Sr. Manager- Marketing and Brand

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

The Senior Manager for Marketing and Brand leads First Solar’s marketing strategy —spanning customer, product, and political advocacy— and its execution. The role is accountable for building, reinforcing, and protecting First Solar’s reputation and ensuring that every aspect of the company’s engagement with its external audiences and stakeholders aligns seamlessly with its brand and positions.

This role also leads the strategic integration of AI and large language models (LLMs) into First Solar’s marketing operations, content development, and campaign execution. The Senior Manager is responsible for identifying opportunities to leverage emerging technologies to enhance efficiency, creativity, and impact across the brand and marketing ecosystem.

• Apply intellectual horsepower to both problem solving and leveraging opportunities.
• Be highly motivated, effectively combining passion for the company’s mission and for the role, with the ability to persevere in the face of challenges and ambiguity.
• Be adept at independently managing multiple stakeholders and internal customers.
• Bring to the table a high level of attention to detail, modeling strategic thought and execution excellence.
• Demonstrate extreme ownership, effectively keeping their ego in check and prioritizing the company’s mission and objectives.
• Embrace First Solar’s principles and its values of accountability, agility, and collaboration.
• Exemplify creative thinking and disciplined execution.
• Fully subscribe to the company’s vision and mission, delivering results with a strong sense of purpose.
• Independently identify opportunities, secure buy-in, and deliver results.
• Rapidly develop an understanding of the company and its operating environment that is both broad and deep.
• Champion the use of AI and LLMs to drive innovation in marketing strategy and execution.
• Mentor and guide team members in the adoption of AI tools and emerging technologies.
• Ensure brand consistency and governance across all external content and campaigns.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to align messaging, tone, and style with First Solar’s brand identity.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years of experience, including experience in an agency/consultancy environment; international/multi-market experience strongly desirable; political marketing experience an advantage.

• Ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities and work demands.
• Affinity for numbers and complex technical stories.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Creative and entrepreneurial mindset combined with strong planning and project management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of delivering results.
• Expertise in customer, content, and product marketing; political marketing experience considered advantageous.
• Extensive experience in managing, anticipating the needs of, and providing robust counsel to multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to listen and be curious.
• Experienced in developing and managing high-performing teams.
• Fluency in English with strong writing skills.
• Process driven with the ability to be agile in adapting to changing circumstances.
• Self-motivated and capable of independent thinking/direction.
• Skilled at managing by influence.
• Willingness to adapt rapidly to change and see ambiguity as an opportunity.
• Strategic understanding of AI and LLM applications in marketing and communications.
• Experience implementing AI tools for campaign optimization, content creation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams through digital transformation and innovation initiatives.

• Expand/evolve First Solar’s brand platforms.
• Elevate First Solar’s digital presence, including its websites and social media channels.
• Ensure alignment on brand positioning with other external-facing functions including business development, community engagement, corporate communications, government affairs, and talent…