Director of Product Management, High Speed Interconnect

About the position

MaxLinear is seeking a Director of Product Management, High Speed Interconnect to join our growing team. In this role, you will focus on driving adoption of MaxLinear solutions for current generation deployments, managing product lifecycles from inception to commercialization, and developing communications plans for customers and sales. You will also be responsible for creating supporting product documents, leading cross-functional meetings, preparing financial forecasts, contributing to annual corporate planning, and training sales personnel. Additionally, you will work closely with Sales and Engineering to manage customer design wins and deployment schedules, and collaborate with operations and planning teams to ensure supply meets customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Work with key partners, customers, and end users to drive adoption of MaxLinear solutions for their current generation deployments
• Drive product lifecycles and manage from inception to commercialization (feature roadmaps, product roadmaps, pricing, inward facing supply management)
• Develop and implement communications plans for customers and sales, demonstrating MaxLinear differentiation and value
• Develop and distribute supporting product documents (briefs, application guides, data sheets, BOMs, bulletins)
• Lead cross-functional meetings to track, manage, and communicate overall product management efforts
• Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts for financial and supply management
• Contribute to annual corporate planning
• Train sales and support personnel to sell products to their customers effectively
• Work with Sales and Engineering to create and manage customer design wins, customer deployment schedules, and all critical factors affecting a successful product introduction
• Work with applications engineering to manage engineering priorities relating to product
• Create and maintain accurate forecasts for internal business planning
• Work with operations and planning teams to manage supply to meet customer needs
• Work with executive management to refine the product roadmap in response to customer product plans and competitive positioning and to periodically review and refresh business assumptions
• Travel as necessary

Requirements

• Understanding of datacenter networks, including both at a system and component level
• Ability to listen and 'sell' product concepts and technologies internally and externally with a passion for technology
• Track record of success leading aggressive, results-driven product management and product planning strategies and initiatives
• Past success influencing opinions and actions of key stakeholders within their organization, customers, and partners
• Analytical and problem solving skills, including market research and data gathering
• Solid communications skills, both oral and written, including experience creating and making highly effective presentations to senior management
• High-performance orientation, commitment to continuous improvement, excellent follow-through
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 13 years of experience, or MS + 11 years of experience, or Ph.D. + 8 years of experience

Benefits

• Health care benefits
• 401k savings plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule