Sr. Product Marketing Manager (Embedded Real-Time, RISC-V and IoT)

Eclipse Foundation, Inc.; Canada; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization that champions open source innovation as a Senior Product Marketing Manager. This exciting role involves driving awareness and adoption of cutting-edge initiatives in the Embedded Real-Time, RISC-V, and IoT ecosystems. You will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders to create impactful marketing strategies and programs that resonate within the developer community. If you are a self-motivated professional with a passion for technology and community engagement, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in an innovative environment. Embrace the challenge and help shape the future of open source technology!

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product marketing or management for RTOS and IoT.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing programs for RTOS and IoT initiatives.
• Engage with developers to drive understanding of the Eclipse value proposition.

Skills

Product Marketing

Community Building

Project Management

Communication Skills

Data-Driven Decision Making

Continuous Learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

HubSpot

CRM Software

Social Media Platforms

Job description

Summary

The Eclipse Foundation is one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, with a proven track record of enabling community-led and industry-ready open source innovation earned over nearly two decades. We host Eclipse ThreadX, Sparkplug, Eclipse IoT, Software Defined Vehicle, OpenHW, Jakarta EE, Eclipse IDE, and over 400 open source projects, including runtimes, tools, specifications, and frameworks for enterprise, cloud, edge, automotive, AI, embedded, IoT, systems engineering, open processor designs, and many others. Supported by over 300 members globally, the Eclipse Foundation has an established international reach and reputation.

The Role

As a Senior Product Marketing Manager, you'll spearhead efforts to elevate awareness and adoption of our open source initiatives within the Embedded Real-Time, RISC-V and IoT ecosystems. Collaborating closely with community members, you will shape and execute global business and marketing strategies. We are looking for a candidate with proven product marketing or product management experience, a knack for community building, and familiarity with open source and embedded/IoT technologies. Reporting to the Head of Outreach & Engagement, you'll work alongside community and marketing managers for other key Eclipse initiatives.

The successful candidate will be a friendly, open-minded, and self-motivated professional who strives for excellence, with a proven ability to collaborate with a variety of technical and business stakeholders and team members. This position requires a global outlook, attention to detail, relationship building, and exceptional project management skills.

Location of Position

This is a fully remote position located in the European Union. The Eclipse Foundation is headquartered in Belgium, with a global team spanning Europe, North America, and Asia.

Responsibilities

1. Develop and execute marketing programs to amplify awareness and participation of the Foundation’s Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), RISC-V Processor, IoT and other initiatives according to organisational needs.
2. Define compelling positioning, messaging, and value propositions to drive audience, membership, and community growth around RTOS, Embedded hardware, and IoT programs.
3. Engage with developers and technical line of business leaders in the RTOS, IoT and Embedded communities to drive understanding of the Eclipse value proposition and ecosystem.
4. Work with the community and marketing team to define, implement, and promote programs and create assets that encourage open collaboration within and across the RTOS, Embedded and IoT ecosystems. Assets and programs to include videos, articles, tutorials, webinars, survey reports, and other content as deemed appropriate.
5. Serving as the market expert, collaborate with program and community managers and their respective working group steering committees on the development of their annual program plan, and implementation of their prioritised initiatives.
6. Actively recruit companies to join working groups and/or sponsor projects.
7. Work with the community to coordinate project releases and associated deliverables including website, marketplace, documentation, marketing materials, testimonials and social media content.
8. Make data-driven decisions to advance initiatives in the RTOS, Embedded and IoT space, providing measurable results and market insights.
9. Create an event plan for the community and coordinate a presence at relevant trade shows.
10. Collaborate with Sales, Business Development, and other internal teams to expand contacts in the Foundation’s CRM relevant to the Embedded and IoT markets.
11. As required, attend and/or lead Marketing and Brand Committee calls for assigned working groups (e.g., prepare agendas, chair calls, review minutes)
12. Identify and engage with industry influencers via social media and enable them to promote Eclipse Foundation IoT and Embedded projects.
13. Support press and analyst relations, contributing to press releases and analyst presentations with a specific emphasis on the Embedded Computing and IoT sectors.
14. Build close working relationships with companies and individuals within the Embedded Computing and IoT communities.
15. Virtually and, when conditions permit, physically attend various Embedded and IoT conferences and events globally to represent the working group and the Foundation.

Desired Skills and Experience

1. Proven experience in product marketing and/or product management, with a focus on Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), IoT and Embedded Computing technologies. Previous experience with ThreadX (Microsoft Azure RTOS) and/or RISC-V or other embedded processor technologies is highly desirable.
2. Track record of successfully working with developer communities.
3. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
4. Strong alignment with our values: Service, Respect, Collegiality, Professionalism.
5. Positive and collaborative disposition.
6. Ability to independently drive high-quality work with meticulous attention to detail.
7. Dedication to continuous learning and improvement.
8. Proficiency in content and inbound marketing strategy and tactics.
9. Demonstrated success in engaging and influencing developers and/or technical leaders.
10. Knowledge of the Eclipse Foundation and/or other open source communities.
11. Experience with social media channels (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook).
12. Proficiency with marketing automation platforms (e.g., HubSpot).
13. Public speaking experience, both in-person and virtual settings.
14. Fluent in English with proven proficiency of working in an English business environment.

We offer highly competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted. For more information about the Eclipse Foundation, please visit our website at https://eclipse.org/

Eclipse respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities and is committed to providing accommodation and support to persons with disabilities throughout any recruitment process, once made aware of a need for accommodation. If you require any special accommodation or support during the recruitment process, please indicate in your email to us.