Principal, Technical Product Marketing Manager

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If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply.  Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.
About the role:
We are looking for a visionary technical product marketer who can help us tell the story of Kong Konnect and the future of modern digital infrastructures. As Principal Technical Product Marketing Manager, you will work directly with the Head of Product Marketing to help define the Kong technical platform story and be the main driver of Technical Product Marketing initiatives at Kong.
You will serve as a strategic partner to leaders across marketing, product, partnerships, sales and customer success. You are a fast, execution-oriented technical communicator that has a passion for product strategy, content creation, and communicating platform value to both technical and business audiences. You have experience with cloud infrastructure products and their associated technical audiences.
Why should you want to work at Kong?  
Market Opportunity - We are on a quest to build a $10b+ software company over the next few years and need YOUR help!Why APIs Matter? APIs have been enabling innovation for decades!Strong VC team, Series D, strong year over year revenue growth!
Technical Leadership - We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space.Marco, our CTO/co-founder - “We are the Cisco of L4 and L7” - CUBE Conversation, March 2021We are the leading innovator in the connectivity space!
Amazing Team & Culture - Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean.Great Place to Work Certified in 2020 & 2021Kong employees exemplify our culture at our 2022 Sales Kickoff2022 Forbes Cloud 100 Honoree
Building Great Products - Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech!Kong Named in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management for the Fourth Consecutive YearOver 250m+ downloads of our open source API gateway!  Over 40k+ stars on Github between Kong API and Kong Insomnia!

What You'll Do:

• You will use all of Kong’s products! You will become a “hands on keyboard” Kong product and platform expert
• Become an AI and API subject matter expert and communicate that expertise to the market via technical content
• Assist with positioning and messaging efforts with the team to differentiate Kong’s cloud-based API management platform in the market
• Help drive the product roadmap and Kong vision by acting as the voice of the customer and field teams
• Be a thought leader in the API Management space and represent Kong in internal and external industry events and conversations. Be comfortable delivering keynotes and demos in front of large audiences while also being a resource for sales reps in prospect meetings
• Work closely with Product, Marketing and Field teams to build and execute a customer centric go-to-market strategy for Kong Konnect
• Collaborate with Field Enablement to coach and train the field teams on the Konnect platform pitch, value proposition, messaging, ROI, competitive positioning, assets, etc. 
• And any additional tasks required by manager.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of experience as a technical product marketer, technical product manager, or Solutions Engineer
• Highly collaborative and influential in cross-functional environments. You’ll work with a wide range of stakeholders across marketing, product, developer relations, sales, cx and more 
• Past experience in open source software, SaaS platforms, moving from on-premises to