Director – Product Marketing

What you’ll do:

• Build and lead a high-performing team of product marketers responsible for Kong’s runtime products
• Lead positioning and messaging efforts with the team to differentiate Kong’s offerings within the larger market
• Be a thought leader in the API Management space and represent Kong in internal and external industry events and conversations.
• Be comfortable delivering keynotes in front of large audiences while also being a resource for sales rep in prospect meetings
• 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 runtimes 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

Who you are:

• Experience in product marketing and/or product strategy
• Experience leading high-performance product marketing teams in cloud native solutions
• Highly collaborative and influential in cross-functional environments.
• You’ll work with a wide range of stakeholders across marketing, product, developer relations, sales, cx and more 
• Past experience in open source software, SaaS platforms, moving from on-premises to cloud managed services, and API management space strongly preferred
• You’re passionate about building and leading a team with a coaching mindset, helping your team members learn and grow everyday
• Passion for measurable outcomes and continuous experimentation to drive innovation and results