
Graphcore · Bristol
Graphcore is a globally recognized leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and datacentre hardware that...
Graphcore is a globally recognized leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced
semiconductors and datacentre hardware that provide the specialized processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while
delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.
As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most
transformative technologies. Together, we are working to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure that its benefits are
accessible to everyone.
We are developing the next generation of AI compute, a large-scale system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power future high-performance
AI systems. As the SoC Validation Lead, you will be responsible for enabling pre-production software to run reliably on new
silicon quickly and efficiently, before showing that the silicon meets the highest standards of quality, reliability and
functionality, ready for production deployment.
You will lead a team delivering post-silicon validation across the full AI SoC, working across silicon, firmware, and platform
levels. The role requires a deep technical understanding, strong hands-on debug experience, and the ability to collaborate
effectively with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams.
Responsibilities
SoCs, ensuring reliable and timely delivery of validated silicon, architectural correctness, feature robustness, and at-scale
system reliability
operating systems, and platform interactions. Ensure that fixes are effective and sustainable
objectives and debug priorities. Use data-driven insights and clear communication to maintain focus and alignment across teams
infrastructure to improve coverage and reduce time to debug
automation, and analysis
to executive teams and key partners. Contribute to product readiness assessments and roadmap decisions
Essential skills
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance
and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension, life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and
an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We welcome people of
different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home
for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us.
We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.
About Us Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us. In just four years, we have raised a total of $370 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 18 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands. We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million. Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer. Are you up for the challenge? Position Overview We are seeking a Director of Silicon Logical Design to lead and scale our digital design organization. In this role, you will be responsible for the architectural realization, RTL implementation, and integration of complex AI accelerator SoCs from specification through tape-out. You will combine deep technical expertise with strong people leadership to drive execution, quality, and innovation across multiple silicon programs. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of architecture, implementation, and team building in a fast-paced startup environment. Key responsibilities: * Lead and grow the silicon logical (digital) design team, including RTL, integration, and design methodology * Drive the translation of system and micro-architecture specifications into high-quality RTL implementations * Own the end-to-end logical design execution for one or more SoCs, from concept through tape-out * Partner closely with architecture, verification, physical design, DFT, software, and product teams to ensure robust and scalable designs * Define and enforce best practices for RTL quality, coding standards, reuse, and design reviews * Oversee block-level and top-level integration, ensuring performance, power, area, and schedule targets are met * Support bring-up, debug, and silicon validation activities, including root-cause analysis of silicon issues * Contribute to long-term technology and roadmap planning, including IP strategy and future architecture directions * Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration Qualifications: * Extensive experience in digital / logical design for complex SoCs, with multiple successful tape-outs * Proven ability to lead and grow high-performing silicon design teams * Strong expertise in RTL and micro-architecture development (SystemVerilog / Verilog) * Experience with large-scale SoC integration, including CPUs, accelerators, memory subsystems, and interconnects * Solid understanding of performance, power, and area trade-offs in advanced process nodes * Experience working closely with verification and physical design teams to achieve functional and timing closure * Strong communication skills and the ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on technical levels + Preferred: * Experience with AI/ML accelerators, GPUs, NPUs, or high-performance compute architectures * Familiarity with industry-standard interconnects (e.g., AXI, NoC architectures) * Knowledge of low-power design techniques and multi-clock / multi-voltage systems * Experience with silicon bring-up, post-silicon debug, and root-cause analysis * Experience working in a startup or fast-scaling environment Location We offer a flexible working arrangement, with options to: * Work from one of our Axelera AI offices (Leuven in Belgium, Amsterdam and Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Zurich in Switzerland, Florence and Milan in Italy or Bristol in the United Kingdom) if you're already based in the vicinity. * Work fully remotely from any European country (incl. the UK) you are already in. * Relocate with us and work from Italy (Florence or Milan) or the Netherlands (Amsterdam or Eindhoven). What we offer This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares. An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team. At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.
