Senior Technical Marketing Manager - Real-Time Data & AI

International Business Machines Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in the United States is seeking a Senior Technical Marketing Manager to translate Confluent and real-time data capabilities into clear, compelling stories for developers, architects, and technical executives. You will build flagship demos, reference architectures, labs, and assets; collaborate with Product Marketing, Engineering, and Field teams to scale a world-class library of technical content.

This role supports Streamhouse messaging and AI/real-time use cases, helping customers adopt

Qualifications

• Hands on streaming and data experience.
• 5+ years with streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Build flagship demos and solutions.
• Create technical content (blogs, talks, demos, labs).
• Translate complex concepts into clear narratives for diverse audiences.
• Collaborate across Product Marketing, Engineering, and Field teams.
• Deliver live and virtual workshops and webinars.

Skills

Streaming data experience

Apache Kafka

Apache Flink

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud native

Technical storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Java/Python

Tools

Confluent Platform

Confluent Cloud

Apache Iceberg

Terraform

Job description

IBM in the United States is seeking a Senior Technical Marketing Manager to translate Confluent and real-time data capabilities into clear, compelling stories for developers, architects, and technical executives. You will build flagship demos, reference architectures, labs, and assets; collaborate with Product Marketing, Engineering, and Field teams to scale a world-class library of technical content.

This role supports Streamhouse messaging and AI/real-time use cases, helping customers adopt