Cornelis Networks · 1 week ago
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
15+ years expCornelis Networks is a leading provider of high-performance networking solutions for AI and HPC datacenters. They are seeking a Chief Marketing Officer to lead global marketing efforts, focusing on strategy, brand positioning, and demand generation to drive company growth and customer adoption.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Define and execute a global marketing strategy aligned with company growth objectives and product roadmap
Serve as a senior leader and trusted partner to the CEO, and executive team, contributing market insight and customer perspective
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing marketing organization with clear accountability and measurable impact
Act as a credible voice of the company in industry forums
Own the company and product value propositions, messaging and brand across all channels
Ensure marketing content and narratives are technically accurate, differentiated, and resonant with AI and HPC buyers
Translate complex architectural advantages into clear business and performance outcomes for customers
Establish Cornelis as a thought leader in AI networking, scale-out systems, and HPC infrastructure
Lead public relations, analyst relations, and industry engagement (including HPC and AI conferences, technical events, and briefings)
Build and execute an event strategy for impactful presence and activation at industry, customer, and partner events
Build trusted relationships with industry analysts, influencers, and ecosystem partners
Design and scale integrated demand generation programs across digital, content, field, partner, and event marketing
Partner closely with Sales to drive pipeline creation and opportunity development in target accounts
Collaborate with Product Marketing to deliver launch plans, campaigns, technical content, and proof points
Oversee development of blogs, white papers, webinars, customer case studies, and technical collateral that support the buyer journey
Develop deep understanding of target customers, buyer personas, and decision-making processes in AI and HPC infrastructure markets
Use customer insight to refine messaging, campaigns, and go-to-market strategies
Ensure marketing reflects how technical buyers evaluate performance, scalability, reliability, and risk
Build and scale a high-impact marketing organization with clear accountability
Define and track KPIs across awareness, engagement, pipeline, and ROI
Manage marketing investment with discipline and focus
Qualification
Required
15+ years of marketing experience, including senior leadership roles
Proven success marketing complex, technical B2B products or platforms
Strong background in networking infrastructure, semiconductors, HPC, or AI-related markets
Ability to work closely with technical teams and communicate credibly with sophisticated customers
Data-driven, creative, and execution-oriented leader with strong executive presence
Preferred
Direct experience marketing to HPC, AI infrastructure, networking, or data center customers
MBA or equivalent business leadership experience
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Disability and life insurance
Dependent care flexible spending account
Accidental injury insurance
Pet insurance
Generous paid holidays
401(k) with company match
Open Time Off (OTO) for regular full-time exempt employees
Sick time
Bonding leave
Pregnancy disability leave
Company
Cornelis Networks
Cornelis Networks develops purpose-built fabrics for scientific, commercial, and government organizations.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$93.3MKey Investors
IAG Capital PartnersDowning Ventures
2024-03-12Series B· $25M
2023-08-24Series Unknown· $19.3M
2022-11-14Series B· $29M
Leadership Team
Lisa Spelman
CEO
Philip Murphy
Co-Founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer
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