Sr. Director, Product Marketing

Redwood City, CA (Hybrid)

$222K/yr – $300K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the go-to-market for Alation’s data products by shaping positioning, launching multi-product offerings, and guiding cross-functional strategy.

  • Must-have: 10+ years in B2B SaaS with 5+ years leading Product Marketing teams.
  • Standout: Proven cross-functional leadership across Product, Sales, Enablement, and analyst relations to accelerate growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Product Marketing Strategy: Define and execute differentiated positioning, compelling messaging, and strategic narratives for Alation’s products and platform.
  • Drive Product Launch Execution: Own and orchestrate product launches, working with Product, Sales, and Enablement to bring new innovations to market effectively.
  • Market and Customer Insight: Champion deep understanding of buyers, customer personas, and competitive landscape to inform positioning, analyst relations and sales strategy.
  • Analyst Relations Leadership: Manage relationships with key industry analysts (e.g., Gartner, Forrester, IDC) to shape perception, influence reports, and position Alation as a category leader.
  • Sales Enablement: Equip Sales and Customer Success teams with powerful content, tools, and training to accelerate deal velocity and improve win rates.
  • Partner with Product: Collaborate closely with Product Management to shape roadmap narratives and ensure market needs are reflected in future innovation.
  • Thought Leadership & Evangelism: Develop industry thought leadership content and partner with executives to establish Alation as a category-defining leader.
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Alation

3.2 Glassdoor

Alation is the data intelligence company. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from every data and AI initiative.Customers such as Cisco, DocuSign, Nasdaq, and Pfizer trust Alation’s platform for self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI-ready data, fostering data-driven innovation at scale. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation has been recognized five times by Inc. Magazine as one of the Best Workplaces. To learn more, visit www.alation.com.

Founded in 2012
Redwood City, California, USA
630 employees (41 in marketing)
45% recommend to a friend
60% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
71.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.3%
Direct
40.3%
Referral
10.2%
Social
2.2%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~630

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
30 (5% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$315M
Last Raise
$123M
Series Unknown, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2023
    Series Unknown
  • Nov 2022
    Series E • $123M
  • Jun 2021
    Series D • $110M

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