AVP, Chief Of Staff & Head of Business Operations, Data Center Networking Groups

Job title: AVP, Chief Of Staff & Head of Business Operations, Data Center Networking Groups

About the Role As Associate Vice President, Chief of Staff & Head of Business Operations for Marvell’s Data Center Networking group, you will serve as the strategic partner and force multiplier to the EVP of Data Center Networking. Reporting directly to the EVP, you’ll combine the influence of a Chief of Staff with the operational leadership of a senior business executive—helping shape organizational priorities, accelerate decision-making, and drive disciplined execution across engineering, product management, operations, finance, sales, and customer-facing teams. This is a highly visible, onsite leadership role at Marvell's Santa Clara headquarters, focused on aligning leaders and translating strategy into measurable outcomes to accelerate the AI networking agenda.

What You'll Do

• Strategic Planning, Alignment and Execution: Support the EVP in formulating and executing the Data Center Networking strategy in line with Marvell’s corporate goals and translating into measurable business outcomes. Lead the operating cadence cycles of the organization, ensuring alignment across strategic priorities, product roadmaps, investments, and execution plans. Drive cross-functional initiatives that accelerate growth, improve operational performance, and strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Extending the reach and Effectiveness of the EVP: Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to the EVP, helping shape priorities, evaluate business-critical decisions, and drive execution across the organization. Prepare executive-level communications, board materials, strategic reviews, and presentations for senior leadership and external stakeholders. Ensure the EVP is fully prepared for customer engagements, board reviews, executive staff meetings, strategic/corporate planning sessions, earnings-related activities, All Hands Meetings and other high-profile interactions. Partner closely with leadership team members to surface issues early, resolve cross-functional challenges, align stakeholders, and maintain organizational focus on key priorities. Represent the EVP in leadership forums, governance reviews, and decision-making processes as appropriate, driving follow-through and accountability on critical actions. Lead executive operating mechanisms and business reviews that provide visibility into performance, enable informed decision-making, and accelerate execution against strategic objectives.
• Lead Business Operations Delivering Operational Excellence: Own the organization's business operating model, including strategic planning cycles, operating mechanisms, governance frameworks, KPI management, and organizational performance processes. Partner closely with Finance leadership to lead budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, investment prioritization, and ensure teams have the necessary tools, technology and staff to meet goals. Drive operational excellence by designing and scaling processes, systems, and rhythms that improve execution effectiveness across global teams. Data driven reporting that establishes metrics, dashboards, and ensuring executive business reviews provide actionable insights, enable data-driven decision-making, and drive accountability for results. Proactively identify organizational risks, execution bottlenecks, and business challenges, implementing solutions before they impact strategic objectives or operational outcomes. Ensure organizational investments, resources, and priorities are aligned with corporate strategy, growth objectives, and financial commitments. Build governance models that balance speed, transparency, and accountability while enabling effective cross-functional decision-making and execution.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment, Transformation & Strategic Execution: Build trusted partnerships across Engineering, Product Management, Finance, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and HR to align priorities, accelerate decision-making, and drive accountability across the organization. Lead high-impact, cross-functional programs and strategic initiatives from conception through execution, ensuring delivery against objectives, timelines, quality expectations, and business outcomes. Establish governance mechanisms, operating rhythms, KPIs, and executive-level reporting to provide visibility, measure progress, mitigate risks, and ensure successful execution of critical business priorities.