Director of Product Marketing – Coherent DSP & Optical Networking

Celero Communications•Irvine, 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 Digital Signal Processor (DSP) product line. This early-stage leadership role will bridge advanced chip design and global market adoption by translating technical architecture into compelling commercial solutions. The position reports directly to the VP of Marketing and combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, including technical content development, global campaigns, and securing early customer design wins. The Director will support corporate growth, product adoption, and brand awareness; define multi-year product vision and roadmaps using market data and ROI; and develop pricing, margin targets, value propositions, and go-to-market plans. The role will translate DSP architecture and hyperscaler networking requirements into product messaging and performance specifications, gather market and customer intelligence to guide R&D, and lead ecosystem marketing for complementary components. The Director will work across engineering, design, supply chain, sales, and executive leadership, while building marketing materials and processes from the ground up in a fast-paced startup environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, optical communications, or a related technical field.
15+ years of experience in product marketing, technical marketing, or business development specifically within coherent DSP and optical networking.
Deep understanding of DSP architectures, signal processing algorithms, and optical module ecosystems.
Proven 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 synthesize complex networking architectural concepts into clear, high-density business solutions.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction while collaborating 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.
Entrepreneurial mindset and passion for building from the ground up.
Strategic thinking combined with willingness to execute day-to-day marketing activities.
Exceptional storytelling ability and skill in simplifying complex technologies.
Strong cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building skills with engineering and executive leadership.
Curiosity, creativity, and motivation to continuously improve.
Comfort navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.
Passion for innovation and emerging AI technologies.

Responsibilities

Execute Celero's overall marketing strategy to support corporate growth, product adoption, and brand awareness.
Define the multi-year vision, business cases, and product roadmap based on market data and ROI.
Develop pricing strategies, margin targets, value propositions, and go-to-market plans.
Translate complex DSP architecture into value propositions for engineering executives and architects, and translate hyperscaler networking requirements into DSP performance specifications and feature sets.
Analyze customer needs, market trends, and competitor offerings to identify product gaps and differentiation opportunities.
Partner with executive leadership and sales to identify, pitch, and secure early-stage 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 clock, DRV/TIA, MZM, and tester components, to enable competitive commercial modular solutions.
Partner with engineering, design, supply chain, and sales to ensure products are built to specification and delivered on time.
Own the marketing stack from positioning through execution, creating sales toolkits, product briefs, application notes, and competitor teardowns.