Skan AI is pioneering the context engine for human and agentic execution, aiming to transform how organizations execute complex work through their AI platform. They are seeking a Vice President of Product Marketing to lead the marketing function, establish market positioning, and drive go-to-market strategies for their innovative solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Define and own Skan's positioning, messaging architecture, and value propositions across all products and solutions
- Develop compelling narratives that differentiate Skan's approach and resonate with target buyers
- Craft executive messaging for board presentations, conference keynotes, investor communications, and customer engagements
- Drive competitive strategy and maintain competitive intelligence across the market landscape
- Build and maintain core product marketing assets including persona templates, value propositions, messaging hierarchies, use case libraries, battle cards, and ROI frameworks
- Develop comprehensive sales enablement including pitch decks, demo scripts, objection handling, discovery frameworks, and sales plays
- Collaborate with content marketing to create high-impact assets: whitepapers, solution briefs, data sheets, demo videos, webinars, and customer stories
- Own analyst strategy and all interactions with key industry analysts (Gartner, Forrester, Everest Group, IDC)
- Lead analyst evaluation processes including positioning strategy, customer reference coordination, and briefing preparation
- Translate analyst insights into actionable sales and marketing assets that strengthen market credibility
- Own end-to-end product launch strategy and execution for new products and capabilities
- Develop industry-specific positioning that translates platform capabilities into vertical value propositions
- Partner with Product and Revenue teams on pricing strategy, packaging evolution, and market expansion
- Build customer marketing programs including reference development, case studies, and advocacy cultivation
- Lead market research to validate opportunities, understand buyer personas, and inform product strategy
- Establish systematic voice-of-customer programs through interviews, win/loss analysis, and customer feedback loops
- Maintain competitive intelligence on market trends, competitor moves, messaging, and positioning
- Synthesize insights to inform product roadmap and go-to-market priorities
- Present regularly to executive leadership and board on product marketing strategy, market dynamics, and business outcomes
- Partner with Sales, Product, and Marketing teams to ensure alignment and execution excellence
- Build and scale the product marketing function through hiring, development, and process optimization
- Foster a culture of customer obsession, strategic thinking, and data-driven decision making
Requirements:
- 12+ years of product marketing experience in B2B SaaS with at least 5 years in leadership roles
- Proven track record in positioning, messaging, and go-to-market execution for enterprise technology companies
- Deep expertise in enterprise sales cycles with Global 2000 companies
- Demonstrated success in analyst relations with measurable improvements in positioning and market perception
- Strong technical fluency with ability to understand complex enterprise technology and translate it into business value
- Expert-level proficiency in developing go-to-market strategies, positioning frameworks, and messaging architectures
- Outstanding executive communication skills with experience presenting to C-suite, boards, and large audiences
- Exceptional writing ability across strategic documents, sales enablement, web copy, and thought leadership
- Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams
- BA/BS degree; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
- Experience in AI/ML, process intelligence, automation, or enterprise software markets
- Background in product marketing during high-growth or market inflection phases
- Established relationships with industry analysts (Gartner, Forrester, Everest, HfS, etc.)
- Speaking experience at major industry conferences
- Experience with pricing and packaging strategy
- Track record of successful category positioning or market leadership initiatives