Product Marketing Manager - Security at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Marketing Manager - Security

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Job

• Open Source has become the norm in enterprise and SAAS applications. Canonical has delivered secure open source to millions of users and enterprises.
• We're looking for a Product Marketing Manager who will be responsible for developing marketing strategy and go to market plans at a global level for our security and compliance portfolio..
• This is a hands-on, multi-disciplinary and dynamic position, requiring close collaboration with the product and engineering teams, content team, sales teams, as well as other marketing functions… all in support of Canonical's growth.
• The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, technology marketing and the use of technology in marketing.
• They prefer to work in an environment that emphasises ownership of campaigns, collaboration, learning, curiosity and a drive to continually improve oneself / the team / the organisation.
• They love to problem solve, get hands-on, experiment, measure and use automation to make daily life easier. This role sits in the marketing team reporting to the product marketing lead.

Responsibilities
What your day will look like:

• Be responsible for go-to-market planning and execution for Canonical's range of security and compliance products
• Lead on content dissemination planning, campaign development and planning for planning product launches.
• You will lead on the development of compelling messaging and positioning that emphasizes business value and connects with target audiences throughout the buying journey
• Conceiving and executing customer base communications and marketing programs to upsell and cross sell into our large base of customers
• Collaborating with demand generation teams, utilizing data and insights to create and improve strategies that drive traffic to our content, optimizing marketing funnels
• Work with other teams to plan event, webinars and support paid and social media promotion
• Create and publish content (online and print) in line with marketing plans to deliver on campaigns
• Monitoring the competitive landscape to define product positioning that differentiates.

Requirements
What we are looking for in you:

• Experience in a product marketing function for enterprise IT products (SaaS experience preferred)
• Passion for the cybersecurity industry and cybersecurity marketing
• Strong inter-personal management skills.
• Proven analytical skills, able to assess opportunities and make decisions on ROI/advantages of programs & investments.
• Appetite to deliver strong results and innovation.
• Growth mindset - someone who is not afraid to think big and take on risk.
• Willingness to roll up their sleeves.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work and thrive in a self-starter, fast-paced and changing environment
• Love for diverse work assignments and the opportunity to try new approaches.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online