Sr Portfolio Marketing Mgr

Cambridge, MA

$106K/yr – $172K/yrSenior Level5+ years exp

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the market and buyer intelligence to shape portfolio messaging, GTM plans, and demand assets for technology buyers.

  • Market and buyer insights drive audience segmentation, journeys, and value messaging by buyer insights.
  • Lead launch plans and go-to-market work streams with cross functional teams including product and sales, focusing on launch plans.
  • Shape portfolio positioning and feedback loops to tighten offerings and campaigns for tech buyers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Conduct market and customer research to synthesize data and insights about target personas, buying group members, buyer needs and the purchasing decision process.
  • Define the market opportunity and requirements for a product or set of products; identify audience segments with the highest propensity to buy.
  • Recommend enhancements/changes to Forrester’s offerings or go-to-market strategy based on market and customer research.
  • Create and maintain competitive product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies that resonate with the buying audience.
  • Lead product naming and messaging exercises.
  • Initiate and orchestrate launch plans related to the commercial release of a product, enhancement, or new intellectual property for Forrester.
  • Identify targeted business goals and communicate the results of related sales and marketing efforts.
  • Create buyer personas, identify buying group patterns, and map buyer journeys using a defined process.
  • Provide market and buyer insights to support strategic reputation and long-term demand campaigns and content.
  • Collaborate on win/loss interviews and perform ongoing analysis to understand customer product adoption and provide feedback to the organization.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five to 10 years’ experience in portfolio or product marketing, or similar role with transferable skills.
  • A proven writer and clear communicator with demonstrated capabilities to distill complex concepts into simple but powerful visuals and stories.
  • Domain understanding of the marketing, sales, product, digital, and technology functions to which Forrester sells, with the ability to contextualize Forrester’s intellectual property.
  • Comfort in marketing tangible and intangible products.
  • Eager to deploy and use AI agents and tools to improve existing and create new workflows.
  • High clock speed and ability to work independently without constant oversight or a support team.
  • Demonstrated project management and collaboration skills across functional groups.
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills and advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

Preferred

  • Data visualization or background in visual information design considered a plus.

Forrester

Forrester is one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. We help leaders across technology, customer experience, digital, marketing, sales, and product functions use customer obsession to accelerate growth. Through Forrester’s proprietary research, consulting, and events, leaders from around the globe are empowered to be bold at work — to navigate change and put their customers at the center of their leadership, strategy, and operations. Our unique insights are grounded in annual surveys of more than 700,000 consumers, business leaders, and technology leaders worldwide; rigorous and objective research methodologies, including Forrester WaveTM evaluations; more than 100 million real-time feedback votes; and the shared wisdom of our clients.

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