Director of Product Marketing

About This RoleStrava is the leading digital community for active people with more than 125 million athletes in more than 190 countries. The platform offers a holistic view of your active lifestyle, no matter where you live, which sport you love and/or what device you use. Everyone belongs on Strava when they are pursuing an active life.We’re looking for an expert Director of Product Marketing to lead our Global Product Marketing team. In this role, you’ll connect our brand narrative and values to our product roadmap to articulate Strava’s value to our active audience. You’ll own the strategy for launching and positioning the product and its features, collaborating with teams across the company to influence the product roadmap, drive adoption and engagement, and ultimately, accelerate Strava’s growth trajectory – all in service of motivating people around the world to live their best active life.This role is based in our San Francisco, CA office with a hybrid in-office work requirement of at least 3 days per week.You’re excited about this opportunity because you will:• Craft the future of the Product Marketing organization at Strava, influence our product roadmap, and help users get the most out of their product experience – and see the quantifiable impact of these efforts on our business.• Set the course for Strava’s future, expanding the use cases for Strava’s product and the audiences who can see themselves in – and better themselves – through our product.• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing Product Marketers, who are passionate about Strava’s community, our mission, and their impact.• Support the entire user experience, including our free, subscription, and business-to-business products.• Propel millions of people to live their best active lives, turning consumer insights and data into creative go-to-market strategies and compelling stories that help users get the most out of the Strava product.You will be successful here by:• Leading transformational process improvements. As a seasoned PMM leader, you know that the best product marketing efforts are a journey from research to positioning to execution. You've been there, done that, so you can optimize a team's operating rhythms to drive efficiencies in the process, and optimal outcomes for the business.• Influencing cross-functional teams. