Senior Product Marketing Manager, Vertical Solutions

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own the development and refinement of vertical positioning and messaging for Travel & Hospitality, Telecommunications, and more, build a repeatable vertical playbook, and drive industry thought leadership, buyer insights, and go-to-market across multiple verticals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • You’ll own the development and continuous refinement of Cresta’s positioning and messaging for Travel & Hospitality, Telecommunications, and more, translating our platform capabilities into clear, differentiated industry narratives that resonate with buyers, operators, and executives in each
  • You’ll build the repeatable vertical playbook (a common framework for industry narratives, personas, use cases, proof points, and enablement) and apply it across the covered verticals, so each gets high-quality coverage and new verticals can be added efficiently
  • You’ll help establish Cresta as a thought leader in each covered industry, shaping the market conversation around the future of AI-powered customer experience through strategic content, industry events, analyst engagement, and customer storytelling
  • You’ll develop and maintain deep buyer personas for each covered vertical, advancing our internal understanding of industry-specific pain points, priorities, and decision dynamics to ensure our messaging drives relevance and confidence in deals
  • You’ll partner closely across product, sales, solutions, and marketing, serving as the connective tissue to build and execute industry-specific go-to-market strategies that accelerate pipeline and revenue growth
  • You’ll bring new product capabilities and innovations to market through an industry lens, leading vertical launches and creating the sales enablement and supporting materials needed to drive adoption and impact
  • Your deep understanding of how our wins and losses vary by industry, use case, and buyer will give you a data-driven point of view to influence roadmap priorities, sharpen our positioning, and guide where Cresta deepens its vertical investment over time
  • You love to move fast, get your hands dirty, and solve open-ended problems, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution to help Cresta win across complex, high-impact industries

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of product marketing or solutions marketing experience, including meaningful time in an industry or solutions marketing role at a company with a mature, multi-vertical go-to-market motion
  • Demonstrated experience covering multiple industries simultaneously, including building repeatable vertical frameworks and ramping quickly on new industries
  • Domain knowledge and experience marketing to least one of Travel & Hospitality or Telecommunications
  • Experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects
  • Excellent communication skills and comfortable presenting in executive-level settings
  • Excellent research skills and experience producing data-driven market analysis
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred

  • Experience in software categories related to contact centers, customer experience, and AI Agents
  • Experience marketing to Home Services, Utilities, or Retail
  • Experience in hypergrowth scale-ups

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with plans to fit you and your family
  • Flexible PTO to take the time you need, when you need it
  • Paid parental leave for all new parents welcoming a new child
  • Retirement savings plan to help you plan for the future
  • Remote work setup budget to help you create a productive home office
  • Monthly wellness and communication stipend to keep you connected and balanced
  • In-office meal program and commuter benefits provided for onsite employees
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Cresta

4.2 Glassdoor

Cresta combines the best of human and AI intelligence, transforming conversations and workflows at every level of the contact center. We help companies like Carmax, Hilton, and Cox Communications save time and money, differentiate the customer experience, and accelerate revenue growth.

Founded in 2017
Sunnyvale, California, USA
529 employees (56 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$150K/yr – $200K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($175K) is 9% above the median base salary for Senior Product Marketing Manager roles in the United States ($161K).

Senior Product Marketing Manager median pay in the United States

$161K/yr

Most pay falls between $135K and $179K. Based on 205 salaries.

See all Cresta salaries

Funding

Total Funding
$276M
Last Raise
$125M
Series D, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2024
    Series D • $125M
  • Mar 2022
    Series C • $80M
  • Mar 2021
    Series B • $50M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
50.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$69.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
50.2%
Referral
6.8%
Social
2.1%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~538
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Senior Product Marketing Manager, Vertical Solutions

Cresta · San Francisco, CA · Hybrid