Product Marketing Manager, Customer References

Austin, TX (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Port’s customer reference and advocacy program to accelerate deals with concrete proof points.

  • Own and scale the customer reference program with a structured database and proof points
  • Top requirement: 5+ years in customer or product marketing with advocacy experience
  • Standout: high-visibility, revenue-impacting program with cross-functional influence

Job Description

Drive Port's customer reference and advocacy program to accelerate deals with concrete proof points.

  • Build and scale Port's customer reference program, including a structured database of referenceable customers, advocates, and proof points segmented by use case, industry, company size, and persona
  • Partner with Sales and Customer Success to identify and cultivate customer champions at strategic accounts
  • Develop tiered reference tracks — reference calls, case studies, event speakers, advisory participation — matched to sales stage and buyer need
  • Lead production of high-impact customer content: written case studies, video testimonials, one-pagers, ROI spotlights, blog posts, webinars, social proof snippets, and more
  • Interview customers and translate technical outcomes into compelling narratives for engineering leaders, platform teams, DevOps practitioners, and executive stakeholders
  • Maintain a library of use-case-specific proof points that Sales, SDRs, and Product Marketing can pull from at any stage of the funnel
  • Equip Sales and SDR teams with reference assets tailored to deal stage, vertical, use case, and objection type
  • Integrate customer evidence into core messaging, pitch decks, and competitive materials
  • Track asset usage and sales feedback to continuously improve content quality and relevance
  • Strategically recruit, nurture, and manage customer advocates, maintaining an ongoing engagement cadence

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Port

We combined hundreds of years of DevOps knowledge with thousands of hours of research to transform the developer experience as the world sees it today. Starting by building the Developer Portal that brings everyone together, and going forward as the developer experience forefront. Join our Community on Slack to discuss DevEx with your peers and influence our roadmap: https://www.getport.io/community

Founded in 2022
Middletown, Delaware, USA
375 employees (20 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
112.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.4%
Direct
44.2%
Referral
11.6%
Social
3.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~382

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
10.5 years
Median Tenure
0.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$60M
Last Raise
Series B, 1 years ago