Product Marketing Manager

CDS Global•Troy, MI

About The Position

MOTOR Information Systems is seeking a hands-on Product Marketing Manager to help customers understand the value of its automotive data, software, and technology solutions. The role shapes product positioning and messaging, develops go-to-market plans, coordinates launches, and creates content and sales tools. It also guides MOTOR’s content resource and works with the Vice President of Marketing to direct a paid media contractor. The role works cross-functionally to make complex products easier to understand and connect marketing work to customer needs and business results. The VP of Marketing initially leads overall go-to-market strategy. As the Product Marketing Manager builds product knowledge and relationships across the business, the role takes on greater leadership of launches and go-to-market initiatives. The manager sets content priorities, develops and reviews customer-focused materials, supports customer adoption and growth communications, and supplies tools and messaging to customer-facing teams. The role guides paid media priorities and performance, applies AI and automation with human review and appropriate safeguards, and tracks results across launches, content, campaigns, enablement, product adoption, pipeline influence, and market response.

Requirements

At least five years of experience in product marketing, B2B marketing, solutions marketing, or a related go-to-market role.
Experience translating complex software, data, technical products, or product releases into clear customer value.
A track record in positioning, messaging, product launches, content, competitive analysis, and sales enablement.
Strong writing, editing, presentation, analytical, and project-management skills.
Working knowledge of digital advertising platforms such as Google Ads, LinkedIn, Bing, or Meta, and experience guiding an agency or contractor.
Experience applying generative AI or automation to marketing work, with appropriate validation and human oversight.
Experience managing or coaching a content marketer, writer, agency, or other creative resource.
Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships, influence stakeholders, and move work forward in a lean organization.
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.
Experience in automotive, fleet, service and repair, parts, data, SaaS, APIs, analytics, or other technically complex B2B markets.
Experience with enterprise or channel sales involving multiple buyers and longer decision cycles.
Experience building or improving product marketing, content, launch, or enablement processes.

Responsibilities

Turn customer, market, and competitive insights into positioning, value propositions, product messaging, and proof points.
Partner with Marketing and Product leaders on go-to-market plans for new products, major releases, and growth initiatives.
Coordinate launch activities with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Support.
Bring market insight to decisions about target audiences, product naming, packaging, pricing, and launch priorities.
Set content priorities across product marketing, campaigns, thought leadership, sales enablement, and customer communications.
Manage and develop MOTOR’s assigned content team member by setting priorities and providing feedback.
Write or edit high-priority materials to ensure accuracy, customer focus, and alignment with MOTOR’s brand and goals.
Create sales tools, including pitch materials, battlecards, FAQs, discovery questions, demo narratives, and competitive comparisons.
Help customer-facing teams explain product features, use cases, and value to customers.
Work with the VP of Marketing to set priorities and campaign plans for MOTOR’s paid media contractor.
Align paid campaigns with product launches, messaging, and pipeline goals.
Review paid media results, including spend, lead quality, cost per opportunity, and pipeline contribution, and recommend improvements.
Use AI-assisted tools for analysis, ad testing, and reporting, with human review before campaign or budget changes.
Help monitor the paid media contractor’s scope, hours, invoices, and performance expectations.
Own customer communications for product adoption, lifecycle, and renewal messaging.
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Supply messaging, content, and campaign materials for outbound programs to prospects and customers.
Use customer and field feedback to improve messaging, content, launches, enablement, and product recommendations.
Apply AI and automation to research, content development, launches, and sales enablement.
Build practical workflows that improve speed, quality, consistency, and content reuse.
Validate sources and product claims, protect confidential information, and use human review for AI-assisted work.
Participate in Marketing’s AI Center of Excellence; the VP of Marketing serves as business lead.
Track results across launches, content, paid media, enablement, product adoption, pipeline influence, and market response.