MEET YUBICO Yubico is a global leader in identity security and creator of the YubiKey, the original hardware-backed passkey. We are publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm; our global footprint includes headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Silicon Valley, California; and Singapore. Why Join Our Mission? At Yubico, we are guided by a shared belief that your work matters. We operate under a cultural philosophy of Speed with Integrity, pushing the boundaries of technology to secure the AI frontier—protecting both human and agentic AI interactions—and leading the transition to post-quantum cryptography. In everything we do, we live by our core values: * Battle Friction: We constantly look for new ways to simplify our products, our work, and the user experience. * Inspire Higher: We think big, champion the open internet, and strive to do the right thing even when it is difficult. * One Team: We are open, responsive, and collaborative, overcoming challenges and celebrating our successes together. Aligned with our commitment to open standards, we foster a thriving builder ecosystem through the Yubico Developer Program, offering free open-source repositories, libraries, and SDKs to help developers rapidly integrate strong hardware authentication into any application. Through close collaborations with technical partners like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as newer frontiers like OpenAI, we continue to shape a safer digital world while donating security keys to protect vulnerable communities, journalists, and humanitarian groups worldwide through our Secure it Forward program. At Yubico, we offer: Freedom and Flexibility: At Yubico, we want you to be your most productive selves whether you decide to work 100% from home or choose to work hybrid/onsite. The way we balance the fast-paced demands of a high-growth company and sustainability is making rest a priority. Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. In support of this, our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups that foster inclusion, help build community and connection across Yubico. Additionally, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here). Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter, and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here. The Role: Cybercrime is the biggest threat that companies face today. Yubico has become the global standard for combating cyber attacks with phishing-resistant authentication at scale. The great news is that Yubico has been adopted by 9 of the top 10 technology firms, some of the largest financial institutions, manufacturing companies, retail/hospitality and healthcare organizations also use Yubico. We need help to expand even further. Yubico is looking for a dynamic, experienced Account Director to join our strategic named accounts sales team. This individual will work with our rapidly growing customer base and prospects to drive Yubico revenue and enterprise utilization. We welcome a strong individual who has deep knowledge of the enterprise market. Revenue booked is a critical measure, but this role is so much more. It's also about changing the world and bringing Trust back into our digital world for customers, partners and their customers. Tasks & Responsibilities: * Develop and execute your strategic and tactical business plan to drive revenue in strategic named accounts assigned to you * Own the revenue number for your accounts: * New customer acquisition * Expand existing relationships and install base * Define and land new strategic relationships * Provide thought leadership to customers and, when available, at industry events * Employ channel partners to grow adoption * Develop strong champions within your customers who actively advocate for Yubico * Reports to the RVP Sales, West/Tech * Coordinate with internal resources in a dynamically growing business to deliver an outstanding customer experience * When required work collaboratively to develop complex custom solutions Basic Qualifications: * Minimum 10+ years of experience in a similar role * Deep understanding and experience in selling technology to enterprise customers * Demonstrated ability to execute complex sales cycles with accuracy * Understanding of the Cyber Security and Identity & Access Management (IAM) marketplace, with demonstrated success selling authentication or security solutions at the enterprise level * Track record of overachievement via direct sales, through partners and SI’s * Comfortable having deep technical conversations with engineering/security professionals, and able to present at CTO, CIO or CISO levels * Located in the San Francisco Bay Area * This position is an individual contributor and field sales role Our U. S. benefits are designed for your overall well-being: Health coverage. We’ve got you covered with top of the line health plans, including dental and vision. We pay 100% of your premium and 85% for your family. Retirement plan. Our retirement plan includes a 401K dollar per dollar match up to 6% with a cap of $6K/year. Immediate vesting. Wellness reimbursement. We offer $1,200.00 in wellness earnings (prorated based on start date) that you can use on your gym membership, a massage, or your favorite online fitness classes. This is a taxable benefit if you choose to participate. Learning and development. We encourage your professional growth