Harness is a high-growth 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 top-tier 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
At Harness marketing and communications leaders shape how our brand is experienced across regions. Our team drives strategy storytelling and engagement to ensure Harness is recognized as the leading AI DevOps platform.
Were hiring our first dedicated marketing and communications manager in India. This person will own end-to-end marketing in the region from strategy to execution and will be instrumental in building Harness brand presence locally. Youll lead communications digital campaigns events and employer branding ensuring Harness is recognized as a destination for top talent in India while also managing a local marketing agency and working closely with global teams to adapt programs for the Indian market.
If youre a hands-on marketer who can balance strategy with execution and youre excited by the challenge of building a program we want to hear from you.
About the Role
- Lead Harnesss marketing and communications programs in India ensuring alignment with global business priorities.
- Champion employer branding programs that showcase Harnesss technical excellence AI leadership and engineering culture to attract and retain top talent.
- Build Harnesss share of voice in India across digital media LinkedIn press and engineering communities.
- Develop content and campaigns highlighting product innovation AI initiatives and Harness engineering culture.
- Manage and oversee a local marketing agency ensuring deliverables align with Harnesss brand standards and objectives.
- Plan and execute regional events including conferences meetups and community activations to drive awareness and engagement.
- Collaborate with India leadership and global marketing to adapt messaging and campaigns for local impact.
- Support internal communications and employee branding programs to strengthen culture and engagement.
About You
- 7 years of experience in marketing communications or a related field ideally in B2B technology or SaaS.
- Proven ability to own both strategy and hands-on execution.
- Experience leading marketing in India for a global brand with a strong understanding of localization and alignment with global strategy.
- Strong expertise in digital marketing content and social media (especially LinkedIn).
- Strong relationships with Indian technology media and familiarity with the regional ecosystem.
- Experience managing marketing agencies vendors and PR partners.
- Background in employer branding employee communications and talent marketing.
- Demonstrated success running high-impact events.
- Excellent storytelling and communication skills.
- Collaborative self-starter who thrives in a global fast-paced high-growth environment.
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