Kong Inc. is looking to power the World's connections by telling the story of Kong Konnect and the future of modern digital infrastructures, and is seeking a Director of Product Marketing to lead this effort.
Requirements
- Past experience in open source software, SaaS platforms, moving from on-premises to cloud managed services, and API management space strongly preferred
- Experience with cloud infrastructure products and their associated technical audiences
- Highly collaborative and influential in cross-functional environments
- Passion for measurable outcomes and continuous experimentation to drive innovation and results
- Data and process-driven, passionate people leader
- Proven track-record of building and delivering differentiated product and platform stories to large audiences
- Experience leading high-performance product marketing teams in cloud native solutions
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a high-performing team of product marketers that will cover multiple Kong products across the Konnect platform
- Lead positioning and messaging efforts with the team to differentiate Kong’s offerings within the larger market
- Build scalable processes to drive Kong product marketing activities, including content creation, competitive intelligence, product launches, and sales enablement
- Work closely with Product, Marketing and Field teams to build and execute a customer centric product and go-to-market strategy for Kong Konnect
- Collaborate with Field Enablement to coach and train the field teams on the Kong pitch, value proposition, messaging, ROI, competitive positioning, assets, etc.
- Influence and guide the product roadmap by acting as the voice of the customer and field teams
- Be a thought leader in the API Management space and represent Kong in internal and external industry events and conversations
Other
- 7+ years of experience in product marketing and/or product strategy
- 5+ years of experience leading high-performance product marketing teams
- Highly collaborative and influential in cross-functional environments
- Passionate about building and leading a team with a coaching mindset, helping your team members learn and grow everyday
- Ability to deliver keynotes in front of large audiences
