Sr. Product Marketing Manager

Overview Cadence seeks a Senior Product Marketing Manager to lead product strategy, roadmap definition, customer engagement, and go‑to‑market execution for PCIe and CXL Controller IP, collaborating across engineering, sales, and ecosystem partners. Key Responsibilities Own roadmap input, market requirements, and product definition for PCIe & CXL Controller IP based on customer needs, market trends, competitive analysis, standards evolution, market segmentation, and SWOT analysis. Define and execute competitive marketing strategies in partnership with SerDes marketing, engineering, sales, program management, and application engineering. Engage lead customers and ecosystem partners to understand system‑level requirements across AI/HPC infrastructure, data center accelerators, storage, networking, automotive, and advanced SoC/chiplet use cases. Translate complex technical requirements into actionable product requirements, value propositions, competitive positioning, product briefs, presentations, white papers, web content, and sales enablement tools. Collaborate with engineering teams on controller portfolio planning, including protocol feature priorities, configurability, integration requirements, compliance considerations, validation readiness, and collateral needs. Support design‑win activities by positioning Cadence IP against competitors, responding to RFIs/RFPs, and articulating differentiation at technical and executive levels. Track industry standards and ecosystem developments (PCI‑SIG, CXL Consortium, NVMe, AMBA/Arm interconnects, and related trends). Represent and evangelize Cadence PCIe and CXL Controller IP at customer meetings, industry events, webinars, conferences, and digital channels. Synthesize unstructured customer, market, and competitive data into clear recommendations for senior management and cross‑functional stakeholders. Identify creative solutions to product, positioning, and customer‑engagement challenges while maintaining strong ownership, urgency, and cross‑functional collaboration. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field. 8+ years of experience in semiconductor IP, SoC, hardware design, verification, systems engineering, product management, product marketing, or related technical role. Strong knowledge of PCI Express and/or CXL technologies, including controller architecture, protocol features, SoC integration, performance, power, debug, compliance, and ecosystem requirements. Ability to quickly understand complex hardware and software solutions and communicate their value to technical and business audiences. Experience working directly with customers, sales teams, engineering teams, or field application teams in a semiconductor or IP business environment. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with a proven ability to create clear technical collateral and influence cross‑functional stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications MBA or MS in a technical field with strong business aptitude. Hands‑on design, architecture, verification, application engineering, or product‑management experience with PCIe, CXL, NVMe, Ethernet, SerDes, or related high‑speed interface IP. Familiarity with PCIe Gen5/Gen6/Gen7, CXL 2.0/3.x/4.0, PIPE, IDE, TDISP, FLIT mode, ordering rules, RAS, low‑power features, compliance flows, and subsystem‑level integration. Understanding of AMBA standards and related SoC fabrics or interfaces such as AXI, CHI, CXS, LTI/DTI, SMMU, and GIC integration considerations. Experience with PCIe/CXL IP integration in SoCs, chiplets, packages, boards, or data‑center platforms, including interactions among controller, PHY/SerDes, firmware, software, and system validation. Active participation or close familiarity with industry standards bodies such as PCI‑SIG, CXL Consortium, NVMe, OCP, or related ecosystem initiatives. Independent operation, ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize, and drive alignment across geographically distributed teams. Previous customer‑facing experience presenting to architects, engineering leaders, executives, sales teams, and partner organizations. Success Profile Technically credible: deep knowledge of PCIe/CXL architecture while communicating business impact clearly. Market‑driven: connect customer roadmaps, ecosystem changes, and competitive dynamics to actionable product direction. Collaborative: effective across engineering, sales, field applications, program management, and executive stakeholders. Clear communicator: produce crisp, differentiated messaging and high‑quality customer‑facing collateral. Execution‑oriented: move product strategy, sales enablement, and customer engagement forward with ownership and urgency. Compensation & Benefits Annual salary range for California: $154,000 to $286,000. Possible incentive compensation includes bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions typically offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) structure. Benefits include paid vacation and holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, and a range of medical, dental, and vision plan options. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Cadence is a committed equal‑employment‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr