Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Communications, or a related field
15+ years in product marketing, technical marketing, or business development in coherent DSP and optical networking
Deep understanding of DSP architectures and optical module ecosystems
Proven ability to thrive in a startup environment with self-motivation
Global experience managing product launches or customer engagements
Responsibilities
Execute the overall marketing strategy for corporate growth and brand awareness
Define the multi-year vision and product roadmap based on market data
Develop pricing strategies and go-to-market plans
Translate complex DSP architecture into value propositions for key stakeholders
Analyze market trends and competitor offerings for product differentiation
Identify and secure early-stage design wins with critical partners
Gather market feedback to influence R&D and development roadmaps
Drive marketing initiatives for competitive commercial solutions
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely product delivery
Own the full marketing stack from positioning through execution
Benefits
Opportunity to shape and lead go-to-market strategy in a high-growth startup
Direct impact on the product landscape and corporate trajectory
Engagement with cutting-edge technologies in DSP and optical networking
A collaborative and agile work environment that fosters creativity and innovation
Full Job Description
About the job
Celero is seeking an entrepreneurial, commercially-driven Marketing Director to build and lead the global go-to-market strategy for our next-generation Digital Signal Processor (DSP) product line. As an early-stage leader in our high-growth startup, you will have a massive impact on our trajectory. You will bridge advanced chip design with global market adoption, turning our technical architecture into compelling commercial solutions. Reporting directly to the VP of Marketing, this role requires a strategic thinker who is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves to draft technical whitepapers, launch global campaigns, and secure anchor customer design wins.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate Strategy Support: Execute Celero's overall marketing strategy to support corporate growth, product adoption, and brand awareness.
Strategic Roadmapping: Define the multi-year vision, business cases, and product roadmap based on market data and ROI.
Commercialization: Develop pricing strategies, margin targets, value propositions, and go-to-market (GTM) plans.
Product Positioning & Messaging: Translate complex DSP architecture into high-impact value propositions for engineering executives and architects. Translate Hyperscaler networking requirements into DSP performance specifications and feature set.
Market & Competitor Analysis: Continuously analyze customer needs, market trends, and competitor offerings to identify product gaps and opportunities for differentiation.
Early Adopter Funnel: Partner closely with executive leadership and sales to identify, pitch, and secure critical early-stage design wins with Hyperscalers and module makers.
Inbound Market Intelligence: Act as the strategic filter for R&D. Gather customer/end user/ecosystem feedback and competitive intelligence to shape our silicon development and future roadmap.
Ecosystem Marketing: Drive marketing initiatives around our DSP (reference clock, DRV/TIA, MZM, tester, etc.) to enable competitive commercial modular solutions.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with engineering, design, supply chain, and sales teams to ensure products are built to spec and delivered on time.
Startup Agility & Execution: Own the full marketing stack from high-level positioning to execution. Work with internal team to create sales toolkits, product briefs, application notes, and competitor teardowns from scratch.
What You Will Bring:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical communications or a related technical field.
Experience: 15+ years of experience in product marketing, technical marketing, or business development specifically within the coherent DSP and optical networking
Technical Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of DSP architectures, signal processing algorithms and optical module ecosystems
Startup Mindset with self-motivation: Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment. Self-starter who can execute with limited infrastructure.
Global Exposure: Experience managing product launches or customer engagements globally
Communication: Masterful 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
Preferred Experience:
Experience with one or more of the following:
Semiconductor marketing
Optical networking
Coherent DSP technologies
High-speed interconnects
Optical modules
Hyperscale cloud infrastructure
What Makes You Successful:
Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for building from the ground up.
Strategic thinker who is equally comfortable executing day-to-day marketing activities.
Exceptional storyteller capable of simplifying complex technologies.
Strong cross-functional collaborator who builds trusted relationships across engineering and executive leadership.
Curious, creative, and driven to continuously improve.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.
Passionate about innovation and emerging AI technologies.
Salary Range
$230,000 - $275,000 Base Annually The final offer will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location.
