Description
Are you ready to power the World's connections?
If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.
About the role:
Kong is looking for a dedicated Sr. Partner Marketing Manager to take immediate ownership of the strategy, development, and execution of partner marketing programs by collaborating with internal teams such as the Partner and Alliance team, the Product Marketing team, and the Demand Generation team. This role is expected to create and execute marketing programs that build Kong awareness with our partner target account, educate selected partners, and jointly create demand with them.
Our ideal candidate must have prior experience building strategies for various partnership marketing channels. You will be a primary marketing contact for local and international partners working with Kong cloud and channel partner managers in the geographies (Americas, EMEA and APJ).
The core of this role is to develop a marketing plan, execute events, and create marketing and web content and sales tools to support partners’ positioning and go to market execution with Kong’s offerings to drive revenue growth.
If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.
About the role:
Kong is looking for a dedicated Sr. Partner Marketing Manager to take immediate ownership of the strategy, development, and execution of partner marketing programs by collaborating with internal teams such as the Partner and Alliance team, the Product Marketing team, and the Demand Generation team. This role is expected to create and execute marketing programs that build Kong awareness with our partner target account, educate selected partners, and jointly create demand with them.
Our ideal candidate must have prior experience building strategies for various partnership marketing channels. You will be a primary marketing contact for local and international partners working with Kong cloud and channel partner managers in the geographies (Americas, EMEA and APJ).
The core of this role is to develop a marketing plan, execute events, and create marketing and web content and sales tools to support partners’ positioning and go to market execution with Kong’s offerings to drive revenue growth.
Main Responsibilities
Requirements
Kong has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to specific candidate location, role, skill set and level of experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role. Benefits may vary depending on location. US based employees are typically offered access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short and long term disability benefits, basic life and AD&D insurance, among others. The typical base pay range for this role in the US is $170,000 - 200,000.
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.
83% of web traffic today is API calls! APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another. Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud. Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
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.
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