Senior Product Marketing Manager - Software

Riverlane; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverlane in Cambridge, UK is seeking a Senior Product Marketing Manager for its Deltakit open-source SDK. You will own positioning, go-to-market strategy for developers and labs, and collaborate with Product, Engineering and Community teams to accelerate adoption.

This role involves traveling to events globally 2–3 times a year, building the QEC education program, and creating technical content, tutorials and campaigns to grow a vibrant developer ecosystem around Deltakit.

Qualifications

• Experience in product marketing for developer tools, SDKs or open-source software.
• Experience in B2B deep tech environments.
• Proven success growing adoption of developer platforms or open-source communities.
• Ability to translate deep tech concepts into clear storytelling.
• Experience delivering educational events and workshops for developers.
• Experience with technical audiences like engineers or researchers.
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop Deltakit's positioning, messaging and value proposition with Product and Engineering.
• Segment value proposition and go-to-market for software developers, labs and learners.
• Increase Deltakit adoption by software developers with workshops and community programs.
• Engage Riverlane's hardware customers at quantum computing companies and HPC centers with workshops.
• Create technical content, demos, tutorials, case studies and campaigns.
• Partner with Engineering to improve onboarding, docs, tutorials and samples.
• Define and monitor adoption metrics like engagement, community growth and usage.
• Track SDK competitor activity and report relative adoption growth.
• Stay updated on QEC tech developments relevant to the product.

Skills

Product marketing

B2B deep tech

Developer communities

Storytelling

Developer events

Technical audiences

Cross-functional teamwork

Adaptability

English proficiency

Job description

Senior Product Marketing Manager - Software at Riverlane, Cambridge, UK. A senior-level full time position in the Marketing team, listed under software engineering.

About the role

We are looking for an exceptional Product Marketing Manager with experience in open-source software growth and adoption to lead product marketing for Deltakit , our open-source SDK for learning and adopting QEC.

Deltakit is just over a year old. It has had a strong start with a steadily growing developer community and growing end-user adoption. But it’s still early days. Your mission is to make Deltakit the platform the world experiments with and adopts for quantum error correction.

Education is central to Riverlane's growth strategy. You will build and scale our QEC education programme through workshops, digital learning, technical content and our interactive QEC Textbook, helping create the next generation of Deltakit developers.

This role involves travelling to industry events globally, approximately 2-3 times a year.

What we need

• Experience in product marketing for developer tools, SDKs or open-source software
• Experience working in a B2B deep tech environment
• Proven success growing adoption of developer platforms, open-source software or technical communities
• Skill in articulating ‘deep tech’ in clear and compelling storytelling
• Experience coordinating and delivering educational events and workshops for developers and end users is highly desirable
• Experience working with technical audiences such as software engineers, researchers or scientific computing communities
• A collaborative, cross-functional team player, in line with our company values
• Someone who thrives in a fast-moving, rapidly evolving, self-empowering culture
• Excellent written and spoken English

Even better if...

• You have product marketing experience in quantum computing, semiconductors, HPC, AI infrastructure, or another deep tech field

What can you expect from us

• A comprehensive benefits package that includes an annual bonus plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and a contributory pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Develop Deltakit's positioning, messaging and value proposition, working closely with our Product and Engineering teams
• Segment the Deltakit value proposition and go to market strategy for different audiences: software developers, quantum computing companies and labs, and learners
• Increase Deltakit adoption by software developers, working closely with the Deltakit software team and community engineers. This will include in person and virtual workshop
• Increase Deltakit adoption by Riverlane’s QEC hardware customers at quantum computing companies, HPC centres and national labs. This will also include in person and virtual workshops
• Create compelling technical content, demonstrations, tutorials, case studies and adoption campaigns
• Partner with Engineering to improve the developer onboarding journey, documentation, tutorials and sample applications that make Deltakit easy to learn and adopt
• Define and monitor adoption metrics including developer engagement, community growth, product usage and conversion to Deltaflow opportunities
• Track SDK competitor activity and effectiveness. Report on relative adoption growth of Deltakit versus this peer group
• Stay abreast of important engineering, science and product developments in the industry, particularly where it relates to QEC software
• Represent the voice of developers and users within Riverlane, ensuring customer insight shapes product direction, messaging and the developer experience

Nice to Have

• A diverse work environment that brings together experts in many fields (including software and hardware development, quantum information theory, physics and maths) and over 20 different nationalities
• A learning environment that encourages individual, team and company growth and development, including a regular programme of learning events and training and conference budgets