Head of Marketing
Leads Convex’s developer-focused marketing strategy across positioning, launches, content, community, events, and brand. The role requires proven leadership in a technical or developer-facing company, strong expertise in at least one marketing discipline, founder collaboration, and a hands-on approach.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own Convex marketing end to end, including positioning, launches, content, community, events, and brand.
- Prioritize the two or three marketing motions that matter most and execute them deeply.
- Work directly with the founders to refine their points of view into effective marketing.
- Build and lead a small, high-performing marketing team over time while remaining hands-on.
- Set a high quality bar focused on substantive, non-hype-driven marketing.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Demonstrated marketing leadership at a technical or developer-facing company, with measurable results and a clear understanding of the underlying mechanics.
- Genuine excellence in at least one discipline, such as product marketing, brand, content, or community.
- Strong judgment to hire specialists who complement your strengths.
- Experience working directly with founders, including the ability to push back constructively and execute well on sound founder convictions.
- Comfort setting strategy and producing marketing work directly, including writing.
- Understanding of developer audiences and the needs of technical, skeptical buyers.
- Ability to prioritize ruthlessly across brand, demand generation, product marketing, community, and events.
- Ability to communicate substance without relying on hype or buzzwords.
- Constructive, positive, and energetic approach to startup work.
- Interest in working in person at Convex's office in San Francisco.
Skills
Product Marketing, Brand Marketing, Content Marketing, Community Marketing, Demand Generation, Marketing Strategy, Positioning, Product Launches, Event Marketing, Developer Marketing, Team Leadership, Copywriting
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