Product Marketing Manager Job in Cambridge, Southern Uk

Product Marketing Manager

Location: Cambridge, UK

Salary: £30k–£40k plus an extensive benefits package

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, flexible

Start: ASAP

We’re looking for a highly commercial person with a background in technology to be responsible for the marketing function for one of our most exciting software products.

As a Product Marketing Manager, we’ll expect you to know your customers and your competition as well as you know your product. You’ll be responsible for the marketing strategy for a particular product and have a big influence on future development of the software.

The role is a mixture of strategic thinking and tactical hands-on marketing. You’ll work alongside the Product Manager and the Business Unit Manager to set the commercial direction but you’ll be responsible for planning and managing tactical campaigns through our internal marketing agency.

It is not an easy role to fill. Your project management skills will be second to none, and you need to be capable of building solid working relationships with internal staff, and external parties (including customers, prospects and partners). Excellent organisational skills are required to manage a wide range of marketing projects through from start to finish. You will also need to employ analytical skills to track the progress of your marketing activities and to take action where necessary.

It is vital that you have excellent verbal and written skills to liaise with both our customers and colleagues throughout the business.

Your tasks will include:

·         undertaking commercial and market analyses

·         executing and monitoring tactical marketing campaigns

·         management of the product marketing budget

·         long term marketing planning with a ‘PDCA’ mentality

·         working with customers and Product Management  to influence new products and features.

As a Product Marketing Manager you will represent some of the coolest software tools available to professional developers.

This is an exciting role with the remit to utilise many different marketing skills. If you’re looking for a fast-paced career in product marketing in the technology sector this is the place to be.

So, what are we looking for?

·         A blend of technical and commercial experience,  or experience in one of these fields with a demonstrable skill/interest in the other

·         Educated to degree level (ideally 2:1 or higher) with a strong academic background

·         Strong analytical skills

·         Excellent organisational and project management skills, with a high attention to detail

·         Excellent English and writing skills

·         Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and assertive manner, and capable of building strong working relationships with customers/prospects, our development sales teams,

·         ‘Can-do’ attitude and capable of taking initiatives

·         Product Marketing or Product Management experience in the technology sector would be a significant advantage

·         We will also consider applications from software developers with a demonstrable interest in the commercial side of software

You will benefit from:

·         Bonuses

·         Free breakfast lunch

·         25 days' holiday

·         A 6 weeks’ paid sabbatical after every 5 years

·         Contributory Pension Scheme

·         BUPA Healthcare

·         BUPA Travel Insurance

·         Stock Options

·         Life Assurance

·         Critical Illness Cover

·         Income Protection

·         Employee Assistance Programme

·         A relaxed and professional environment

·         Charitable Activity Day

·         Free Parking

·         Discounted Gym Membership

·         Childcare Vouchers