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Starburst is the data platform for analytics, applications, and AI, unifying data across clouds and on-premises to accelerate AI innovation. Organizations—from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises in 60+ countries—rely on Starburst for fast data access, seamless collaboration, and enterprise-grade governance on an open hybrid data lakehouse. Wherever data lives, Starburst unlocks its full potential, powering data and AI from development to deployment. By future-proofing data architecture, Starburst helps businesses fuel innovation with AI.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a strategic function for one of the fastest-growing companies in the data industry. Starburst is searching for a Senior Director of Product Marketing to lead our product marketing, solutions marketing, and industry marketing functions. While the focus will be on setting these functions up to scale, the product marketing leader will also be charted with leading analyst relations, and expected to contribute to product and company strategy.
Starburst is seeking an exceptional experienced product marketing leader who will bring a strong focus to the connection between product marketing, pipeline generation, and opportunity acceleration.
As a Senior Director of Product Marketing at Starburst, you will:
- Own product messaging and positioning, partnering with the CMO to ensure alignment with company positioning. Bring a strong focus to connecting customer pain by persona with how we help, told through a customer-story-backed narrative.
- Partner closely with product and GTM leadership to ensure alignment across functions relative to product marketing’s focus areas.
- Build and lead a team of talented product marketers, and ensure their workstreams connect to the company strategy.
- Manage the hiring, development, and retention of a high-performing product marketing team.
- Evangelize Starburst - owning Analyst & Influencer relations, and supporting Public Relations.
- Act as a leading contributor to content and customer marketing strategy as vehicles to support the corporate and product strategy. Ensure your team contributes the necessary written content.
- Partner closely with Demand Generation to ensure the team is enabled with the right persona and messaging content to deliver targeted campaigns.
- Act as the quarterback to the marketing team - bringing strong focus to the personas we serve, in the industries and use cases that are our best fit.
- Own the ongoing refinement of our Ideal Customer Profile.
Some of the things we look for:
- 15+ years of experience in B2B software marketing with 5+ years of experience leading product marketing, Data and AI experience a plus.
- Proven ability to up-level messaging to focus on business value, alongside features/functions.
- Experience running multi-product marketing.
- Experience running competitive intelligence programs.
- Experience positioning a company to analyst and influencer audiences.
- Experience working for start-ups and scale-ups.
- Experience in the data management space.
Where could this role be based?
- Anywhere in US
Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.
Pay Range
$250,000—$275,000 USD
All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.
Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.
We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.
Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
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