Kong logo
Kong

Director, Product Marketing EMEA

Full-timeProduct Marketing Manager£72,500 - £90,000*
London, United Kingdom
Home office stipend
This job offer is closed.
Browse more Product Marketing Manager jobs
Are you ready to power the World's connections?

Market Opportunity - We are on a quest to build a $10b+ software company over the next few years and need YOUR help!
Why APIs Matter? APIs have been enabling innovation for decades!
Strong VC team, Series D, strong year over year revenue growth!

Technical Leadership - We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space.
Marco, our CTO/co-founder - “We are the Cisco of L4 and L7” - CUBE Conversation, March 2021
We are the leading innovator in the connectivity space!

Amazing Team & Culture - Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean.
Kong employees exemplify our culture at our 2022 Sales Kickoff

Building Great Products - Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech!
Over 250m+ downloads of our open source API gateway!  Over 40k+ stars on Github between Kong API and Kong Insomnia!


We seek a visionary product marketing leader who can help us tell the story of Kong Konnect 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. You are a data and process-driven, passionate people leader and have a proven track-record of building and delivering differentiated product and platform stories to large audiences. You have experience with cloud infrastructure products and their associated technical audiences.

What you'll do:

  • Build and lead a high-performing team of product marketers responsible for Kong’s runtime products
  • Lead positioning and messaging efforts with the team to differentiate Kong’s offerings within the larger market
  • Be a thought leader in the API Management space and represent Kong in internal and external industry events and conversations.
  • Be comfortable delivering keynotes in front of large audiences while also being a resource for sales rep 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 Konnect
  • Collaborate with Field Enablement to coach and train the field teams on the Kong runtimes 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

Who you are:

  • Experience in product marketing and/or product strategy
  • Experience leading high-performance product marketing teams in cloud native solutions
  • Highly collaborative and influential in cross-functional environments.
  • You’ll work with a wide range of stakeholders across marketing, product, developer relations, sales, cx and more 
  • Past experience in open source software, SaaS platforms, moving from on-premises to cloud managed services, and API management space strongly preferred
  • You’re passionate about building and leading a team with a coaching mindset, helping your team members learn and grow everyday
  • Passion for measurable outcomes and continuous experimentation to drive innovation and results
What is a Konger? 

We are a group of makers, thinkers, and doers focused on helping today’s developers build tomorrow’s technology. Our teams work on the bleeding edge of API innovation to provide our users with a central nervous system for data and services. 

We put design at the heart of everything we do, and we’re relentlessly focused on creating beautiful experiences for our customers. That’s why technology companies, major banks, e-commerce innovators, and government agencies put Kong in front of their most important web applications. 

We believe in the power of Open Source and everything it stands for. That’s why developers around the world enthusiastically contribute on top of our open-source platform. 

We are passionate about solving challenges that will fundamentally shape the future of technology, and we’re looking for the right people to join us on our mission. If you believe in taking ownership of your work, making an impact, and having fun along the way, we would love to talk to you.

Kong Core Values:

We are CUSTOMER CHAMPIONS. Customers are everything, we put them at the center of everything we do. We are all empowered to make an impact.

We are OWNERS. We are drivers, not passengers and own the quality and outcomes of our work.

We are UNSTOPPABLE. We work with purpose, obsession, and grit. It takes muscle to do hard things and doing hard things builds muscle.

We are REAL. We are genuine, principled, and confident without arrogance. Show respect and kindness, especially in tough moments.

We Are ACCELERATORS. We prioritize speed, iteration, and results.

We are GLOBAL. We work together from anywhere to achieve our common goals. Our differences make us stronger.

We are EXPLORERS. We value ideas over hierarchy. Never accept the status quo. We make bold bets, fail, and learn everyday. There is always a way.

About Kong:

Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). Loved by developers and trusted with enterprises’ most critical traffic volumes, Kong helps startups and Fortune 500 companies build with confidence – allowing them to bring solutions to market faster with API and service connectivity that scales easily and securely. 

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.  Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud.  Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!  

For more information about Kong, please visit konghq.com or follow @thekonginc on Twitter.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Questions & answers for this position
  • What is the type of contract for this position?
    The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
  • What's the salary range for the Director, Product Marketing EMEA position?
    The suggested salary for this position is £72,500 - £90,000*
  • Is telecommuting possible for this position?
    No, telecommuting is not possible for this position
About Kong
Kong is the cloud connectivity company for API & Microservice management. Our platform unifies API gateway, Ingress, and Service Mesh in one developer solution.
Website
Industry
Cloud Computing, Cloud Data Services
Founded
2017
Size
251-1K employees

Similar jobs
Alma logo
Senior Product Marketing Manager
AlmaFull-time
$150,000 - $200,000* (est.)
3 hours ago
Health Care
Medical
251-1K employees
Health insurance
Paid time off
Home office stipend
Employee discount programs
Parental leave
Encord logo
Senior Product Marketing Manager
EncordFull-time
$148,500 - $185,000* (est.)
11-50 employees
Paid time off
Tripadvisor logo
Principal, Product Marketing Manager, B2B
TripadvisorFull-time
$148,500 - $185,000* (est.)
E-Commerce
Hospitality
Paid time off
Bonus or commission pay

Be the first to apply to your next dream role

Get new Product & Design jobs offers in your mailbox every week

Gitlab logo
Senior Product Marketing Manager, GitLab Duo
GitlabFull-time
$150,000 - $200,000* (est.)
7 hours ago
Cloud Security
Developer Tools
1K-5K employees
Paid time off
Home office stipend
Stock options
Parental leave
Learning and development budget
Pleo logo
Product Marketing Director - Core product
PleoFull-time
$150,000 - $190,000* (est.)
Financial Services
FinTech
251-1000 employees
Health insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Parental leave
Banking
Financial Services
251-1K employees
Employee discount programs