AVP, External Communications & PR

San Diego, CA (On-site)

$217K/yr – $320K/yrDirector/Executive15+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own Marvell's global media relations strategy, executive thought leadership, and crisis communications, coordinating with Legal, Investor Relations, and product teams to shape a clear, growth-focused narrative.

  • Lead proactive earned media programs and executive visibility.
  • Coach executives for media engagements and interviews.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Marvell's global media relations strategy and day-to-day press engagement across business, financial, technology, trade, and regional media.
  • Strengthen relationships with key business and financial media, including outlets such as The Wall Street Journal , Bloomberg, Reuters, and CNBC, while expanding Marvell’s presence across technology and trade media, podcasts, and industry newsletters.
  • Build and lead an always-on earned media program that extends beyond key moments such as earnings, product launches, and industry events.
  • Develop a proactive media strategy and editorial calendar that keeps Marvell's narrative consistently in front of priority audiences, in partnership with Legal, Investor Relations, business units and other key stakeholders.
  • Expand Marvell's visibility and influence across relevant industry organizations, technical communities, partner ecosystems, and other external platforms.
  • Establish meaningful measures of communications effectiveness, including share of voice, sentiment, message pull-through, and competitive positioning.
  • Monitor geopolitical, regulatory, and industry developments affecting semiconductors and data infrastructure and translate relevant trends into communications strategies and opportunities.
  • Shape and maintain Marvell's corporate narrative and external messaging, ensuring the company's strategy, technology leadership, and growth story are communicated clearly and consistently.
  • Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior executives on media strategy, thought leadership, reputation, and high-profile communications opportunities.
  • Develop executive thought-leadership platforms and secure opportunities across top-tier business and financial media, industry events, podcasts, bylines, interviews, and other influential channels.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field preferred.
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in B2B technology communications, public relations, and earned media, including significant experience in a public-company environment.
  • Established relationships with tier-1 business, financial, technology, and trade media covering semiconductors, data infrastructure, AI, or related technology sectors.
  • Experience developing and executing proactive corporate and executive communications strategies in a complex, fast-moving technology environment.
  • 8+ years managing PR agency relationships and experience holding external partners accountable to clear objectives and measurable results.
  • Direct experience leading crisis and issues communications planning and response.
  • Strong executive presence and experience advising, coaching, and preparing senior executives for media and other high-profile external engagements.
  • Working knowledge of public-company communications requirements, including Regulation FD and related disclosure considerations.
  • Hands-on experience with media monitoring and distribution platforms.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex technology and business concepts into clear, compelling narratives for external audiences.

Preferred

  • Experience in the semiconductor, data infrastructure, or AI industry.
  • Experience managing communications across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
  • Experience developing executive thought-leadership and speaking programs.
  • Experience building or scaling a government affairs or policy communications capability.

Benefits

  • Marvell is committed to providing exceptional, comprehensive benefits that support our employees at every stage - from internship to retirement and through life’s most important moments. Our offerings are built around four key pillars: financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition. Highlights include an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs to help balance work and home life, robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being, and a recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones. We look forward to sharing more with you during the interview process.
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Marvell Technology

We believe that infrastructure powers progress. That execution is as essential as innovation. That better collaboration builds better technology. At Marvell, We go all in with you.Focused and determined, we unite behind your goals as our own. We leverage our unrivaled portfolio of infrastructure technology to identify the best solution for your unique needs. And we sit shoulder-to-shoulder with your teams to build it. Agile in our thinking, and our partnerships, we look for unexpected connections that deliver a competitive edge and reveal new opportunities. At Marvell, we’re driven by the belief that how we do things matters just as much as what we do. Because, with a foundation built on partnership, anything is possible.

Founded in 1995
Santa Clara, California, USA
11K employees (540 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$217K/yr – $320K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
147 (1% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$2B
Last Raise
$2B
Post IPO Equity, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Post IPO Equity • $2B
  • Jan 2017
    Post IPO Equity
  • May 2016
    Post IPO Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
404.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.1%
Direct
59.6%
Referral
10.5%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.7K

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AVP, External Communications & PR

Marvell Technology · San Diego, CA · On-site