Principal Product Marketing Manager

Role Overview

This senior-level role involves developing and owning go-to-market strategies, messaging, and positioning for Kentik's solutions, primarily targeting the Enterprise market. The Principal Product Marketing Manager will lead product launches, create sales enablement materials, and collaborate cross-functionally with product management, marketing, and sales teams to drive business impact. Responsibilities include defining target personas, articulating value propositions, and overseeing the creation of marketing collateral to support revenue goals.

Perks & Benefits

Kentik is a fully remote company operating globally, offering a competitive salary range of $157,000 to $210,000 for U.S. employees. Benefits include 100% company-paid health, vision, and dental premiums for employees and dependents, an annual Health Reimbursement Account, open PTO, paid family leave, 401(k), home office reimbursement, and stock options. The culture emphasizes inclusivity, belonging, and adding to the team dynamic, with a focus on empowering diverse voices and providing meaningful, challenging projects in a fast-paced startup environment.

Full Job Description

Headquarters: Remote United States

Who we areKentik is the network intelligence platform for modern infrastructure teams. Unlike traditional monitoring and observability tools, we demystify complex network operations, enabling organizations to deliver applications and innovation at scale. Built by network experts to make critical insight accessible to every engineer, Kentik is the real-time source of truth that understands every network in context from data center to cloud to the internet. This single platform unifies and correlates cloud, device, flow, synthetic data to turn telemetry into action. Market leaders like Akamai, Booking.com, Dropbox, and Zoom rely on Kentik to run, manage, and optimize their networks.What you'll doWe are looking for a strategic product marketer who is passionate about building effective GTM strategies and delivering solutions that resonate with buyers and users in multiple markets. You zero in on exactly what drives people and how technology can solve their problems. You enjoy speaking with customers, partners, analysts, and product managers. You have a bias for action, high empathy, are a leader, and enjoy being a part of a team.Develop and own the go-to-market plan, segment and persona strategy, messaging, positioning, and storytelling for Kentik solutions for the Enterprise market.Develop cross-portfolio, solutions level messaging and content reflecting end-to-end workflows and use cases which align to business outcomesEnhance and own the integrated product launch program, partnering with product management, marketing, sales, customer success, partner teams, and enablement to drive business impact Identify target personas, understand their key business problems, and pain points, and articulate Kentik s value proposition to drive desired outcomesSupport product marketing peers in development and enhancement of solutions-based sales plays Oversee creation of, audit, and maintain core assets: messaging frameworks, value propositions, customer presentations, web content, solution briefs, other marketing collateral, and executive buyer narrativesPartner with revenue marketing, sales, and channel teams to facilitate message pull-through in campaigns and sales and customer success conversationsDevelop and own the go-to-market plan, segment and persona strategy, messaging, positioning, and storytelling for Kentik Cloud and SyntheticsStrategize and execute product launches. Determine the metrics needed for successCreate effective plays and enablement for sales and CS teamsWork closely with product management to align marketing with product features and roadmapWhat you'll bringStudies have shown that some candidates tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to apply if you meet most of the criteria - even if you don t match all of the qualifications, your skills and experience could be valuable in this role!7+ years experience in product or solutions marketing in a high growth software organizationExtensive experience marketing IT, networking, and/or management solutions to decision makers such as CIO, VP of Operations, VP of NetworksExceptional experience defining and leading multi-product launches in matrixed environmentsExperience understanding technology at a deep level and ability to translate into business needs and outcomes conciselyAbility to communicate at all levels within Kentik, customers, and partners, including executive and C-level leadersStrong cross-functional skills - you are a team player who can rally teams around your strategy and plans Deep sense of ownership and accountability is required along with the ability to influence and inspire Strive for excellence with a sharp eye for messaging accuracy and alignmentWhat we offerKentik is a fully remote company that operates globally. We seek professionals that will help us thrive as an organization, and in turn, to broaden and enhance your career. We re very thorough in the interview process to understand your skills and how they will relate to your successful growth here at Kentik. Our compensation philosophy encompasses a fair program for all in order to attract, engage and retain talented individuals who will drive our business and wow our customers.The compensation range for this position is: $157,000 - $210,000. This range reflects the low and high end of the U.S. compensation range Kentik reasonably and generally expects to pay the hired candidate in this role. The actual compensation offered may be lower or higher than the stated range depending on various factors, including but not limited to:Experience with the skill sets required for successDemonstrated competencies and potential A geographic market-based approachIn addition to a great career opportunity, Kentik offers stellar benefits for our employees, which include:100% of premiums are paid by company for health, vision and dental coverage for you and your dependentsAdditionally, an annual Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) of $3,000 for an individual or $4,500 for a familyPaid family & medical leave Open PTO, a quarterly Wellness Day, and a minimum of 10 paid holidays401(k) retirement accountHome office reimbursement Stock optionsNote: Benefits are as listed for all US full-time employees. For compensation, international applicants will be treated equitably in relation to the laws applicable within the countries in which we operate.Come work with usThe true meaning of Kentik is visibility. We re committed to making sure everyone feels empowered to use their voice, has a sense of belonging, and is represented at Kentik. We don t look for individuals who fit the culture, but those who will continue to add to the culture. We encourage everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry: people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, and people of any age or family status. Kentik is committed to creating an inclusive interview process. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to recruiting@kentik.com.Come as you are!You will be working at a fast-growing, well-funded startup alongside industry thought leaders and network aficionados as we build the future of observability and set the high bar for how network operations and digital businesses should run. With a competitive salary and amazing benefits on top of the meaningful and challenging projects you ll take on, we re sure you ll enjoy joining the Kentik team.#li-remote

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