Developer Marketing Manager

Akamai•Cambridge, MA

2d•$126,800 - $228,200

About The Position

The Developer Marketing Manager works closely with developer relations, product marketing, and sales to reach developers and technical decision makers across Akamai's Cloud and Security portfolios. The role runs programs that convert developer interest into engaged accounts, pipeline, and product adoption across product-led growth (PLG) and sales-led growth (SLG) motions. The position serves as the marketing counterpart to Developer Relations and the main point of contact for Security product marketing, partnering with demand generation, sales, events, and community teams. It owns developer program planning and execution, including content programs, events, sponsorships, budgets, and measurement. Akamai provides a distributed platform across Cloud, Edge, Security, Content Delivery, and AI. Its FlexBase program supports employees working at home, in an office, or in a combination of both. The position is described as full-time by default under the employment-type instructions; no specific schedule or location is provided.

Requirements

8 years of relevant experience in developer, community, or program marketing.
A degree in Marketing, another related field, or equivalent.
Experience running recurring developer, member, or customer programs at scale, such as webinars, livestreams, and newsletters.
Experience supporting sales-led teams through field events, sponsorships, and customer briefings, including managing budgets, vendors, and return on investment.
Experience partnering closely with Developer Relations teams to turn developer content into repeatable programs.
Strong written communication skills and ability to make technical topics accessible to developers and buyers.

Responsibilities

Run developer and technical programs end to end, including podcasts, webinars, livestreams, workshops, and onboarding sessions.
Turn Developer Relations content and expertise into repeatable programs supporting Cloud and Security launches and campaigns.
Support sales-led growth with field events and customer briefings for target accounts, and product-led growth with programs that drive sign-ups.
Lead Akamai's developer and open source presence across KubeCon, the CNCF, The Linux Foundation, and projects such as Spin.
Manage program budgets, vendors, sponsorships, and return on investment, and report outcomes to stakeholders.
Own the developer program calendar with Developer Relations and product marketing, scaling effective programs and retiring ineffective ones.