Senior Product Marketing Manager

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Sr Product Marketing Manager – Tensilica IP

The Product Marketing Manager is responsible for product management and marketing of Cadence’s current and next generation of Tensilica extensible processor IP.  The ideal candidate possesses working knowledge of embedded processors for automotive, IoT, mobile devices.  Knowledge of DSP architectures, embedded software, and  Artificial Intelligence / deep learning applications is a plus. 

The Product Marketing Manager will work with customers, sales and engineering to drive product success in the market place. This person will gather market requirements, recognize market trends, analyze competition and define future products.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive product success by driving customer success and delivering complete products (necessary collateral, software libraries, real time operating systems, demo platforms, competitive analysis, product marketing activities – trade shows, blog, magazine articles, field training).
• Manage major/strategic customer programs within Cadence. Will generate competitive positioning and how to win strategy.
• Identify new opportunities and define future product requirements for Tensilica’s extensible processor technology, with an emphasis in automotive, IoT, and mobile devices.
• Coordinate and prioritize product enhancement requests by working directly with marketing, engineering, and sales teams.
• Champion, author, and coordinate regular communications to field applications engineering and sales teams on new technology and industry developments.

Position Requirements:

• BSEE/CS or equivalent required.  Masters degree preferred.
• 5+ years of total relevant work experience.  Engineering, applications engineering or marketing experience in at least one or more of the following areas:  embedded processor architectures, SOC design, design and/or use of processor IP, embedded software tools (C/C++ compilers, debuggers, RTOS). 
• Working knowledge of Digital Signal Processors and/or Machine Learning is desired.
• Knowledge of embedded CPU marketing, especially ARM, RISC-V
• Familiarity with C/C++ programming strongly desired.
• Proven track record working with cross functional teams
• High degree of personal initiative and ability to work independently, high energy and result oriented proactive person
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident preferred.

Travel:

When permitted, occasional travel to meet customers and support events, including international travel, will be required.

The annual salary range for California is $150,500 to $279,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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