Principal Product Marketing Manager

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale - unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data - securing and protecting private information more effectively - Elastic's complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. What is The Role: We're looking to add a new node to our cluster, focusing on educating and inspiring developers to build on Elasticsearch. This PMM will be able to communicate and create content for very technical audiences, including messaging and positioning, campaign support, and field enablement. You will work closely with Elastic product managers, engineers, sales, and partners across marketing. You'll need to become comfortable with the technical aspects of Elastic's products and solutions, the markets they play in, as well as, the creative aspects of positioning technology through messaging and narratives that are compelling, authentic, and differentiated What You Will Be Doing: Act as a technical product marketing lead for Search and AI, and own the strategy to drive awareness and market penetration of key capabilities Serve as an internal authority on the developer persona. Craft compelling, technical and differentiated outbound product messaging and content (like blogs, videos, tutorials, web pages, webinars that resonate with developers) Enable the field on our solutions, through training and content Build and implement plans to reach and champion relationships with our developer and technology partner ecosystem. Plan and implement product launches (with operational marketing teams), including creating launch materials and content to support and coordinate with team members Build a positive partnership with peers in Product Management, Engineering and Community to effectively launch new features and products and engage with users Attend and present at Elastic events, third party trade shows and other events to help showcase our products to technical audiences. What You Bring: 7-10 years of experience in product marketing for technical products. Proven track record of effectively marketing technical to developers or technical practitioners. Curiosity about the "how" of technology to tell compelling content about the "why" Ability to work in a very cross functional role, with a highly distributed team Excellent and concise writing skills targeted at developers Be a spokesperson for product capabilities and Elastic at large for internal and external audiences - including webinars, trainings, and analyst briefings Direct experience with developers, and audiences that build applications Product marketing experience with technical SaaS or infrastructure products Experience crafting engaging content for developers, including blog posts, decks, videos, and more Comfortable driving cross-functional teams and initiatives Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Elastic Platform or our solutions Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People: As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you're looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn't matter if you're just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do. We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do. Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary Health coverage for you and your family in many locations Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles Generous number of vacation days each year Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission. 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