Senior Director Product Marketing

Seattle, WA (Remote)

$180K/yr – $210K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the go-to-market strategy and storytelling for AI and quantum-ready technologies, translating complex innovations into customer value and driving market intelligence, launches, and industry engagement across target segments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Product Strategy & Positioning
  • Translate complex technical innovations into compelling customer-focused narratives.
  • Define target markets, customer segments, and application opportunities.
  • Support product roadmap decisions with market and competitive insights.
  • Collaborate with leadership on commercialization and market-entry strategies.
  • Market Intelligence
  • Monitor industry trends in AI infrastructure, datacenter networking, optical communications, silicon photonics, and advanced semiconductor packaging.
  • Perform competitive analysis and market sizing activities.
  • Identify emerging customer needs, technology shifts, and partnership opportunities.
  • Gather and synthesize customer feedback to inform product strategy.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Business, or related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in product marketing, technical marketing, product management, or commercialization roles.
  • Experience in one or more of the following industries:
  • Photronics
  • Semiconductors
  • Advanced materials
  • Deep-tech hardware companies
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to translate highly technical concepts into customer value.
  • Experience developing product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies.

Preferred

  • Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or PhD).
  • Experience with silicon photonics, electro-optic materials, optical interconnects, or datacenter technologies.
  • Knowledge of AI infrastructure and high-performance computing markets.
  • Experience marketing components, platforms, or materials sold into OEMs and semiconductor ecosystems.
  • Background working with technical founders and R&D organizations.

Benefits

  • The opportunity to shape a foundational technology platform that will redefine compute and communication infrastructure for the AI and quantum eras.
  • Competitive executive compensation package including meaningful equity ownership.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
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NLM Photonics

NLM is the future of photonics! We develop cutting-edge photonics solutions for transforming networking, computing, and sensing alongside our global partners.NLM was founded in 2018 and is located in Seattle. We were previously Nonlinear Materials Corporation.

Founded in 2018
Seattle, Washington, USA
32 employees (1 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$180K/yr – $210K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($195K) is in line with the median base salary for Product Marketing Director roles in the United States ($198K).

Product Marketing Director median pay in the United States

$198K/yr

Most pay falls between $180K and $229K. Based on 40 salaries.

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Marketing Team

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

Funding

Total Funding
$4.4M
Last Raise
$1M
Series A

Funding History

  • Sep 2026
    Series A
  • Jan 2025
    Series Unknown
  • Jun 2023
    Convertible Note • $1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.2%
Direct
38.9%
Referral
10.5%
Social
6.3%
Paid
3.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~32

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Senior Director Product Marketing

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