Wireline Marketing Manager (Routing/Switching, Security)

San Jose, CA (On-site)

$149K/yr – $216K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own market sizing and KPI targets for Routing/Switching and Security, shape go-to-market materials, and lead engagement with customers and partners to guide investment and messaging across networking and security platforms.

  • Define and track TAM/SAM and KPI trends to inform leadership decisions
  • Develop technical marketing content and sales enablement assets for complex networking solutions
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Engineering, Product Planning, and Planning to translate FPGA/IP capabilities into market narratives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Market Sizing & Business KPIs
  • Build and maintain TAM/SAM models for Altera's Routing/Switching and Security sub-segments
  • Own Wireline KPI targets for these segments, including design wins, pipeline, and market share
  • Report market sizing and KPI trends to leadership to guide investment priorities
  • Technical Marketing & Content Creation
  • Develop white papers, solution briefs, blogs, and technical presentations covering Altera's Agilex based routing, switching, and security solutions
  • Translate complex packet processing, ASIC/ASSP replacement and augmentation, and hardware offload concepts into clear messaging for technical and business audiences
  • Create sales enablement collateral and competitive positioning materials highlighting Altera's FPGA performance per watt, features, and time to market advantages
  • Ensure technical accuracy across published content, aligned with Altera's product and IP roadmap
  • Market & Customer Engagement

Requirements

  • 10+ years in networking and/or security infrastructure, with hands on experience in routing, switching, or security appliance architectures
  • Working knowledge of ASIC/ASSP replacement and augmentation (I/O expansion, feature addition), traffic management, and hardware offload for CPU intensive security functions
  • Working knowledge of security and crypto standards such as MACsec, IPsec, AES-GCM, and post quantum cryptography
  • Familiarity with relevant IEEE Ethernet standards (e.g., 100GE, 400GE, 800GE)
  • Experience with FPGA based development for networking or security platforms
  • Experience with TAM/SAM analysis and business KPI tracking in a technology or semiconductor market
  • Demonstrated ability creating technical marketing content for technical and executive audiences
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to simplify complex concepts without losing accuracy
  • Experience engaging customers, partners, or industry forums in a technical marketing or field facing role
  • Comfortable operating cross functionally across Engineering, Product Planning, and Sales

Preferred

  • Nice to have: working knowledge of OTN/Transmission (framing, FEC, DCI) and/or PON/Access (XGS-PON, NG-PON2, Cable/DOCSIS), useful for candidates who may grow into broader Wireline scope over time
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (advanced degree a plus)
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Altera

Altera: Accelerating InnovatorsAltera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet.

Founded in 1983
San Jose, California, USA
1.8K employees (103 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
279.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$110
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.9%
Direct
48.8%
Referral
10.6%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
40 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

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