Overview As Vice President of Marketing, you will define the global go-to-market strategy for Coherent DSP ASICs and elevate the brand in the optical semiconductor space. You will drive demand across telecom, hyperscale data centers, and OEM partners, aligning messaging with the product roadmap. You will own product marketing, create technical collateral, and engage industry analysts to raise the company profile. You will lead demand generation, sales enablement, and budget decisions to maximize ROI, contributing to a high-growth, AI-connectivity focused mission.
Compensation / Benefits- Competitive base salary
- Equity participation
- Full benefits package
Responsibilities- Define and execute global marketing strategy aligned with goals and roadmap
- Lead cross-functional efforts to position the company as a leader in Coherent DSP and optical semiconductors
- Own product marketing for Coherent DSP ASICs, including competitive analysis and MRD/PRD
- Develop technical collateral for engineers, system architects, and CTO-level buyers
- Design and implement GTM strategies including launches, campaigns, and sales enablement
- Oversee global lead generation, PR, SEO/SEM, events, and partner marketing
- Collaborate with sales leadership to support ABM, customer acquisition, and pipeline acceleration
- Build and lead a high-performance marketing team; manage budget and ROI
Key requirements- 10+ years of progressive marketing leadership experience in optical communications, semiconductors, or networking
- 5+ years in coherent optics, DSP, transceivers, or PICs
- Proven track record of bringing technical semiconductor or telecom solutions to market in startup or high-growth environments
- Deep understanding of coherent optical systems, DSP algorithms, modulation formats, and telecom/datacom market dynamics
- Experience with hyperscalers, network OEMs, or system integrators
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex technical concepts into compelling narratives
- cross-functional collaboration
- strategic leadership
- excellent communication
- coherent DSP
- optical communications
- transceivers
