Director - Product Marketing - AI

USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive AI product marketing strategy and PLG growth for WSO2’s AI Agent Platform.

  • Must-have: 8-10+ years in B2B product marketing for technical audiences.
  • Standout: Proven PLG motion scale and strong developer storytelling.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define the AI and product marketing strategy: Own and articulate the end-to-end product marketing strategy that informs our AI narrative and drives our developer-first, PLG model for the new Agent Platform.
  • Define and track key PLG metrics: Establish the core KPIs for the developer-led funnel, including sign-ups, activation rates, time-to-value, product-qualified lead (PQL) conversion, and free-to-paid conversion, and own the strategy to improve them.
  • Craft the narrative: Develop and evangelize a compelling and differentiated narrative for our AI platform, one that bridges technical capabilities with tangible business outcomes and establishes a clear market position.
  • Instrument the funnel: Partner with Product, Engineering, and Corporate Marketing teams to define and optimize the developer journey. Leverage growth engineering principles, modern GTM tools, and effective use of AI, to accelerate time-to-value for new users and drive conversion and surface high-quality leads for sales.
  • Be a leader: Act as a key strategic partner to BU Leadership, Product Management, and Engineering teams, representing the voice of the market and the developer community to influence key business and product decisions.
  • Orchestrate launches: Lead the GTM strategy and execution for new product and feature launches, ensuring cross-functional alignment and market impact.
  • Develop a content engine: Architect a content strategy to fuel our PLG motion. You will own product-focused content such as demos, webinars, and tutorials that translate technical features into clear customer value and business impact.
  • Partner with DevRel: Collaborate closely to align on community engagement, content strategy, and technical evangelism efforts, creating a powerful and unified voice in the market that builds trust and drives organic adoption.
  • Champion the product: Serve as a key product evangelist and spokesperson, confidently presenting our story and value proposition in webinars, on podcasts, and at select industry events.
  • Nurture community: Cultivate strong relationships with developers and customers, turning them into advocates, references, and sources of powerful case studies and testimonials.

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years of experience in product marketing, with at least 4+ years in a senior or leadership role for a B2B software company targeting technical users.
  • Strong understanding of AI/ML/agentic concepts and developer workflows for building agentic applications and AI-powered development.
  • Proven expertise in the AI platform or developer tools space. You must be able to hold your own in conversations with developers and architects.
  • Deep understanding of open source business models and community-led growth.
  • Demonstrated success owning and scaling a PLG motion for a technical product. Must be fluent in optimizing the entire user journey, from activation and engagement to defining and converting PQLs.
  • Hands-on experience with the modern martech stack (e.g., GTM data tools, product analytics, marketing automation, etc.) and a deeply data-driven approach to informing strategy and measuring success.
  • A strategic mindset with a proven ability to connect technical product features to customer problems and C-level business outcomes (e.g., revenue growth, cost savings, risk reduction).
  • An exceptional B2B storyteller with a public portfolio or examples of compelling content (blogs, presentations, videos) you have personally created or directed for both technical and business audiences.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence both highly technical and senior business audiences, translating complex technical topics to the right level for your audience.
  • Strong leadership qualities with a demonstrated ability to lead through influence and collaborate effectively across globally distributed, cross-functional teams.

Benefits

  • A work culture and environment where we value both hard work AND flexibility
  • Ongoing training, coaching, and mentoring
  • Education reimbursement for professional qualifications and courses
  • A generous vacation/leave plan that fits your needs
  • Health insurance for you and your family
  • 401K matching
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Founded in 2005, WSO2 enables thousands of enterprises, including hundreds of the world’s largest corporations, top universities, and governments, to drive their digital transformation journeys—executing more than 60 trillion transactions and managing over 1 billion identities annually. WSO2's suite of tools for application development and customer identity and access management (CIAM) helps these organizations harness the full power of their APIs to securely create and deliver awesome digital experiences. Our API-first approach to software that runs on-premises and in the cloud helps developers and architects be more productive and rapidly compose digital products that enhance the user experience and deliver stakeholder value. WSO2 has over 800 employees worldwide, with offices in Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Sri Lanka, the UAE, the UK, and the US.

Founded in 2005
Santa Clara, California, USA
1.2K employees (58 in marketing)
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93% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
301.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.7%
Direct
43.3%
Referral
7.2%
Social
1.7%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
36 (3% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$133.5M
Last Raise
$3M
Series E, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2022
    Series E • $3M
  • Nov 2021
    Series E • $90M
  • Aug 2015
    Series D • $20M

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