Product Marketing Specialist

Waterloo · On-siteCA$64k – CA$96k

About this role

Hiring Manager: Dawn Young

Talent Acquisition Advisor: Manjot Sidhu

Job Code Level: MPP2

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AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.


Your Impact:

As a Product Marketing Specialist, you'll work alongside a team that helps bring some of OpenText's biggest go-to-market initiatives to life—from global product launches and AI programs to websites, content, communications, governance, and strategic business projects.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone early in their career who loves staying organized, solving problems, learning new technology, and making things better. Every day will be different, giving you exposure to executive leaders, cross-functional teams, and marketing programs that have company-wide impact.

If you're naturally curious, enjoy connecting dots, love AI, and are the person who always asks "How could we do this better?", you'll fit right in.

What The Role Offers:

Project & Program Coordination
• Coordinate projects across go-to-market teams, helping keep initiatives organized, on track, and moving forward.
• Track milestones, action items, dependencies, risks, and project communications.
• Prepare meeting materials, document decisions, and follow up on next steps.
• Support strategic initiatives spanning product marketing, web, communications, AI, launches, and other cross-functional programs.

Process Improvement & Operations
• Look for opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve how marketing works.
• Document processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency.
• Help identify gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities across key programs.
• Support governance activities that improve consistency across teams.

AI & Innovation
• Explore how AI can improve workflows and productivity.
• Help maintain AI best practices, use cases, prompt libraries, and internal resources.
• Connect ideas across projects, tools, and teams to encourage adoption of new capabilities.
• Stay curious about emerging AI tools and share ideas that can make the team more effective.

What You Need to Succeed:
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 0–3 years of professional experience in marketing, business, communications, project coordination, or related field.
• Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Curious mindset with a willingness to learn new technologies and business processes.
• Collaborative attitude and ability to work with people across different teams.

Bonus Points:
• Internship or project experience in marketing or business operations.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, or project management tools.
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or similar technologies.
• Interest in enterprise software, technology, or B2B marketing.

Why This Role Matters:

From coordinating global product launches to improving business processes and helping teams adopt AI, we enable our go-to-market teams to operate more efficiently and deliver better business outcomes. This role offers an opportunity to build a broad foundation across marketing strategy, operations, project management, AI, communications, and executive collaboration. You'll gain experience that can lead to future careers in program management, marketing operations, product marketing, communications, AI strategy, or business operations while making a meaningful impact from day one.


OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $63,760-$95,640; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.

Company at a glance

OpenText is a leading Cloud and AI company that provides organizations around the world with a comprehensive suite of Business AI, Business Clouds, and Business Technology. We help organizations grow, innovate, become more efficient and effective, and do so in a trusted and secure way—through Information Management.

OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), founded in 1991 in Waterloo, has a rich history of helping customers manage their most important asset—information. Originating from a collaboration to digitize the Oxford English Dictionary, OpenText has grown into a global leader in information management. With over 120,000 enterprise customers across 180 countries, OpenText supports 98 of the top 100 global companies. A wide breadth of offerings uniquely positions OpenText to help customers unlock the value of that information using Al, cloud, and security innovations.

At OpenText, our culture is at the heart of everything we do—and today, that includes being proudly AI-first. We’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, with artificial intelligence integrated into how we work, solve problems, and innovate together.

By fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment, we empower digital knowledge workers and drive forward-thinking solutions that shape the future of information management. We believe our success comes from the strength of our team—talent that AI can’t replace—and we’re committed to attracting and supporting those who bring unique insight, adaptability, and creativity.
Because at OpenText, people aren’t just our greatest asset—they’re the reason we shine in an AI-powered world. Join us at OpenText and become part of a team where your talents and ideas are truly valued.

Founded1991
Team Size10,001+ employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustrySoftware Development
Location
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
LinkedInLinkedIn

Top Benefits

  • Health and wellness support
  • Financial wellbeing support
  • Paid time off
  • Vacation entitlement

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