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We seek an accomplished and entrepreneurial Vice President of Product Marketing to propel us forward in this multifaceted technology space. Our Vice President of Product Marketing will lead and grow our global Product Marketing function and play a key driving role in Sonatype's future growth, leading the positioning of our platform and building an extraordinary team.
As the Vice President of Product Marketing, you will be responsible for leading and managing the product marketing functions, which include product positioning and launch enablement, technical marketing, competitive intelligence, analyst relations, & market research.
What You'll Do
Lead all aspects of global product marketing function in a fast-paced, high-growth private-equity backed DevSecOps product company.
Define team-wide metrics and annual and quarterly plans and oversee the functional budget. Develop and deploy team-wide key competencies and best practices that strive to retain and grow talent.
Serves as chief product advisor to executive leadership on Sonatype's platform and product value messaging.
Inform and drive comprehensive messaging and positioning strategies, ensuring maximum impact for product releases, lead generation, launch strategies, revenue growth, and enablement.
Oversees competitive marketing intelligence programs (e.g., competitive intelligence, win/loss analysis, market intelligence). Analyze market intelligence and provide strategic insights that drive decisions throughout the organization.
Lead Analyst Relations. Build and maintain strong relationships with industry analysts and influencers. Implement strategies to support positioning that keeps Sonatype ahead of the competition and well-positioned within analyst reports.
Collaborate with customers, product management, sales, and marketing teams to ensure alignment on product messaging, launch strategies, event demonstrations, and sales enablement.
Contribute to creating high-impact content communicating our value proposition, including sales pitch decks, white papers, product videos, and web/digital assets.
Support the marketing team with demand generation campaigns and product launches and ensure technical accuracy in marketing materials.
Design a competitive intelligence program that compliments product roadmap priorities and sales enablement.
Requirements
5+ years experience leading a product marketing, customer success engineering, or sales engineering function at a growth technical product company focused on B2B
Experience in DevSecOps or open source software industry preferred
Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced environment preferred
Hands-on technical or sales experience is a strong plus
Ability to effectively lead sales enablement and training
Understanding and simplifying challenging technical content
Knowledge of trends and strong curiosity about learning new things
Exceptional interpersonal, written/verbal communication skills and attention to detail
A technical bachelor's degree is preferred
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Parental Leave Policy
Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
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