Marketing Director

The company delivers an enterprise data cloud for any data, anywhere, from the Edge to AI. Act as point person for all marketing activity in APAC, coordinating closely with functional leaders in the US headquarters Help build brand recognition in APAC by leveraging work at HQ Work with corporate communications to recruit, retain & manage PR agencies as needed in region Provide local product marketing capability in-region for sales on-boarding, competitive marketing, speaking opportunities and other related activities Develop relationships with industry analysts (e.g. Gartner, Forrester as well as regional and industry-specific) to ensure Cloudera is well represented and understood, again working with global communications director. Develop direct relationships with key reporters & analysts Manage the APAC marketing budget & hire the APAC marketing team as the company’s presence grows Develop an events plan for the region, evaluating & prioritizing various types of events across countries Manage field marketing to support sales efforts B.A. / B.S or equivalent undergraduate degree, relevant technical subject preferred.​MBA or advanced degree a plus Significant travel required throughout APAC, with occasional travel to more distant regions. First language must be English, or display absolute English fluency if it’s not your native language. Multiple languages are a strong plus, but not required. Knowledge & experience with modern demand generation & integrated marketing Great communication skills – must be comfortable presenting to a wide range of audiences, from senior executives at customers, to large audiences, to relatively technical people. Comfortable with very technical information, but must be able to explain the value of the technology in human terms Player-coach attitude & results required – Must be enthusiastic about developing the plan, but also doing the work Very strong written and communications skills – must be able to communicate the value proposition of the company, able to create original content (case studies, slide decks, white papers, landing pages, etc…), edit existing content, etc…