Senior Director, Data Center Strategy

MACOM (NASDAQ: MTSI) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor products across a diverse range of end markets, including Data Centers, Telecommunications, Industrial and Aerospace and Defense. We develop innovative, cutting-edge technologies and products across the spectrum of radio frequency (RF), microwave, millimeter wave, photonics and high-speed analog technologies. Our solutions support critical network infrastructure applications like artificial intelligence, high performance computing, satellite communications, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, medical equipment, test and measurement and advanced wireless networks.

MACOM has more than 75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development, wafer fabrication, circuit design, advanced packaging, systems architecture and applications engineering. We are committed to our customers’ success. We partner with customers to help solve their most challenging problems by providing semiconductor solutions that are at the forefront of the highest power, highest frequency and/or highest data rates.

Leading technologies, innovative products and driven employees. Come be a part of MACOM and help advance the next generation of connectivity infrastructure!

MACOM is seeking a Senior Director of Data Center Strategy to lead the company's long-term strategic vision and growth initiatives within the rapidly-evolving AI and cloud data center market. This senior leader will serve as a company authority on data center and AI infrastructure trends, XPU roadmaps, high speed optical and electrical interconnect technologies, ecosystem competitive dynamics, and emerging technology trends.

The Senior Director of Data Center Strategy will bridge technical expertise and business strategy, translating market opportunities, evolving customer needs, competitive intelligence, and technology shifts into actionable go-to-market strategies, growth initiatives, and new product investments. Working closely with business unit leadership, systems engineering, sales, marketing, and executive management, this individual will help define where and how MACOM will compete, company success factors, and necessary R&D investments required to sustain long-term growth.

• Drive MACOM's high level Data Center strategy and multi-year roadmap.
• Identify and evaluate strategic market opportunities across AI infrastructure, cloud computing, networking, server architectures, and high-performance computing.
• Develop recommendations regarding market participation, investment priorities, partnerships, acquisitions, and technology differentiation.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to Business Unit leaders and executive management on market direction, served addressable market (SAM), growth opportunities, and competitive positioning.

• Foster deep relationships across hyperscale cloud providers, XPU partners, networking OEMs, server OEMs, optical module manufacturers, and ecosystem partners.
• Engage with strategic customers to understand future requirements, architecture transitions, challenges and unmet needs.
• Monitor market trends, customer investments, competitive activity, and evolving technology roadmaps. Provide ongoing market intelligence and strategic insights to MACOM’s executive leadership and business units.

• Anticipate technology inflection points and evolving industry standards in areas like optical networking architectures, co-packaged optics, silicon photonics, linear drive optics, active electrical cables, PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, and interface connectivity.
• Assess potential disruptive technologies and competitive developments and recommend actions to ensure MACOM remains positioned at the forefront of industry innovation.

• Translate market requirements and customer needs into product, technology, and platform priorities.
• Partner with High Performance Connectivity, Lightwave, and other MACOM business units to influence long-range product planning.
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