Product Marketing Director shaping messaging, launches, and enablement for Calix’s managed networking hardware, software, and services. Driving scalable growth through MSP and channel-partner ecosystems.
Responsibilities
Own the product story for the Managed Business portfolio, including hardware, software, management platforms, network gateway routers, managed switches, Wi-Fi appliances, and managed services
Define product problems, competitive advantages, market positioning, and team messaging
Define target market segments, ideal customer profiles, personas, use cases, buying triggers, adoption barriers, decision criteria, and differentiated messaging
Run product launches end to end, including readiness criteria, cross-functional checklists, milestones, messaging, and launch materials
Lead quarterly launch planning and execution as the primary product marketing liaison to Product Line Leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
Bring customer, partner, and sales feedback into product roadmap Concept and Validation phases
Build and maintain sales toolkits, including pitches, demo scripts, collateral, partner enablement, FAQs, and release-specific assets
Drive internal enablement for customer-facing teams on value propositions, use cases, buyer needs, objections, and competitive positioning
Align Product, Commercial Solutions, Segment Strategy, Sales, Support, Communications, and Demand Generation stakeholders through release and field adoption
Partner with product leaders to influence the roadmap, sales to drive adoption, and customer success to develop enablement programs
Translate technical capabilities into clear business outcomes for managed service providers
Requirements
10+ years marketing technology to or through managed service providers (MSPs), VARs, systems integrators, or similar channel partner ecosystems
Deep knowledge of managed services business models and partner-led go-to-market motions
Deep product marketing experience owning positioning, messaging, launch strategy, sales enablement, use-case definition, and go-to-market execution
Proven success establishing credibility in a market where the company is a new entrant
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional launches spanning product, sales, support, communications, partner, and demand generation teams
Strong grasp of the product lifecycle, including market input, concept, validation, launch readiness, release communications, and feedback loops
Track record building sales toolkits, demo narratives, competitive messaging, collateral, and partner-facing content
Ability to translate technical products and market insight into compelling business value and actionable field enablement
Excellent executive communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills
Strong analytical skills to synthesize market, customer, sales, and competitive inputs into clear recommendations
Able to support periodic bursts of travel up to 20%
Preferred: Experience in the Wi-Fi market across multi-family housing, hospitality, venues, and related property-based segments
Preferred: In-depth understanding of property/enterprise Wi-Fi, networking, managed network services, and supporting software and management solutions
Preferred: Experience leading product advisory inputs, launch councils, sales councils, or structured cross-functional readiness forums
Preferred: Experience leading organizational change required to take new products into unfamiliar markets
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Benefits package (details provided via benefits link)
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