Harness is a highgrowth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably efficiently securely and quickly increasing customers pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build test secure deploy and manage reliability feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI CD Cloud Cost Management Feature Flags Service Reliability Management Security Testing Orchestration Chaos Engineering Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.
Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. Were backed with $425M in venture financing from toptier VC and strategic firms including J.P. Morgan Capital One Ventures Citi Ventures ServiceNow Splunk Ventures Norwest Venture Partners Adage Capital Partners Balyasny Asset Management Gaingels Harmonic Growth Partners Menlo Ventures IVP Unusual Ventures GV (formerly Google Ventures) Alkeon Capital Battery Ventures Sorenson Capital Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.
Position Summary
We are looking for a dynamic Senior Customer Marketing Manager passionate about cultivating customer relationships showcasing customer success stories and driving impactful marketing programs. In this role youll build strategic customer programs produce compelling content and work closely with our sales and marketing teams to develop strong customer advocates. This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned marketer who is inspired by customercentric storytelling and ready to define and lead the next generation of innovative customer marketing programs at Harness.
About the role
- Develop and scale customer marketing programs focused on activation engagement and advocacy to drive brand awareness and revenue growth.
- Identify craft and deliver compelling customer stories and rich content across multiple channels and formats including blogs case studies videos webinars and speaking engagements.
- Collaborate closely with sales and customer success teams to identify nurture and leverage customer advocates willing to participate in marketing initiatives.
- Coordinate customer engagement and storytelling initiatives at events webinars and conferencessourcing speakers organizing meetups and preparing customers for impactful presentations.
- Manage thirdparty validation programs to support product announcements analyst engagements and press opportunities ensuring robust customer participation.
- Execute impactful customer review and rating programs on G2 and Gartner Peer Insights platforms to boost customer engagement and brand credibility.
- Lead the management of our Customer Advisory Board community fostering a continuous feedback loop that provides insights to internal teams and enhances the customer experience.
- Maintain a comprehensive and updated database of customer references to support crossfunctional sales marketing and customer success initiatives
About you
- 7 years of proven experience in customer marketing customer advocacy or related roles ideally within the technology or DevOps industry.
- Demonstrated success in developing and scaling customer advocacy and reference programs particularly in an enterprise context.
- Exceptional relationshipbuilding skills with proven experience engaging enterprise customers including at senior leadership and executive levels.
- A creative storyteller with outstanding verbal and written communication skills; adept at simplifying complex or technical concepts into clear compelling narratives.
- Strong project management capabilities with experience driving complex programs from concept through .
- Collaborative and capable of driving alignment across diverse crossfunctional teams working effectively in global and remote environments.
- Proven track record creating impactful customer content and driving participation in marketing initiatives including case studies webinars videos and speaking opportunities
Work Location
- Remote from within the U.S Occasional travel is required
What you will have at Harness
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Flexible work schedule
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
- Monthly quarterly and annual social and team building events
- Monthly internet reimbursement
The anticipated base salary range for this position is between $160000 and $180000 annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location level relevant experience and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position also includes a commission/variable component which is based on performance plus equity and benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: transparency
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