Director of Product Marketing

Akoustis Technologies - Huntersville, NC

Full-time - Senior

Huntersville, NC

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Akoustis, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures cutting-edge RF filter technology for the wireless industry. The position is responsible for the Company's overall strategy and business planning for XBAW/SAW products across all market segments, which includes business development, product development, portfolio management, personnel, external collaboration, revenue, and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy and business plan, gaining alignment by presenting to CEO, VP's & management garnering feedback and approval.
• Execute the business plan, servicing the end customer needs through both internal and external collaboration.
• Establish a forum to regularly review results and evolve plan as required to maximize revenue and profitability, while servicing targeted customer base.
• Responsible for delivering XBAW/SAW revenue and profit, based on Wi-Fi, Network Infrastructure and Defense business plan.
• Support finance department for accounting and financial report.
• Responsible for alignment of program management resources with VP of Operations to maximize revenue and profitability.
• Manage XBAW program management (PDP-0 to 3) and portfolio management (PDP4 thru EOL); strategize, plan, and hire new team members for business growth.
• Develop, communicate and document annual and 5-year strategic plan.
• Work with engineering team, external contractors, and business partners for XBAW/SAW product design, development, and product offering.
• Work with Akoustis sales team to promote XBAW/SAW products and provide technical and commercial support to reps, distributors, and customers.
• Work with operations team and manufacturing partners for planning, manufacturing, and delivery.
• Work with Quality team and manufacturing partners for document and quality control, quality assurance, and customer return analysis and quality support.
• Other responsibility as assigned by Akoustis management.

Requirements

• Demonstrated empathy and ability to lead, manage and supervise.
• Experiences of Director with overall responsibility of a subsidiary, product group, business unit or a company.
• Experiences in collaborating with customers, business partners and work with different departments within a company.
• Experiences in directing R/D and design of BAW, SAW and/or RF components.
• In depth knowledge of BAW, SAW, RF and systems, demonstrated by technical papers, technical conference presentations and patents.
• Experiences in technical support and marketing of BAW; SAW; Xtal, ceramic filter and/or other RF components.

Nice-to-haves

• MBA a plus

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation plan
• Excellent benefits package including vacation
• Paid holidays
• 401k match
• Medical
• Educational reimbursement
• And much more!