SparkCognition, named top 20 on CNBC’s Top 50 Disruptors of 2017, is one of the fasting growing AI companies in the world. Our technology is deployed across dozens of enterprise environments with some of the largest global organizations, covering O&G, utility, manufacturing, finance, government, defense, and aerospace.

SparkCognition cares about its team members, invests in their development, supports their needs, and rewards their creativity and initiative. This role will provide you the opportunity to supercharge your career trajectory. SparkCognition is well funded and our growth is driven by customer demand from the likes of Boeing, Verizon, Honeywell, Invenergy, Dover Energy Automation, Flowserve, the US Air Force, and many others.

We are looking for a world class Product Marketing Manager to join our Product Marketing team, performing market and competitive analysis, product and competitive positioning, sales enablement, product launches, content creation and more.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience as a product marketing, product management and/or sales engineering professional at an enterprise software company targeting executive and technical buyers. The candidate will have domain expertise in enterprise data center and cloud management.

What you will do:

Develop product and competitive positioning and messaging that resonates with our audience: IT executives, enterprise IT architects, IT Operations and DevOps practitioners

Enable the direct sales force and channel partners by providing ongoing training and enablement

Create key sales tools including competitive analyses to enhance sales effectiveness

Create marketing materials (briefs, webinars, messaging platforms) to support sales and campaign initiatives

Perform market and competitive research and analysis

Plan and manage product launch activities, working with Product Management

Present and represent the brand at trade shows and conferences

Partner with the customer success team to nurture and drive a steady stream of customer references

Work closely with sales, marketing, and product management on messaging and target marketing

Work across the marketing team to provide content for website, collateral, press releases, media and industry analyst briefings, trade shows, integrated campaigns, online marketing, etc.

Develop or oversee the creation of various collateral including white papers, presentations, datasheets, eBooks, etc.

Identify and represent the company at various speaking engagements, conferences, press interviews, industry analyst briefings, etc.

Assist the sales organization by providing expertise in specific sales situations

What we're looking for:

• 4-8 years of product marketing or related experience
• Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills including ability to create and deliver effective presentations
• Comfort with both technical and business discussions
• Experience planning and executing product launches, extending beyond standard product offerings to include training, support, and services
• Ability to develop effective enterprise sales tools including videos, presentations, whitepapers, datasheets, and campaigns
• Experience delivering sales training and enablement to internal teams and external partners
• Highly relevant domain expertise, industry experience in SaaS and Enterprise IT is preferred
• Self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative high-growth environment