Associate Product Marketing Manager

San Jose, CA, United States

Join Skilljar's growing marketing team as our Associate Product Marketing Manager. This is an exciting time to be a marketer at Skilljar, as we are building upon a strong foundation and have a clear plan for the year ahead. Your role will be instrumental in crafting Skilljar's go-to-market strategies, understanding and defining customer needs, and fostering strong collaboration across product, sales, and marketing teams to tell the Skilljar story. You will directly work with and learn from the Director of Product Marketing, and partner closely with all members of the marketing team—spanning from the VP of marketing to demand generation and content.

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to rapidly bring your work to market, collaborating with a dedicated and forward-thinking team. It's ideal for those who value seeing immediate impacts from their efforts and enjoy working in a dynamic, focused environment.

What you'll be doing:

Lead product launch strategies, including coordination, content creation, and sales enablement (e.g. running a product release calendar, email communications, launch blog posts, and in-app messages)

Partner with teams such as Customer Experience, Sales Enablement, and Product Management to build multi-channel product adoption plans

Prioritize and create compelling sales materials based on Sales team requests, such as 1-pagers, slides, and interactive demos - and ultimately own our library of product assets

Track competitor updates and prepare assets to optimally position Skilljar versus competitors— attend competitor product webinars, share insights, and write competitor messaging for campaigns

Craft targeted messaging to highlight Skilljar's value and maintain the company messaging guide

Create evergreen personas to train Sales, offering insight into who they are, their jobs-to-be-done, and what problems Skilljar solves for them

Rigorously test and optimize messaging for new web pages to continuously improve them

Develop case studies, website content, and other marketing materials in partnership with the content team to establish Skilljar as a leader in customer education

Requirements

1 year in a Product Marketing role or 2+ years of marketing experience, preferably in B2B SaaS

Strong research and analytical skills, with exceptional attention to detail

Excellent written, verbal, and project management skills

Highly collaborative and able to partner well with cross-functional teams

Previous start-up experience is a plus - flexibility to quickly adapt and adjust your strategy to align with evolving business needs

Experience using in-platform messaging tools such as Intercom preferred

Understanding of the challenges and motivators for personas working in training, customer education or learning and development is a plus

Don’t meet every requirement? At Skilljar, we are committed to building a team that embraces a variety of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Even if your previous experience doesn’t perfectly match with the job qualifications listed, we encourage you to apply.

Our Benefits

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Skilljar pays 100% of our employee premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. (PTO and family leave)

Flexible Time Off: We believe in a healthy work/life balance and trust our employees to take the time off they need to bring their A-game to work.

Benefits Package: Skilljar employees receive a monthly technology reimbursement for remote work, 401K savings plan, stock options, and access to an Employee Assistance Program.

Inclusive Culture: We are intentional about creating a culture that is fun and inclusive. Join us for Fun Committee events, trivia nights, Bingo, and more!

Skilljar Base Pay Philosophy:

At Skilljar, we strive for salary range transparency in our hiring process. This is a major step towards not only complying with state and local regulations where required, but also to make sure Skilljar is putting pay equity and DEIB top of mind during the hiring process. Base salary is only a part of the total rewards package - this role will also be eligible for a new hire equity grant in the form of stock options. Below is the base salary range for this role:

Base Salary: $89,000 - $95,000

The Company

Backed by prominent financial institutions, including Mayfield, Shasta Ventures, Trilogy Equity Partners, and Insight Partners, Skilljar is the leading enterprise customer training platform, transforming the way organizations onboard, engage, and retain their customers. Trusted by leading global companies like Slack, Tableau, Liberty Mutual, Cisco, Verizon, and U-Haul, Skilljar provides the essential tools and foundation for successful customer and partner engagement and enablement.

We are a team of bright, dedicated Skillets with startup drive and a passion for education. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Skilljar is currently operating remotely, with employees based in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and New York.

Don’t meet every requirement? At Skilljar, we are committed to building a team that embraces a variety of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Even if your previous experience doesn’t perfectly match with the job qualifications listed, we encourage you to apply.

Skilljar is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.

Skilljar does not accept nor are we responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes, LinkedIn bios, or any other candidate introductions.

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