Director, Product Marketing EMEA

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!

Technical Leadership - We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space.

Amazing Team & Culture - Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean.

Building Great Products - Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech!

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.

• 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

• 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.
• 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

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.

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.