Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
As Principal Product Marketing Launch Ops & Programs Manager, you will be responsible for successfully organizing and driving releases and launches that bring Elastic’s products and solutions to market. Areas of critical importance are: organization and planning, interpersonal and collaboration skills, attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving.
What You Will Be Doing- Engage across all marketing functions - including product marketing, events, corporate programs, communications, and web - and product teams to plan and organize monthly release and launch activities.
- Drive projects through problem solving, clear goal setting, proactive follow-up, and effective program management.
- Create, build and maintain accurate plans to enable communication with task owners and stakeholders.
- Run effective launch planning, retrospective and status meetings.
- Partner with product marketing and product management across multiple product lines.
- Innovate by developing and driving processes that increase the efficiency of managing launches and releases which will allow the organization to scale and grow.
- Identify processes that work well, those that may be duplicative, and those that are not serving us to continually evolve day to day business.
- Communicate clearly verbally and in writing to stakeholders and launch a team on plans, goals and status.
- Work with product program managers to coordinate launch activities, reach joint decisions and drive continuous process improvement.
Ideal candidate will have a proven background in project/program management, and ideally software marketing launch/release management experience.
Domain expertise in the following a plus: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Core experience in/skills:- Leading project teams
- Working with Product Marketing, Sales, Pre-Sales, Global Communications, Product Management and Engineering
- Very strong written communication skills
- Excellent people and project management skills
- Problem solving and critical thinking strengths
- 10+ years of product marketing and product launch experience with software or technology products
- Bachelor’s of Science degree in marketing, business, or IT.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected]. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.
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