Technical Marketing Director

Job Description

The Director of Technical Marketing will work closely with Product Line Managers, Engineering, and customers to shape the definition of KIOXIA’s next-generation Solid State Drives (SSDs) for KIOXIA’s target markets, including client, data center, and enterprise server and storage.  The Director of Technical Marketing will promote the technology and benefits of KIOXIA SSDs to drive customer awareness and adoption of KIOXIA’s SSD products.   The Director of Technical Marketing will provide and oversee world-class technical marketing support to KIOXIA customers, ecosystem partners, and internal cross-functional teams. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a team of Technical Marketing Managers and Technical Marketing Engineers to define next-generation product requirements for KIOXIA’s SSDs
• Distill and analyze customer requirements and industry standards, lead technical discussions with customers, perform competitive analysis, and research emerging technologies which could affect future requirements
• Assess maturity, feasibility, and benefits of emerging SSD and storage-related technologies
• Develop deep understanding of customer host systems and applications and collaborate with KIOXIA HW and FW Engineering to develop advanced SSD architectures which improve performance, power efficiency, reliability, endurance, and cost
• Support the planning, preparation, and execution of QTRs (Quarterly Technology Reviews) with customers to discuss new technologies, forecast product intercepts, and ensure technology alignment between customer and KIOXIA roadmaps
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to help resolve SSD-related issues with KIOXIA Customer Technical Support and Engineering teams
• Present at industry conferences and forums to promote KIOXIA SSDs and technology initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or comparable scientific field; Master’s Degree in Engineering preferred
• 12+ years in Engineering, Product Management, and/or Strategic Marketing, primarily in the computing, storage, or semiconductor industry
• Expert on SSD’s and storage-related technologies, including PCIe, NVMe, SAS, NAND Flash memory, and SSD Security
• Strong understanding of enterprise computing and storage hardware and software
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work well autonomously and with cross-functional and international teams
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment