[Hiring] Director of Product Marketing @Kong
Apr 02, 2025 - Kong is hiring a remote Director of Product Marketing. 💸 Salary: $190,000-210,000. 📍Location: USA.
Role Description
We seek a visionary product marketing leader who can help us tell the story of Kong Insomnia, the Kong API Platform and the future of modern digital infrastructures. As Director of Product Marketing, you will be responsible for leading a product marketing team, as well as helping build and execute the product marketing strategy. Reporting to the Head of Product Marketing, you will serve as a strategic partner to leaders across marketing, product, partnerships, sales and customer success.
- Build and lead a high-performing team of product marketers responsible for Kong's Insomnia product
- Lead positioning and messaging efforts with the team to differentiate Insomnia within the larger market
- Be a thought leader in the API Management space and represent Kong in internal and external industry events and conversations
- Deliver keynotes in front of large audiences while also being a resource for sales reps in prospect meetings
- Build scalable processes to drive Kong product marketing activities, including content creation, competitive intelligence, product launches, and sales enablement
- Work closely with Product, Marketing and Field teams to build and execute a customer-centric product and go-to-market strategy for Kong Insomnia
- Collaborate with Field Enablement to coach and train the field teams on the Kong Insomnia pitch, value proposition, messaging, ROI, competitive positioning, assets, etc.
- Influence and guide the product roadmap by acting as the voice of the customer and field teams
- Any additional tasks required by the manager
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in product marketing and/or product strategy
- 5+ years of experience leading high-performance product marketing teams in cloud native solutions
- Highly collaborative and influential in cross-functional environments
- Past experience in open source software, SaaS platforms, and API Developer tooling spaces strongly preferred
- Passionate about building and leading a team with a coaching mindset
- Passion for measurable outcomes and continuous experimentation to drive innovation and results
Requirements
- Kong has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States
- Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to specific candidate location, role, skill set and level of experience
- Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role
- Benefits may vary depending on location
- US based employees are typically offered access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short and long term disability benefits, basic life and AD&D insurance, among others
- The typical base pay range for this role in the US is $190,000-210,000
Benefits
- Access to healthcare benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Short and long term disability benefits
- Basic life and AD&D insurance
Company Description
Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). As the innovation leader of cloud API technologies, Kong is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become "API-first" and securely accelerate AI adoption.
- Kong helps organizations globally - from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises - unleash developer productivity, build securely and accelerate to market
- 83% of web traffic today is API calls
- APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another
- Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind
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Salary
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$190,000-210,000
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Remote
Location
USA
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Apr 02, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
