Technical Marketing Director - 2203

No Relocation Assistance Provided. 

KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive, and data centers.

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

• 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

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The expected salary for this position is $177,604.00 - $296,006.00.

At KIOXIA, we value the following:

• Investment in you
  • Offering opportunities for career growth and personal development training
• Open-minded management
  • Empowering employees by listening and responding to ideas, issues, and approaches
• Flexible work-life balance
  • Offering a generous PTO allotment, holiday shutdown, and flexible work options
• Diversity of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
  • Through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create more inclusion and belonging for all
• Benefits for our team members
  • Excellent medical and non-medical benefits, 401(k) matching, pet insurance

KIOXIA America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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