Director of Technical Marketing
With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.Data Connects Us.About the Role:We’re looking for an experienced candidate with the ability to lead and grow a team of technical marketing managers charged with driving Confluent’s product capabilities and innovation towards technical personas in the market. Specifically targeting developers, architects, and operators, you will build materials - demos, talks, webinars, sales enablement, and more - that helps these personas understand the power of a Data Streaming Platform in the specific context of their role and business As the leader of this function, you will set team direction and priorities by working cross-functionally with marketing, sales, and product leadership. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role.What You Will Do:
Lead a growing team of talented technical marketing managers that works cross-functionally with marketing, sales, analyst/investor relations, and more
Build and execute a strategy for scalable technical demonstrations of Confluent’s products across sales engineering and marketing
Create product demos that highlight the power and potential of Confluent across the Data Streaming Platform (streaming, data processing, governance, connectors)
Deliver output for both Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform to highlight our benefits regardless of where customers are operating
Present on stage at our global events, regional events, and in webinars
What You Will Bring:
10 + years of experience across any of the following areas: technical marketing, sales engineering, solution architect or other similar roles
Experience working for firms/units specifically within the data infrastructure space (databases, data pipelines, data lakes, data warehouses, etc)
Demonstrated understanding of the broader technology infrastructure landscape and trends within it
Experience working with the platforms of the major cloud service providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, sales, sales enablement, business development, and more to build consensus and drive success for the program
Proven ability to craft scalable technical demos that highlight the capabilities of a product, with the ability to train others on how to deploy them
Bonus → direct experience working with Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, or other data streaming technologies
Come As You AreAt Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $206,280 - $247,545, an annual bonus, and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE (https://confluentbenefits.com/) .Click HERE to review our Candidate Privacy Notice which describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies, collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of California job applicants and prospective employees.#LI-Remote