Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Datacenter Vertical
About The Position
Coherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials, and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
Requirements
- Technical background and education (BS/MS) combined with significant business experience (in Engineering Leadership, Product Management, Marketing, Business Development or Sales roles) and a proven track record of success in these roles.
- 20 years experience in Datacenter market.
- Strong understanding of the Datacenter market vertical value chain, market and competitor dynamics.
- Industry recognized leader with strong relationships with key decision makers at customer/end customers.
- Ability to easily and successfully work in a multi-cultural, global team environment.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and complex issues involving external and internal priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- Set a high standard of ethics, professionalism. leadership and competence.
Nice To Haves
- Exceptional strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate Datacenter market trends into product roadmaps, investment priorities, and long-term growth strategies.
- Strong influence, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills to secure alignment across global business units, executives, customers, and external industry partners.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical and market concepts and serve as a credible internal and external spokesperson.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all strategic marketing activities for the Datacenter market vertical.
- Develop Market Strategy and secure buy-in.
- Monitor and report on key trends and impact on existing business & product roadmap.
- In collaboration with the BUs, develop the product Strategy and roadmap.
- Drive strategic planning process including for the 5YP, and make recommendations for resource prioritization and allocation (Capex and R&D).
- Identify new platform opportunities (2-3+ year view), work with platform teams, develop business case and strategy, secure cross-functional buy-in and drive the launch of programs.
- Facilitate New Platform Project Prioritization and resource allocation process at COHERENT level.
- Establish go-to-market strategies, develop value proposition, develop marketing plan, and work with sales and end customers for push/pull.
- Develop relationships with customer's customer and end customers’ planners and decision makers.
- Provide thought leadership, developing and evangelizing platform success stories - internally and externally.
- Serves as the COHERENT External Spokesperson on roadmap & strategy at market, industry, investor events.
- Participate directly or indirectly in Standards bodies and industry groups to drive COHERENT agenda.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation program
- Comprehensive career development platform
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
