Senior Marketing Communications Leader

AttoTude•Menlo Park, CA

13d

About The Position

AttoTude is seeking an experienced, creative, and results-oriented Director of Marketing Communications to lead the company's marketing communications strategy, brand development, and external communications. The role develops and executes a comprehensive strategy to strengthen AttoTude's brand, increase awareness of its technology, and support business development and commercialization objectives. The successful candidate leads a small marketing team while remaining hands-on in key initiatives, working closely with executive leadership, engineering, product development, and business development in a fast-paced startup environment. AttoTude is a venture-backed technology startup developing high-speed interconnect solutions for next-generation data centers and AI infrastructure. Its technology combines semiconductor design and proprietary dielectric waveguide technology to address demand for bandwidth, power efficiency, and longer interconnect reach. The role is responsible for marketing strategy and brand positioning; content and digital marketing; public relations and industry visibility; events and industry engagement; and team leadership and marketing operations. The Director translates complex technical information into clear communications for technical and business audiences and ensures external communications accurately reflect the company's technology, capabilities, and product development status.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
10 or more years of progressive marketing communications experience, preferably in B2B technology companies.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing marketing communications strategies, including brand positioning, content marketing, public relations, and digital communications.
Experience managing, mentoring, and developing marketing professionals, including leading small teams.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively.
Strong experience developing corporate messaging, presentations, technical marketing materials, and executive communications.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple marketing programs, budgets, vendors, and competing priorities.
Experience working with senior executives, technical teams, and business development organizations.
Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and own initiatives from strategy through execution.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with evolving priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in semiconductor, networking, data center infrastructure, AI infrastructure, or other advanced technology industries.
Experience marketing complex technical products or emerging technologies to sophisticated business and technical audiences.
Experience in a venture-backed startup or high-growth technology company.
Established relationships with technology media, industry publications, analysts, or relevant industry organizations.
Experience developing communications strategies for new technology introductions, product launches, and commercialization milestones.
Familiarity with relevant industry conferences and trade shows.
Experience managing digital marketing platforms, content management systems, and marketing analytics tools.
Experience building or expanding a marketing communications function within a growing organization.

Responsibilities

Develop, lead, and execute marketing communications strategy aligned with company objectives, technology roadmap, and commercialization plans.
Establish and maintain differentiated market positioning and compelling messaging for the company and its technologies.
Build the corporate brand and maintain consistency across communications channels and marketing materials.
Develop annual marketing communications plans, priorities, budgets, and effectiveness metrics; advise executive leadership on strategy, industry visibility, and corporate messaging.
Lead development of marketing content, including presentations, product overviews, brochures, white papers, technical articles, press releases, and digital communications.
Oversee website strategy, content development, maintenance, digital communications, and social media strategy.
Work with engineering and product teams to translate complex technical information into clear, accurate communications; oversee visual content, graphics, videos, and other marketing assets.
Develop and execute public relations strategies; maintain relationships with industry publications, journalists, analysts, and other external stakeholders.
Lead communications for technology demonstrations, product announcements, partnerships, financing milestones, and other company developments.
Pursue executive speaking, industry presentation, thought leadership, and media opportunities; prepare executives for presentations, interviews, announcements, and other communications.
Coordinate with business development and product teams so marketing supports commercial objectives.
Manage participation in conferences, trade shows, technical forums, and other events, including planning, messaging, promotional materials, booth design, and coordination with teams and vendors.
Identify opportunities to showcase the technology and engage prospective customers and partners; support customer events, partner meetings, workshops, and company-hosted activities.
Evaluate event and marketing program effectiveness and recommend improvements.
Lead, mentor, and develop a small team; establish objectives, priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations, and foster a collaborative, accountable, execution-oriented organization.
Balance strategic leadership with direct contribution to important projects and deliverables.
Manage external agencies, consultants, designers, website developers, and other marketing service providers.
Manage marketing communications budgets, schedules, and resource allocation; establish scalable processes, tools, and workflows.
Collaborate with executive leadership, engineering, product development, business development, and other functions to align marketing activities.