Our Guiding Stars are the values at the heart of our organization that drive everything we do. We are committed to creating meaningful change not only in our industry but also in the communities we engage with. If our Guiding Stars resonate with you, we encourage you to consider joining our team.
- Drive Results: We think big, work smart, and execute fast to transform the future of commerce
- Cultivate Belonging: We welcome diverse backgrounds and experiences, driving positive change through inclusion and teamwork
- Champion Customers: We go the extra mile for our customers to help them unlock their full potential
- Adapt Boldly: We’re curious and innovative, we take risks and grow from our failures
Please note: We can only consider applicants currently within a commutable distance to Durham, NC.
The Opportunity:
commercetools is seeking a Product Marketing Manager to help drive positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy for commercetools Platform, the foundation and technical backbone of all of our offerings.
As our Product Marketing Manager, you will be at the forefront of technology and take an active role in shaping the future of ecommerce. You will be creative in explaining complex technical concepts to a breadth of personas with various technical aptitude levels, analytical in using available data and research to determine positioning and messaging that resonates, and communicative in leveraging internal knowledge bases to understand our product offering fully. You'll be working closely with our Product leadership to shape the future of the product.
Your Mission:
- Develop a deep understanding of the customers and users of the commercetools Platform to influence how we launch innovation and how we prioritize our roadmap
- Refine the differentiated messaging and positioning of commercetools Platform as the core of all our offerings to drive thought leadership and support revenue growth
- Own the joint value proposition for commercetools and key infrastructure partners (Google, Microsoft, AWS, MongoDB)
- Develop a deep understanding of the customers and users of the commercetools integrations and connectors
- Collaborate with multiple teams on new capabilities and solutions launches
- Influence cross-functionally across Product, GTM, and Marketing to drive alignment on strategy, narrative, and priorities
- Develop sales collateral and partner with Sales Enablement to support global sales effectively and at scale
- Cultivate storytelling skills to amplify differentiated narratives through campaigns, customer conversations and events; partner with Content & Customer Marketing to drive thought leadership and customer stories content creation
- Identify market opportunities through an understanding of industry, customer, and competitive trends
What you need to succeed:
- 4+ years experience in product marketing or technical marketing
- Experience working in a fast-paced, highly cross-functional, and global organization
- You are a strategic thinker - you like to build a deep product knowledge and figure out how to highlight our key product differentiators in an impactful way, influence roadmaps, and develop compelling launch plans
- You know how to enable and educate internal audiences to drive meaningful and actionable content
- You know how to turn data into a story. You know how to turn a story into a presentation. You are able to clearly articulate complex concepts to leave a lasting impression
- You can get things done with your strong sense of accountability and ownership
- Track record of turning deliverables into repeatable processes that support scaling up the product marketing function
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, specifically in creative storytelling and presentations
- Ability to work independently to obtain results
- Excellent project management skills
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, MS Azure)
- Familiarity with the ecosystem of commerce platforms (SAP Hybris/Commerce Cloud, Shopify, etc.)
We care about your growth and well-being
💰 Competitive Compensation Package: Generous compensation structure consisting of salary, a competitive stock option package, and various benefits and perks
☀️ Workation: Work up to 60 days per year in a country different from your home country
💻 Learning & Development Budget
📚 Academy: Regular training sessions, access to Coursera and Babbel training courses
🙌 Our Benefits: Check them out by office here
⌚️ Flexibility: Morning person or night owl? We believe in outcome and motivated employees
🚀 Mindset & Growth: A diverse workplace with an open, international culture, and learning environment
Come grow with us!
We are all different and that is what makes us stronger! We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company better.
commercetools celebrates being a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If your professional profile aligns with our specific hiring requirements and Guiding Stars, we encourage you to apply. We will assess your competencies, future potential, approach to learning and self-development and passion, and not your age, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, genetics, or disability.
