Director, Security Compete Product Marketing

Cyber-attacks continue as an existential threat for organizations of all shapes and sizes, with the global impact of cybercrime estimated at more than $8T. Today more than one million customers trust Microsoft Security products, and our guiding mission to empower every person on the planet by building a safer world has never been more critical.

Microsoft is looking for a Director, Security Compete Product Marketing. This product marketing leadership role offers a rare combination of a mission driven goal in security, with a significant opportunity to operate at the leading edge of security technology, to build industry leadership, and to drive revenue growth. The role is accountable for market analysis of the security industry.

As a leader in product marketing, you are passionate about customers and technology, enjoy simplifying and getting to the essence of a strategy and value prop, and love leading a team to common goals. You work with kindness, empathy, and integrity in every interaction you have.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Establish a deep understanding and point of view on competing offers.
• Partner with marketing and product leaders to monitor and analyze security market trends and customer needs across key categories including threat protection, posture management, data security, cloud security, identity and generative AI.
• Partner with sales, finance, data sciences and research to derive win/loss analysis, insights, and key actions/readiness to help Microsoft win in a number of different security categories.
• Lead the end-to-end strategy for winning vs. key vendors, analyzing all elements including marketing, Go to Market (GTM), sales and product. Influence key leaders in each area as needed to ensure Microsoft is a compelling offer for customers.
• Develop key business insights and metrics related to strategy, communicating effectively in executive leadership forums.
• Craft compelling messaging and content ranging all levels of technical aptitude. 
• Ensure successful execution via all channels, at events, online, and via our sales teams and partners.
• Deliver our story directly, and via senior spokespeople to engage customers and influentials.
• Develop a diverse inclusive team of product marketing managers.
• Provide manager support to the team, focusing investments and facilitating prioritization to drive impact.
• Participate and lead key initiatives related to culture and strategy at the division level.

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 6+ years experience in End-to-end / diverse marketing experiences, including product marketing.
• OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 4+ years experience in End-to-end / diverse marketing experiences, including product marketing.
• OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years direct people management experience or indirect people management experience (or virtual teams).

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 12+ years experience in business
• OR Master's Degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business or related field AND 8+ years experience in business
• OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years people management experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively across a large organization and with senior executives.
• Experience in security solutions and/or adjacent enterprise SaaS categories

Product Marketing M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $248,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $162,000 - $268,900 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 15, 2024

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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