Product Marketing Manager AI Platform

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). The company has raised $240M in Series E venture funding is valued at $5.5B and backed by top investors including Goldman Sachs Menlo Ventures IVP Google Ventures J.P. Morgan Capital One Ventures Citi Ventures ServiceNow Splunk Ventures and more. Harness is building the industrys leading AI-powered software delivery platform enabling teams worldwide to build test and deliver software faster safer and more reliably. Writing code is only 3040% of the engineering lifecycle the rest involves testing deployments security compliance and optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this outer loop turning complex time-consuming workflows into streamlined processes at massive global scale.

The platform includes industry leading products inCI/CD Feature Flags Cloud Cost Management Service Reliability Chaos Engineering Software Engineering Insights Internal Developer Experience and API discovery observability governance and runtime protection. Over the past year Harness powered 128M deployments 81M builds 1.2T API calls protected and $1.9B in cloud spend optimized helping customers like United Airlines and Choice Hotels accelerate releases by up to 75% and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With employees in over 25 countries Harness is shaping the future of AI-driven software delivery and were looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.

Harness is redefining how companies deliver software with speed safety and confidence. AI is core to how we do it. Were seeking an AI Product Marketing Manager to craft the Harness AI narrative across the platform transforming fast-moving capabilities into a clear consistent point of view that resonates with the market and our own teams.

Unlike a typical PMM role that owns a point product end-to-end this role is cross-cutting and platform-oriented: youll define how Harness shows up as an AI-forward company for software delivery then enable other PMMs to stay aligned and on-message as they launch features across the portfolio. Youll work closely with product engineering corporate marketing sales enablement and company leadership to translate technical innovation into stories that travel.

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in ambiguity can move seamlessly between deep technical conversations and executive-ready updates and can create world-class thought leadership by interviewing the right people and writing exceptionally well

Strategy & Narrative Leadership

• Own and evolve the Harness AI platform narrative: messaging pillars proof points and why now framing for how AI changes software delivery.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to translate platform capabilities into crisp market stories and launch strategies.
• Work with peer PMMs to AI advances in individual products as part of a larger narrative.
• Bring market and customer insights back into roadmap and positioning discussions to sharpen differentiation and prioritization.

Launches & Platform Enablement

• Lead GTM for key AI platform launches (such as updates to our knowledge graph) from positioning to launch assets to internal enablement.
• Create and maintain launch assets: solution briefs presentations blogs campaign copy videos demos and executive-ready narratives.
• Enable field teams with clear talk tracks and materials that help them win and stay consistent even as the story evolves.

Thought Leadership & Evangelism

• Produce high-quality thought leadership by interviewing engineering product leaders and executives then crafting content that feels both visionary and credible.
• Own the where we show up to talk AI strategy: identify which conferences/events matter propose topics and recommend the right Harness speakers for each audience.
• Partner with corporate marketing to pitch and place AI narratives across channels (events webinars campaigns executives and customer stories).

Insights & Competitive Intelligence

• Track AI market trends and competitive narratives and translate them into actionable guidance for PMMs and the field.
• Use funnel pipeline and call analysis insights to identify where our AI story is resonating or not and adjust messaging enablement and content accordingly.

• 7 years in product marketing or a relevant technical/strategic role (product management solutions engineering architecture etc.).
• Strong foundation in the software delivery lifecycle and the realities of building shipping and operating software.
• Exceptional writer and storyteller: you can turn complex systems into crisp narratives without losing technical truth.
• Comfortable in ambiguity; able to create structure and momentum when the right answer isnt obvious.
• Credible with technical audiences (engineers architects) and effective with executives (clear concise outcomes-oriented communication).
• Highly collaborative: you enjoy aligning many stakeholders around a single story and helping others execute it.

Bonus Points

• Experience marketing AI-driven platform capabilities (data/knowledge graphs intelligence layers analytics automation) to technical buyers.
• Prior conference programming / speaker strategy experience or close partnership with executive communications.
• Ability to make an AI capability feel tangible via a simple demo narrative or clear before/after customer story.

What Success Looks Like

In the first 612 months success may look like:

• A clear differentiated Harness AI narrative thats adopted across product marketing and the field.
• Consistent AI messaging in launches across the portfolio (less one-off feature copy more platform coherence).
• Stronger market presence: the right conference talks better topics stronger speakers and tighter follow-through.
• High-performing thought leadership that drives engagement pipeline influence and executive-level credibility

Work Location

Preferred: Bay Area CA.
Remote: Open to candidates based anywhere in the U.S.

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 $190000 and $205000 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