Director of Product and Solutions Marketing, Campus and Branch

San Jose, CA (Hybrid)

$144K/yr – $348K/yrDirector/Executive15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end product and solutions marketing for the Wi Fi and Wired Networking portfolio, shaping strategy, messaging, go-to-market planning, sales enablement, customer advocacy, and cross-functional leadership across product, engineering, and sales teams.

  • Strategy and market insights
  • Messaging and go-to-market execution
  • Sales enablement and customer advocacy

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Product & Solutions Marketing Strategy - Develop and execute product and solutions marketing plans for the Wi‑Fi and Wired Networking portfolio, aligned with business objectives and growth priorities. - Partner with product management and sales leadership to identify market opportunities, customer needs, and competitive differentiation. - Contribute market insights and customer feedback to influence product strategy and roadmap discussions.
  • Positioning and Messaging - Create compelling product and solution messaging that clearly articulates customer value, business outcomes, and technical differentiation. - Develop persona-based narratives and content for key audiences, including IT leaders, network operators, and business decision makers. - Support thought leadership initiatives through blogs, webinars, presentations, and industry engagements.
  • Go-to-Market Execution - Lead go-to-market planning and execution for new product launches, feature releases, and solution campaigns. - Collaborate with demand generation, field marketing, and digital marketing teams to create integrated campaigns that drive awareness and pipeline growth. - Monitor launch performance and recommend adjustments to improve results.
  • Sales Enablement - Develop sales enablement content, including presentations, battlecards, competitive positioning, customer presentations, demos, and training materials. - Equip sales and channel teams with the tools and messaging needed to communicate customer value effectively. - Support key sales opportunities through customer presentations, workshops, and strategic engagements.
  • Customer Advocacy and Market Insights - Build relationships with customers to understand deployment experiences, business challenges, and success outcomes. - Create customer success stories, case studies, and testimonials that demonstrate measurable business value. - Track competitive trends and market developments to ensure positioning remains relevant and differentiated.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership - Collaborate across product management, engineering, sales, partner teams, customer success, analyst relations, and marketing organizations to align execution and drive business outcomes. - Influence stakeholders across the organization through strong communication, data-driven insights, and customer-centric storytelling.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; MBA preferred.
  • 15+ years of total experience, with 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in product marketing, solutions marketing, or product management.
  • Must have extensive technical expertise in Wi-Fi and wired domains of enterprise networking.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise networking technologies, including Wi‑Fi, switching, network management, security, and cloud-managed networking.
  • Experience developing product positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategies, and sales enablement programs.
  • Ability to translate complex technical capabilities into clear customer benefits and business outcomes.
  • Strong presentation, communication, and storytelling skills with experience engaging customers, partners, and sales teams.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across multiple functions and influence without direct authority.
  • Experience supporting product launches and driving adoption in competitive technology markets.

Preferred

  • MBA preferred.

Benefits

  • Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
  • Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
  • Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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HPE is a propane company that is progressive and innovative in nature looking to make an impact in western Kansas. Many people have relied on HPE for their home, business, and agricultural propane needs. Throughout our history, we have taken pride in not only being leaders in the propane industry, but for exceeding our customers’ expectations in service, safety and value. While many of our clients may only know us as a propane company, we’ve spent many years growing our services to include fueling stations and filter cleaning. Our commitment to providing excellent customer service remains the same.For the residential customer, a referral program is offered which includes existing customers receiving an incentive for referring family, friends, or coworkers to HPE or Filter Express. Corporate pricing is available for commercial customers which offers cost savings reducing operating budgets for customers. Our service area includes within 100 mile radius of Garden City, Kansas.

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