Director of Product Marketing – Coherent DSP & Optical Networking

Celero Communications•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Celero Communications is seeking an entrepreneurial, commercially driven Marketing Director to build and lead the global go-to-market strategy for its next-generation coherent Digital Signal Processor (DSP) product line. This early-stage leadership role bridges advanced chip design with global market adoption, translating technical architecture into compelling commercial solutions. The role reports directly to the VP of Marketing. The Director will shape product strategy and commercialization, translate customer and market needs into product requirements, and help secure early design wins with hyperscalers and module makers. The position owns marketing from strategic positioning through hands-on execution, including the development of sales tools, product materials, application notes, and competitive analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Communications, or a related technical field.
At least 15 years of experience in product marketing, technical marketing, or business development specifically in coherent DSP and optical networking.
Deep understanding of DSP architectures, signal processing algorithms, and optical module ecosystems.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment and execute with limited infrastructure.
Experience managing product launches or customer engagements globally.
Ability to communicate complex networking and architectural concepts as clear business solutions.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction and collaborate across engineering, executive leadership, sales, and operations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in semiconductor marketing.
Experience in optical networking.
Experience with coherent DSP technologies.
Experience with high-speed interconnects.
Experience with optical modules.
Experience with hyperscale cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Execute Celero’s overall marketing strategy to support corporate growth, product adoption, and brand awareness.
Define the multi-year product vision, business cases, and roadmap using market data and return on investment.
Develop pricing strategies, margin targets, value propositions, and go-to-market plans.
Translate complex DSP architecture into value propositions for engineering executives and architects.
Translate hyperscaler networking requirements into DSP performance specifications and features.
Analyze customer needs, market trends, and competitor offerings to identify product gaps and differentiation opportunities.
Work with executive leadership and sales to identify, pitch, and secure early design wins with hyperscalers and module makers.
Gather customer, end-user, ecosystem, and competitive feedback to inform silicon development and the future roadmap.
Drive ecosystem marketing initiatives around the DSP, including reference clocks, DRV/TIA, MZM, and testers, to enable competitive modular solutions.
Partner with engineering, design, supply chain, and sales to ensure products are built to specification and delivered on time.
Own marketing activities from high-level positioning through execution, including creating sales toolkits, product briefs, application notes, and competitor teardowns.