Sr. Director, Product & Technology Marketing— Optical & Data Center Systems (Santa Clara)

About Marvell Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. Your Team, Your ImpactMarvell's Global Marketing organization mission is to accelerate Marvell’s growth by delivering impactful outcomes and services that elevate our brand, captivate our target audiences, and exceed stakeholder expectations. The organization encompasses communications, digital, events, social, analyst relations, marketing research, and portfolio marketing. We collaborate closely with Marvell's business units, investor relations, finance, HR, and executive staff to ensure our messaging and positioning resonate effectively with diverse global audiences.What You Can ExpectThe Sr. Director, Product & Technology Marketing for the Data Center Networking Business Group will own the outbound marketing strategy for Marvell's photonic fabric, co-packaged optics (CPO), optical connectivity, data center switching, and data center interconnect (DCI) portfolio. This is a high-stakes, system-level marketing role — the target audience is not component buyers, but platform decision-makers: system architects at hyperscalers and data center operators who are making infrastructure-level choices about how to scale AI clusters beyond the rack. The marketing challenge is translating silicon-level photonic innovation into a compelling end-to-end narrative about the future of AI-scale connectivity — from millimeters between chips on a co-packaged optics module, to photonic fabric and high-radix switching connecting XPU to XPU within the cluster, to coherent DCI solutions spanning kilometers between data centers.Product Marketing & Outbound StrategyOwn the full outbound marketing strategy for Marvell's Optical & Data Center Systems portfolio — amplifying Marvell's market-leading connectivity position across photonic fabric, CPO, data center switching, and coherent DCI — through differentiated positioning, compelling messaging, and targeted channel activation that drives awareness and preference with hyperscaler and data center operator audiences.Define and maintain differentiated value propositions and messaging hierarchies for each portfolio segment; ensure consistent, compelling communication of Marvell's competitive advantages to external audiences.Lead product launch planning and execution, driving cross-functional readiness across sales, PR, analyst relations, digital, and events to maximize market impact at launch.Develop competitive response playbooks and sales enablement content — including pitch decks, solution briefs, battle cards, and objection-handling guides — that equip customer-facing teams to win.Partner with product management and engineering teams to deeply understand technology roadmaps; translate product capabilities into external marketing strategies, not internal product plans.Technology Marketing & Thought LeadershipBuild and execute a technology marketing strategy that establishes Marvell as the recognized leader in optical-scale AI infrastructure — telling the end-to-end story of AI connectivity from millimeters between chips on a co-packaged optics module, to photonic fabric and high-radix switching connecting XPU to XPU within the cluster, to coherent DCI solutions spanning kilometers between data centers.Create a pipeline of compelling thought leadership assets including white papers, solution briefs, executive presentations, keynote narratives, and technical blogs that translate silicon-level innovation into customer and industry impact.Partner with executive and product leadership to develop and sharpen Marvell's technology narrative for major industry forums, analyst briefings, customer events, and investor communications.Act as a senior voice of the market — tracking industry trends, competitive dynamics, and customer requirements to continuously sharpen Marvell's positioning.Cross-Functional Leadership & Organizational InfluenceServe as the primary outbound marketing partner to product line executives and product management teams — translating roadmap inputs into external marketing strategies, audience narratives, and campaign execution.Collaborate across marketing functions — corporate, digital, events, AR/PR, and content — to ensure portfolio messaging is consistently amplified across all channels and touchpoints.Establish shared messaging frameworks, launch standards, and audience segmentation playbooks that scale across Marvell's business units and marketing organization.Represent the marketing function in senior leadership forums, ensuring outbound marketing strategy and investment priorities are informed by market insight and tied to business outcomes.What We're Looking ForBS degree required; a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline is highly preferred. MBA or MS in a business or quantitative discipline valued in addition to an engineering foundation.15+ years of progressive experience in outbound product marketing or technology marketing within the semiconductor, systems, or AI infrastructure industry — candidates with pure product management backgrounds will not be considered.Deep expertise in AI/data center optical infrastructure — including co-packaged optics (CPO), silicon photonics, data center switching, and coherent DCI — with demonstrated understanding of the hyperscaler and data center operator buyer landscape, platform-level purchasing dynamics, and the competitive and technology trends shaping next-generation AI scale-up connectivity.Demonstrated track record of leading complex, multi-product outbound marketing programs — from audience strategy and positioning through campaign execution — with measurable business results.Exceptional ability to synthesize highly technical concepts into external audience narratives, customer value stories, and industry thought leadership that drives awareness and preference.Proven experience developing and activating marketing content across the full outbound mix: executive presentations, white papers, solution briefs, digital campaigns, event activations, and media/analyst engagement.Strong cross-functional influence skills — able to collaborate effectively with product management without conflating the two disciplines; clear understanding of where marketing responsibility begins and ends.Strong executive presence and communication skills — confident presenting to partners, at industry conferences, and in internal leadership settings.Experience building and leading teams; strong track record recruiting, developing, and retaining top marketing talent.PreferredExperience working with or marketing to hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and data center operators making platform-level infrastructure decisions — particularly system architects evaluating optical scale-up architectures.Deep familiarity with co-packaged optics (CPO) architectures and advanced optical solutions — including photonic integrated circuits (PICs), silicon photonics light engines, and coherent DCI technologies — and the ecosystem dynamics required to bring next-generation optical connectivity to commercial scale.Track record of building or scaling a product marketing function; prior people management experience a strong plus.Track record of representing a company at major optical and data center industry forums; experience such as OFC, ECOC, OCP, OIF, and other relevant standards bodies or equivalent strongly preferred.Expected Base Pay Range (USD)199,090 - 298,200, $ per annumThe successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements Marvell is committed to providing exceptional, comprehensive benefits that support our employees at every stage - from internship to retirement and through life’s most important moments. Our offerings are built around four key pillars: financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition. Highlights include an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs to help balance work and home life, robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being, and a recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones. We look forward to sharing more with you during the interview process.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at View email address on apply.placed-app.com Integrity To support fair and authentic hiring practices, candidates are not permitted to use AI tools (such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots) during interviews.These tools must not be used to record, assist with, or enhance responses in any way. Our interviews are designed to evaluate your individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time. Use of AI tools without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification from the hiring process.This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S.