Director, Technical & Segment Marketing.

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

As the Director of Technical & Segment Marketing at Sandisk, you will be responsible for developing and driving our product technical marketing & GTM strategy for datacenter SSD. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Learn:

• Develop a comprehensive view of the enterprise SSD market – size, drivers, ecosystem, trends…
• Understand key suppliers, create respective SWOT analysis, market attributes…
• Have a good technical grasp of each supplier’s offerings in the marketplace (technical collateral including datasheets, solution guides, cookbooks ) as well as public announcements (blogs, PR, roadmap announcements, industry participation…)

Contribute:

• Create and deliver technical content – blogs, tutorials, presentations to enable sales and showcase Sandisk datacenter SSD portfolio
• Engage in outbound opportunities – channel, partner events, industry shows, webinars, customer meetings
• Interface with key datacenter market segment accounts to build a comprehensive GTM strategy that comprehends customer requirements and Sandisk’s datacenter portfolio
• Collaborate with Product Management to create product related sales and marketing materials and evangelize products and product strategy both internally and externally.

Key Attributes:

• Have a good understanding of the enterprise datacenter market
• Have worked in customer facing technical roles
• Willingness to roll up sleeves and dig in – to understand workloads, storage architecture, key technology trends in the Datacenter…

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• BS/MS or equivalent experience required 
• Strong desire to take ownership of the full product lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Flash based products
• 8+ years in product technical marketing

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contrib