hands-on leadership role for a strategic thinker who is equally comfortable setting long-term IT vision and rolling up their sleeves to drive execution. You will own IT operations end-to-end: from integration of AI productivity tools to infrastructure reliability and cybersecurity to ERP modernization and vendor partnerships.  That ownership will span all of Ambiq’s global sites.

You will join at an exciting inflection point with the opportunity to build and modernize IT from the ground up directly shaping how a growth-stage technology company operates.

• Direct seat at the executive table with a reporting line to the CEO
• High-visibility role with board-level exposure and strategic influence
• Opportunity to architect IT infrastructure for a scaling innovation-driven company
• Collaborative culture that values bold thinking and decisive action

Responsibilities

IT Strategy & Digital Transformation

• Define and execute a global IT roadmap.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives that drive operational efficiency reduce costs and improve the speed of decision-making across the organization
• Partner with the CEO and executive leadership to identify and prioritize technology investments with measurable ROI
• Build and maintain an IT governance framework that ensures alignment accountability and transparency

IT Infrastructure & Security

• Oversee the design deployment and management of enterprise IT infrastructure including networks servers cloud environments and end-user computing
• Establish and enforce a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy ensuring compliance with industry standards and proactive protection against evolving threats
• Drive reliability scalability and performance across all IT systems to support 24/7 global operations
• Lead disaster recovery and business continuity planning and testing
• Ensure SOX IT General Controls (ITGCs) are designed implemented and operating effectively across all financially relevant systems in partnership with Finance and external auditors.

ERP & Business Systems

• Own the lifecycle of enterprise systems including ERP CRM PLM and collaboration platforms — including roadmap upgrades and integrations
• Partner with Finance HR Operations and Engineering to ensure business systems are optimized for efficiency and accurately reflect business processes
• Lead evaluations and implementations of new systems or replacements to support scale

Team Leadership

• Inspire and cultivate followership by leading with vision authenticity and purpose — earning trust through transparency consistency and genuine investment in each team member's growth
• Recruit and develop a high-performing IT team building a culture where people feel ownership over outcomes not just ownership of tasks - accountability and a shared commitment to excellence
• Coach and mentor IT staff with intentionality identifying individual strengths and aspirations to unlock potential accelerate career growth and build meaningful succession depth across the organization
• Model the standard: demonstrate the mindset work ethic and values expected of the team knowing that culture is shaped more by what leaders do than what they say
• Build cross-functional relationships that elevate the IT team's reputation as a trusted credible partner — expanding influence and creating advocates throughout the business.

Vendor Management

• Manage IT budget and vendor relationships with strategic discipline negotiating contracts that maximize value minimize risk and preserve organizational flexibility
• Build a vendor management framework anchored in SLA compliance performance accountability and strategic alignment — treating key vendors as extensions of the team not just suppliers
• Continuously evaluate the vendor portfolio for fit capability and cost-efficiency making bold decisions to consolidate invest or exit when the data supports it

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience with at least 8 years in a senior IT leadership role (Director VP or CIO)
• Demonstrated success leading IT functions in semiconductor EDA hardware or related technology industries
• Deep expertise in IT infrastructure cybersecurity cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) and enterprise systems (e.g. SAP Oracle NetSuite)
• Proven track record of leading digital transformation and driving measurable business outcomes through technology
• Experience managing and developing teams in a fast-paced growth-stage environment with globally distributed teams across the US Asia and Europe.
• Strong executive communication skills — able to translate technical complexity into strategic business value
• Experience with IT vendor negotiation contract management and budget stewardship

Preferred

• Experience in a fabless semiconductor or IP licensing company
• Familiarity with EDA tools IP management or semiconductor design workflows
• CISSP CISM PMP or equivalent professional certifications
• MBA or advanced degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
• AI Enablement

Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.

What We Do

Ambiq makes unprecedented energy-efficient SoCs and ultra-low power platform solutions that enable edge AI on billions of battery-powered devices. Our mission is to put intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest-power semiconductor solutions on the planet. With SPOT® technology and the Apollo SoC family Ambiq empowers innovators to build smarter longer-lasting wearables IoT smart home healthcare and industrial devices.Ambiq has helped leading manufacturers worldwide develop products that last weeks on a single charge (rather than days) while delivering a maximum feature set in compact industrial designs. Ambiq's goal is to take Artificial Intelligence (AI) where it has never gone before in mobile and portable devices using Ambiq's advanced ultra-low power system on chip (SoC) solutions. Ambiq has shipped more than 200 million units as of March 2023. The next generation of AI will not depend on constant cloud connectivity.It will run directly on ultra-low-power silicon in wearables sensors and embedded systems.At Ambiq we design and ship production silicon that enables:Real-time inference on constrained devicesModels optimized to run in tens of KBExtreme power efficiency for battery-operated systemsDeep hardware/software co-designThis is not research. It’s deployed technology.

Why Work With Us

Direct influence on silicon architectureSmaller high-impact teamsHardware/software co-design in real timeFaster technical decision cyclesVisible ownership at Staff & Director levelAustin-based collaboration culture