Senior Director of Connectivity

MaxLinear is seeking a Senior Director of Connectivity to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Possess extensive knowledge of Wired and Wireless connectivity markets and Ethernet and Wi-Fi customers
• Drive product roadmaps
• Form and lead a skilled, global marketing, sales, and channel teams
• Strategy & Revenue Growth:
  • Drive revenue growth by increasing market share and securing new designs with both current and new customers across various applications
  • Develop and execute Annual Operating Plans in collaboration with the GM of the Connectivity & Storage BU, focusing on revenue, margin, and profit growth
• Product Development & Execution:
  • Partner closely with Engineering to set and achieve product development goals
  • Become the go-to expert on Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Available Market (SAM), and ROI analyses
  • Lead the execution of customer and application-centric strategies
• Marketing & Sales Alignment:
  • Lead product roadmap and marketing teams and collaborate with sales to effectively position products in new and existing market segments
  • Align marketing strategies with the tactical aspects of marketing initiatives, ensuring clear product definitions and implementation strategies
• Relationship Management:
  • Foster close relationships with key strategic customers
  • Create and deliver presentations to the senior executive team and Board of Directors regarding new business development opportunities
• Market Intelligence:
  • Conduct comprehensive market assessments, competitor analyses, and customer segmentation to identify product gaps and new market opportunities
  • Maintain and share up-to-date knowledge on sales, products, competitors, and industry trends with the sales force

• Strong background in one of the Connectivity technologies, either Ethernet or Wi-Fi or both
• Extensive knowledge of the silicon chip industry, including competition, standards, and trends
• Success in a results-driven and accountable environment
• Experience managing a P/L and producing profitable business results
• Expertise in market and competitor analysis, and market/product forecasting
• Demonstrated ability in building, mentoring, and retaining high-performing teams
• Ability to develop relationships across sales, engineering, and finance
• Senior-level management experience leading a global product line
• Proven track record in hiring, motivating employees, and expanding product revenue potential
• Credible and influential communication skills, both internally and externally
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting under sustained pressure
• Strong multitasking skills with a focus on detail and accuracy
• Frequent business travel
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 15 years of experience, or MS + 13 years of experience, or Ph.D. + 10 years of experience

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

MaxLinear expects to offer a starting base salary within the range of:  $183,456 to $284,767 Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:  health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.