SHI International Corp. is a leading technology solution provider and America’s largest Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise. They are seeking a seasoned, strategic VP of Product and Solutions Marketing to own the storytelling, positioning, and scaling of SHI’s portfolio of technology solutions and services, driving customer adoption and revenue growth.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and execution of product and solutions marketing strategy aligned to SHI’s business objectives and growth priorities
- Define market positioning, personas, and differentiated value propositions for SHI’s solutions, services, and key partner offerings
- Differentiate SHI in the market by emphasizing unique value propositions and business outcomes
- Translate complex technical capabilities into business outcomes (TCO, risk reduction, uptime, compliance, scalability) that resonate with CIOs, CISOs, IT Directors, and procurement leaders
- Create a consistent storytelling framework (problem–solution–outcome) that ties product features to measurable customer value across buying stages
- Own go-to-market planning for new and existing solutions, including launches, campaigns, and lifecycle optimization
- Partner with sales, services, and partner teams to ensure alignment on target markets, use cases, and solution narratives
- Drive consistency and clarity across all customer-facing materials and channels
- Collaborate with demand generation to build campaigns that drive pipeline for strategic solutions
- Lead Voice of the Customer programs with enterprise IT leaders, security professionals, and data center architects to inform messaging, content, and roadmap
- Maintain competitive intelligence to defend differentiators and identify white space opportunities in the data center market
- Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to keep a pulse on the landscape and help different teams (e.g. Product, GTM) act on emerging trends, market shifts, industry news/events, competitive threats, and unmet customer needs
- Build and support scalable sales enablement strategies, including messaging frameworks, pitch decks, battlecards, solution playbooks, and competitive insights
- Ensure sellers and solution teams are confident communicating SHI’s value in every stage of the buyer’s journey
- Serve as a strategic advisor to sales leadership on market trends, buyer behavior, and competitive dynamics
- Create and maintain a dynamic content library: messaging docs, battlecards, deck templates, one-pagers, battle-ready presentations, and demos
- Support advocacy programs with case studies and customer success stories
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing solutions and product marketing team
- Establish clear priorities, operating rhythms, and performance metrics to drive impact and accountability
- Foster a culture of customer obsession, strategic thinking, and execution excellence
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of marketing initiatives and continuously optimize strategies based on data and feedback
- Provide updates to senior leadership on key strategic initiatives and plans
Requirements:
- Completed Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field, or relevant work experience required
- 10+ years of product, services, or solutions marketing experience, preferably at high-growth B2B SaaS, hardware, or IT services companies
- Ability to think strategically and develop comprehensive go-to-market plans
- Strong technical literacy (particularly in AI) with the ability to understand and simplify complex concepts for different audiences
- Proven ability to execute successful product launches that drive awareness and pipeline
- Experience in understanding technology at a deep level and translating it into concise business needs and outcomes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable crafting and presenting various content pieces
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while focusing the appropriate level of effort on each
- Demonstrated critical thinking and decision-making skills to navigate obstacles, propose solutions, and resolve issues
- Metrics-driven and focused on driving incremental results
- Natural curiosity and empathy for customers and their challenges
- Outstanding organizational skills to balance multiple projects with tight deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Natural collaborator with a willingness to drive hands-on tactical execution