Director Marketing, Datacenter

Semtech; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company based in Ottawa is seeking a seasoned professional to guide the market strategy for its LPO and NPO Datacenter products. The role involves revenue ownership, developing long-term product roadmaps, and leading a team of product line managers. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and at least 10 years of experience in semiconductor engineering. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in semiconductor engineering.
• Excellent collaboration, influencing, teamwork, and team-building skills.
• Detailed knowledge and experience in markets requiring signal integrity expertise.

Responsibilities

• Drive GTM Strategy and Sales teams to maximize market share.
• Prioritize opportunities, develop strategies, and action plans for LPO/NPO.
• Communicate customer feedback and development strategy to other teams.
• Develop product roadmaps for long-term success.
• Monitor business plans and product positioning for competitive advantage.
• Manage NPI programs as needed.
• Conduct market research and translate into customer needs.
• Support IP or export compliance for Datacenter products.
• Lead a team of PLMs for successful outcomes.

Skills

Collaboration skills

Influencing skills

Teamwork

Team-building skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Signal integrity expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

Directs the development of market requirements for our LPO and NPO Datacenter products (DirectEdge), including go-to market (GTM), product strategy definition and development priorities, requirements analysis, and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Revenue and market share ownership. Drive GTM Strategy and Sales teams to maximize Semtech’s share for our LPO/NPO portfolio.
• Drive LPO/NPO Market Strategy – prioritize opportunities/challenges, develop strategies to overcome or take advantage of, develop/drive action plans to fulfill.
• Interprets, communicates, and targets customer feedback and development strategy to engineering, manufacturing and sales to enhance market share and overall business return.
• Develops, manages and owns long term product roadmaps for LPO/NPO to deliver a compelling return on investment for the company.
• Monitors and steers the development of business plans, assesses market penetration, competitor status and product positioning to drive competitive advantage, revenue and market share.
• Ownership of NPI programs as/when needed to advance the business.
• Oversees internal and external resources for market research, monitors competitive activity, and translates this into customer needs.
• Supports on any IP or export compliance issues related to Datacenter products.
• Provide leadership to manage a team of PLMs to drive successful business outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or similar is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in semiconductor engineering
• Excellent collaboration, influencing, team-work, and team-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Detailed knowledge and experience in markets requiring signal integrity expertise.

Desired Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a Marketing / Product Line Manager role.
• 5+ years experience with Datacom / Datacenter / AI connectivity products

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