Product Marketing Manager – Palo Alto, CA
Job code: PMM-05092017
Location: Palo Alto, CA
The Product Marketing Manager will be responsible for developing messaging and content to support Pica8’s Software Defined Networking (SDN) and white-box vision, and how it can be used to enable a new, open era of networking. This position reports to the VP of Product Management.
Responsibilities:
- Create written content for external use, in various formats, including PowerPoint presentations, white papers, ROI and TCO tools, data sheets, blogs, videos, webinars, and other formats as needed
- Create internal presentations and other materials, including competitive analysis, positioning and marketing guides
- Create similar materials for use by partners
- Take responsibility for company website
- Drive social media strategies and actions
- See the ‘big picture’ and articulate internally and externally how the products provide value to customers
- Articulate product capabilities and value proposition to customers in both technical and business voices.
- Engage Pica8 in industry forums, including shows and conferences, standards bodies, testing labs, press and analyst meetings
- Assist the field teams in crafting collateral to highlight Pica8’s competitive differentiation and selling strategies
- Be a driver for change – bringing new ideas and approaches to Pica8’s marketing efforts
Requirements:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proficient with PowerPoint and other office productivity tools and creative platforms
- Skilled at working with vendors to quickly and cost effectively produce marketing materials
- Ability to leverage marketing items to drive lead generation programs
- Experienced with websites and social media
- Solid familiarity with routing and switching products and protocols, including how network architects leverage these technologies
- Relevant knowledge including Public / Private Cloud, SDN, OpenFlow, network virtualization, security
- Know how to work with industry forums, shows, conferences, and press and analysts
- Able to coordinate across various internal groups and functional teams
- Performs tasks with little to no supervision
- A strong desire to disrupt the status quo with innovative messages
Education and Experience:
- BS/BA or equivalent strongly preferred
- Worked within the Networking industry
- Produced marketing materials in multiple formats
- Worked with outside resources to complete marketing materials
- Represented a vendor in various industry groups
- 5+ years in the industry with related experience
If you’re interested in in this position, submit your resume to careers@pica8.com