Senior Manager, Product Marketing

Coursedog

5h • $135,000 - $150,000 • Remote

About The Position

As Senior Manager of Product Marketing at Coursedog, you'll lead the strategic vision and execution of our product marketing function, positioning our Intelligent Academic Operations Platform as the essential solution for higher ed institutions. You'll partner closely with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing leadership to drive go-to-market strategy, competitive positioning, and customer advocacy. You'll own translating market insights into compelling positioning and messaging that resonates across multiple buyer personas and use cases. You’ll drive alignment across teams and accelerate our market leadership in the higher ed space by balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, deep market research with rapid iteration, and customer empathy with business acumen. If you're excited by the challenge of establishing Coursedog as the market leader in education operations and want to help institutions break down barriers to student success at scale, this is a chance to do meaningful work with real impact.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of B2B SaaS product marketing experience, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or strategic role.
• Deep expertise in market research, competitive analysis, buyer persona development, and segmentation methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to craft compelling positioning and messaging that resonates across multiple audiences and personas
• Strong strategic thinking combined with execution excellence—able to set vision while rolling up sleeves to deliver high-quality assets
• Experience driving sales enablement, working directly with sales teams, and measuring impact on pipeline and revenue outcomes
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior leadership across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills—comfortable presenting to executives, customers, and external audiences internally and externally at conferences
• Experience with SaaS pricing strategy, packaging, or go-to-market launches
• An empathetic, curious mindset paired with strong business acumen and ownership mentality
• Experience using AI tools and technologies effectively to drive productivity and creativity in marketing strategy, content development, and cross-functional collaboration

Nice To Haves

• Higher Ed experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Knowledge of or passion for the higher education market or complex B2B enterprise software environments

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the overall product marketing strategy, including positioning, messaging architecture, and go-to-market plans across all platform modules and buyer segments
• Oversee market and competitive research initiatives to inform segmentation, persona development, pricing strategy, and long-term product roadmap alignment
• Drive alignment across Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing leadership on strategy, messaging, and priorities—escalating and resolving conflicts to accelerate execution
• Establish and oversee key performance indicators across product marketing activities, including pipeline influence, win rates, competitive win/loss analysis, and customer satisfaction metrics
• Develop comprehensive customer advocacy programs, including advisory boards, case studies, testimonials, and customer reference networks that amplify our market presence
• Lead the creation and evolution of high-impact customer and prospect-facing assets—positioning documents, competitive battlecards, sales enablement materials, website content, videos, and thought leadership
• Own sales enablement strategy and execution, ensuring sales teams have the insights, messaging, and tools to effectively communicate value to different buyer personas and use cases
• Represent Coursedog as a thought leader and spokesperson at industry events, conferences, analyst briefings, and speaking engagements, often including presentations
• Establish and nurture relationships with industry analysts, press, and key opinion leaders to shape market perception and third-party credibility
• Leverage AI and emerging technologies to enhance product marketing efficiency and effectiveness—from market research and content creation to competitive analysis and customer insights

Benefits

• Competitive base salary between $125,000 - $130,000
• Performance-based variable compensation component, bringing total on-target earnings (OTE) to $135,000 - $150,000
• Healthcare, Dental & Vision coverage with a fixed contribution model
• Company covers 65% to 99% of employee-only premiums and 45% to 75% for employee plus dependents
• Partnership with Aetna and Guardian
• Access to wellness and support programs: Spring Health (mental health support), XP Health (vision benefits), Carrot Fertility (family planning support), One Medical (primary care)
• Pre-tax savings through Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Safe Harbor 401(k) plan from day one of employment
• 4% employer match on total compensation for 401(k)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off policy
• Remote-First Since Inception
• Equity in the company aligned to role and tenure
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed