Strategic Marketing Manager - Municipal

Saint Louis Park, MN (On-site)

$82K/yr – $153K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own category level GTM for industrial segments by turning VOC and market signals into prioritized segment plans, messaging, and sales enablement.

  • Translate deep market and customer insight into defined segment use cases, growth opportunities, and priority actions.
  • Own segment value props, claims, and positioning with cross‑functional partners to ensure differentiation and defensibility.
  • Translate strategy into executable GTM plans, plays, content, and enablement aligned to category priorities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain category growth outcomes and customer segment intelligence, TAM/SAM assessment, market definition, customer segment insights, competitive analysis, and Voice of Customer (VOC) synthesis to inform category strategy and go‑to‑market priorities.
  • Translate market and customer insight into prioritized actionable customer segment plans, supporting category strategy with clearly defined customer segment priorities, use cases, and growth opportunities.
  • Own customer segment-level value propositions, messaging, and commercial claims, partnering closely with GM, Sales, Product Line Ownership, Engineering, and Legal to ensure positioning is differentiated, accurate, and defensible.
  • Develop and translate strategy into execution and measurable impact by owning customer segment-level go‑to‑market plans, sales playbooks, and enablement aligned to category and commercial priorities.
  • Lead commercially facing content strategy for assigned categories and customer segments, ensuring content supports priority use cases, buyer roles, and selling motions across direct and channel environments.
  • Own customer segment-level industry event and trade show strategy and execution, including event selection, objectives, messaging focus, booth/content alignment, and post‑event follow‑through in partnership with Sales and Revenue Operations.
  • Partner closely with Sales and Revenue Operations to develop, deploy, and optimize customer segment–specific sales plays, tools, and performance tracking.
  • Work closely with Sales and Product Line Ownership to identify and address gaps in positioning, messaging, packaging, pricing, or enablement that limit commercial effectiveness within priority customer segments.
  • Support product and portfolio launch, coordinating cross‑functionally to ensure customer‑segment‑specific readiness, adoption, and commercial impact through Phase 0 NPI involvement.
  • Incorporate customer feedback, sales input, and performance insights (e.g., SFDC, win/loss, event outcomes) to continuously refine customer segment positioning, sales plays, and execution plans.
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Pentair

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At Pentair, we help the world sustainably move, improve and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource. From our residential and business water solutions, to industrial water management and everything in between, Pentair is focused on smart, sustainable water solutions that help our planet and people thrive. Pentair had revenue in 2024 of approximately $4.1 billion, and trades under the ticker symbol PNR. With approximately 9,750 global employees serving customers in more than 150 countries, we work to help improve lives and the environment around the world. To learn more, visit Pentair.com.

Founded in 1966
London, England, GBR
7.6K employees (354 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
70% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
613.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
56.1%
Direct
37.3%
Referral
4.3%
Social
1.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
244 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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