and offer a yearly development stipend of $3,000 and mentorship program. Time off. We offer a total of 15 vacation days plus 10 holidays, and 7 sick days a year. Paid parental leave. We love welcoming new family members to our YubiTeam! All parents receive 8 weeks of paid leave. Birthing parents receive an additional 8 weeks of paid leave (16 weeks total). Commuter Benefits. If you need to commute to the office, we offer commuter benefits. Strong mission & company values. We’re a global team on a global mission to make the internet more secure for everyone. We believe that every person’s work matters. That you should always be nice, stay humble, and have fun, and never take yourself too seriously. Yubico offers a holistic Total Rewards package designed to support our employees in all aspects of their life inside and outside of work. This role has the annual salary range as defined below plus a target compensation for a candidate located in the San Francisco Bay Area. For roles that are filled in other locations, the compensation range will be based on data provided by the Radford McLagan Compensation Database from Aon. Final compensation is also based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Sales Pay Range $155,000—$175,000 USD Variable Compensation $155,000—$175,000 USD OTE $310,000—$350,000 USD We are an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We'd love to learn about what you can add to our diverse team. We are an E-Verify Participating Employer. Yubico does not accept agency resumes or referrals so please do not send them to our careers staff or employees. Yubico is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes or referrals. Personal data submitted through this form is used for managing Yubico’s recruitment activities, which include facilitating any application you make, setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing results and selecting candidates, and as otherwise needed in our recruitment and onboarding processes. The use of your personal data may also be necessary prior to entering into a contract with you (that is prior to offering you a job with Yubico). Your personal data will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with the Yubico Privacy Notice. We only keep your personal data for as long as necessary and in compliance with Yubico’s record retention policies. If you have asked us to, we will keep you informed of other opportunities at Yubico. We do this in various ways, including email and by phone. If at any time you do not want us to contact you or use your information as described herein please contact us at jobs@yubico.com to let us know and we will delete all such information. Providing your personal data is voluntary, but necessary to join our talent community, and if you do not agree to provide your data, we will not be able to consider you as part of our talent community. As part of providing the requested service, we will transfer your data to be processed by Greenhouse Software Inc., a service provider contracted by Yubico AB and/or its subsidiaries that meets legally mandated privacy requirements. The Yubico Privacy Notice offers more information about Yubico privacy practices, including the lawful basis for processing of personal data, how to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, and how to contact Yubico to exercise your data subject rights. In this notice, when we refer to "Yubico", "us", "we" or "our", we mean the Yubico group company or companies that you apply to, or correspond with, and which are responsible for any personal data collected about you.
MEET YUBICO Yubico is a global leader in identity security and creator of the YubiKey, the original hardware-backed passkey. We are publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm; our global footprint includes headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Silicon Valley, California; and Singapore. Why Join Our Mission? At Yubico, we are guided by a shared belief that your work matters. We operate under a cultural philosophy of Speed with Integrity, pushing the boundaries of technology to secure the AI frontier—protecting both human and agentic AI interactions—and leading the transition to post-quantum cryptography. In everything we do, we live by our core values: * Battle Friction: We constantly look for new ways to simplify our products, our work, and the user experience. * Inspire Higher: We think big, champion the open internet, and strive to do the right thing even when it is difficult. * One Team: We are open, responsive, and collaborative, overcoming challenges and celebrating our successes together. Aligned with our commitment to open standards, we foster a thriving builder ecosystem through the Yubico Developer Program, offering free open-source repositories, libraries, and SDKs to help developers rapidly integrate strong hardware authentication into any application. Through close collaborations with technical partners like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as newer frontiers like OpenAI, we continue to shape a safer digital world while donating security keys to protect vulnerable communities, journalists, and humanitarian groups worldwide through our Secure it Forward program. At Yubico, we offer: Freedom and Flexibility: At Yubico, we want you to be your most productive selves whether you decide to work 100% from home or choose to work hybrid/onsite. The way we balance the fast-paced demands of a high-growth company and sustainability is making rest a priority. Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. In support of this, our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups that foster inclusion, help build community and connection across Yubico which all employees are welcome to join. Additionally, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here). Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter, and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here. We are seeking a proactive and dynamic Channel Manager to develop our channel network in the Spain region. Permanently in contact with our distributor and reseller network, you will be accountable for orchestrating all of our Channel activities in Spain. As Yubico’s Channel Manager it will be your responsibility to drive revenue via Yubico’s Channel network through effective planning, forecasting and lead-generation activities. Reporting to the Director of Channel EMEA, you will be a key part of our regional go to market strategy. This will require: -The support of Channel partner engagement with large or strategic customers -Working with and selling through Yubico’s Channel partners -Engagement with Yubico’s global technology partnerships to drive new opportunities Tasks & Responsibilities: * Drives the commercial relationship with Yubico’s Channel in the region * Enables, builds relationships and supports Distributors and Resellers * Creates, executes, and monitors Distributor and Reseller business plans and performance to achieve revenue targets * Motivates, educates, and incentivizes resellers and distributors to ensure Yubico is front of mind * Develops innovative strategic alliances that drive revenue and add value * Liaises between the Direct Engagement teams and Channel Partners to ensure requirements are met and partners and end users receive an excellent customer experience Basic Qualifications: * Deep understanding and experience in a Channel sales model, hi-tech software, hardware, and service offerings * 5+ years track record of over achievement in selling through and managing Channel and Technology partnerships in the Spain * A good understanding of the cybersecurity market * Experience of working with Security, Identity and Authentication technologies preferred * Deep understanding of motivators/mindset of local resellers and distributors as well as the local inter-channel relationships between resellers * Deep understanding of the purchasing and evaluation process of local customers to educate partners on how to sell Yubico’s solutions * Comfortable having business and high-level technical conversations * Team player who is able to take initiative, maintain a positive attitude, be self-motivated, and work effectively on projects with minimal direct supervision * Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills * Willingness to travel nationally on a regular basis * Based out of Madrid would be a big plus. * Must be a native Spanish speaker. Other language like Italian, Portuguese would be plus to have #LI-IR1 #LI-Remote We are an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We'd love to learn about what you can add to our diverse team. We are an E-Verify Participating Employer. Yubico does not accept agency resumes or referrals so please do not send them to our careers staff or employees. Yubico is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes or referrals. Personal data submitted through this form is used for managing Yubico’s recruitment activities, which include facilitating any application you make, setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing results and selecting candidates, and as otherwise needed in our recruitment and onboarding processes. The use of your personal data may also be necessary prior to entering into a contract with you (that is prior to offering you a job with Yubico). Your personal data will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with the Yubico Privacy Notice. We only keep your personal data for as long as necessary and in compliance with Yubico’s record retention policies. If you have asked us to, we will keep you informed of other opportunities at Yubico. We do this in various ways, including email and by phone. If at any time you do not want us to contact you or use your information as described herein please contact us at jobs@yubico.com to let us know and we will delete all such information. Providing your personal data is voluntary, but necessary to join our talent community, and if you do not agree to provide your data, we will not be able to consider you as part of our talent community. As part of providing the requested service, we will transfer your data to be processed by Greenhouse Software Inc., a service provider contracted by Yubico AB and/or its subsidiaries that meets legally mandated privacy requirements. The Yubico Privacy Notice offers more information about Yubico privacy practices, including the lawful basis for processing of personal data, how to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, and how to contact Yubico to exercise your data subject rights. In this notice, when we refer to "Yubico", "us", "we" or "our", we mean the Yubico group company or companies that you apply to, or correspond with, and which are responsible for any personal data collected about you.