Senior Director, Product Marketing

FunctionProduct MarketingOur CompanyWe’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.Job descriptionWhat You'll be DoingThis role goes beyond traditional product marketing. We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Senior Director of Product Marketing to shape and operationalize a platform- and portfolio-first narrative across our storage offerings ensuring customers clearly understand how our innovations come together to deliver business outcomes. This role is critical to advancing Hitachi Vantara’s position as a trusted data foundation for AI and hybrid cloud.You will lead a team that owns our platform and portfolio narrative along with our midrange, high-end enterprise, and software-defined storage product marketing strategy and execution. This role requires a balance of strategic leadership, executive influence, and operational rigor to collaborate across functions and collectively scale impact globally as a team.This position is part of the Global Product Marketing team and reports to the VP, Product Marketing, within the company’s Product organization.If you thrive at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and influence—and want to play a defining role in shaping market perception in the AI era—we’d love to hear from you.ResponsibilitiesLead Platform & Portfolio NarrativeEvolve and build upon unified storage platform story into a clear, outcome-driven value proposition that leads with solutions aligned to hybrid cloud, data modernization, cyber resilience, and AI readinessDefine clear positioning against key competitors and ensure differentiation is consistently reflected across all contentEnsure consistency across messaging, launches, campaigns, and field activationOwn Go-to-Market Strategy for Storage PortfolioDevelop and execute GTM strategies across the storage portfolio, including messaging and positioning for VSP One midrange, high-end systems, and SDS offeringsTranslate product capabilities into customer-relevant use cases, solutions, and business outcomesDrive integrated launches that reflect both portfolio cohesion and product differentiationCross-functional Collaboration and LeadershipPartner with Sales and Partner teams to deliver clear, actionable messaging and enablement that resonates with customersBuild and scale sales plays aligned to priority use cases, ensuring the field can confidently articulate why Hitachi Vantara wins at both platform and product levelsAct as strategic partner to product management by bringing the voice of the market (customer, competitive, and analyst insights) into roadmap discussions to influence product strategyTeam Leadership & Operational ExcellenceLead and mentor a high-performing team of product marketers fostering a culture of innovation, agility, accountability, and customer-centricity.Build repeatable and consistent frameworks for messaging, launches, and portfolio storytelling.Establish KPIs to measure impact.What You Will Bring to the TeamBachelor's degree in marketing or equivalent work experience.Minimum of 10 years of experience in product marketing for enterprise B2B technology, software and/or services.Expertise in data infrastructure, storage, hybrid cloud, and/or AI/analytics marketsGreat storytelling skills with the ability to translate technical innovation into clear, compelling narrativesDemonstrated ability to lead product marketing for multi-product portfolios and drive growth in a fast-paced, high-change environment.Executive presence and experience working with senior leadershipStrong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.Creative, proactive leader with growth mindset and exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is: $200K to $275K. Expected on-target earnings: $280K to $350KThe expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara’s bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.#LI-JT1About usWe’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.Fostering innovation through diverse perspectivesHitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.How we look after youWe help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.SummaryLocation: Remote - California, United States; Remote - Georgia, United StatesType: Full time