Strategic PMM Lead for PCIe/CXL IP

Cadence; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence is seeking a Senior Product Marketing Manager for PCIe and CXL Controller IP. You will own product marketing strategy, define roadmaps, engage customers, and drive go-to-market initiatives across HPC, data center, automotive, and advanced SoC applications.

You’ll translate complex technical requirements into market-ready messaging, collaborate with engineering and sales teams, and represent Cadence at events and webinars. A strong background in PCIe/CXL and product marketing is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor IP, SoC, hardware design, verification, systems engineering, product management, product marketing, or related technical roles.
• Strong working knowledge of PCI Express and/or CXL technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex hardware and software solutions and communicate their value to both technical and business audiences.
• Experience working with customers, sales, engineering, or field application teams in a semiconductor/IP business.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own roadmap input, market requirements, and product definition for PCIe and CXL Controller IP based on customer needs, market trends, competitive analysis, standards evolution, market segmentation, and SWOT analysis.
• Define and execute competitive marketing strategies for the PCIe and CXL Controller IP portfolio in partnership with SerDes marketing, engineering, sales, program management, and application engineering.
• Engage with lead customers and ecosystem partners to understand system-level requirements across AI/HPC, data center accelerators, storage, networking, automotive, and advanced SoC 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 helping sales and field teams position Cadence IP against competitors, respond to RFIs/RFPs, and articulate differentiation at technical and executive levels.
• Track industry standards and ecosystem developments (PCI-SIG, CXL, NVMe, AMBA/Arm interconnects).
• 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 with ownership and urgency.

Skills

PCI Express

CXL technologies

Product marketing

Customer engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Job description

Cadence is seeking a Senior Product Marketing Manager for PCIe and CXL Controller IP. You will own product marketing strategy, define roadmaps, engage customers, and drive go-to-market initiatives across HPC, data center, automotive, and advanced SoC applications.

You’ll translate complex technical requirements into market-ready messaging, collaborate with engineering and sales teams, and represent Cadence at events and webinars. A strong background in PCIe/CXL and product marketing is essential.