About this role
Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us.
About the Role
Veeam, the global leader in data resilience and ransomware recovery, is seeking an accomplished Senior Director of Product Marketing for our flagship Veeam Data Platform. This highly visible, strategic role is responsible for leading global product marketing initiatives that drive growth and retention across all segments, with heavy focus on Commercial and Enterprise expansion.
The Senior Director will lead a team of product marketers and technical marketing experts, working cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Security, GTM, Field Marketing, Enablement, and Customer Success. The ideal candidate is a proven leader with outstanding executive presence, capable of thriving in high-stakes, global environments and driving business priorities to completion. This person must be able to carry the success of the industry leader in data resilience into the next phase. This role will report to the VP of Product Marketing and can be either remote or in office.
What You’ll Do
- Executive Presence: Represent Product Marketing in executive forums (QBRs, Marketing Leadership meetings, etc.), providing clear, strategic updates and recommendations.
- Team Management: Lead, develop, and inspire a team of 3–5 Product and Technical Product Marketers, setting clear goals and delivering results across the full marketing spectrum.
- Messaging & Positioning: Create and refine impactful messaging that reflects the full, evergreen value of the Veeam Data Platform as well as the latest release benefits, tailored for diverse audiences in the entire buying group
- Global, Cross-Segment Leadership: Shape and execute product marketing strategies that span across customer segments and regions, ensuring messaging, content, and initiatives address the unique needs of each.
- Go-to-Market: Oversee ‘run the business’ product marketing activities: launches, sales/field enablement, content development, competitive positioning, and campaign support.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Drive initiatives and deliver business value by working with Product Management, Security, GTM, Demand Generation, Field Marketing, Sales, Renewals, Competitive Intelligence, and Enablement.
- Business Alignment: Ensure alignment with business objectives, including revenue, pipeline, retention, and customer satisfaction. Lead programs to migrate customers to new licensing/adoption models.
- Enterprise Team Collaboration: Partner closely and collaboratively with an Enterprise-focused Product Marketing team to ensure unified messaging and go-to-market strategies, while sharing insights and best practices across segments.
- Storytelling for All Audiences: Craft compelling narratives that address the needs of a broad range of customer personas, from IT administrators to C-level executives.
- Innovation: Deliver value to customers across a spectrum of consumption models including On premises, Cloud and as-a-Service delivery options, working across multiple development teams to achieve business goals.
- Voice of the Customer: Ability to effectively gather feedback from Customers, Field and Sales to effectively use the voice of customer to advance the business.
- Licensing, Pricing, and Adoption: Become an expert in Veeam’s licensing and pricing models, and champion initiatives for adoption, usage, and migration.
- AI & Innovation: Champion the use of AI tools and digital platforms to boost team productivity and marketing impact.
What You’ll Bring
- 10+ years in product marketing, product management, or technical marketing for B2B software (data protection, security, cloud, or SaaS strongly preferred).
- 5+ years leading product marketing teams, with a proven record of success in global, cross-segment roles.
- Demonstrated expertise in building differentiated messaging and content for complex, multi-product solutions that span across various customer workloads and data protection needs.
- Experience working with technical product and strategy teams to understand and distill “the benefits and nuances of the tech” into clear, realizable business value thar resonates across a diverse buying group
- Experience partnering with Alliance, Channel and Enterprise teams for cohesive strategies.
- Effective communicator at all levels, especially in high-stakes settings.
- Deep cross-functional collaboration skills in a global, matrixed environment.
- Experience with customer migration from legacy or perpetual to subscription/aaS models.
- Proven use of AI tools for marketing productivity.
- Ability to work in a state of ambiguity, with moving dates and deliverables.
- Bachelor’s degree in technology, business, or related field; MBA or MS preferred.
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What you'll get:
- Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
- Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
- Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
- AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
- Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
- Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
- Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Compensation Transparency
Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.
In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.
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Veeam®, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes every business should be able to bounce forward after a disruption with the confidence and control of all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam calls this radical resilience, and we’re obsessed with creating innovative ways to help our customers achieve it.
With Veeam, organizations achieve radical resilience through data security, data recovery, and data freedom for their hybrid cloud.
Veeam solutions are purpose-built for powering data resilience by providing data backup, data recovery, data freedom, data security, and data intelligence. With Veeam, IT and security leaders rest easy knowing that their apps and data are protected and always available across their cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments.
Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 67% of the Global 2000, that trust Veeam to keep their businesses running.
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What you'll do
- The Senior Director will lead global product marketing initiatives and manage a team of product marketers to drive growth and retention. They will oversee product marketing activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and effective cross-functional collaboration.
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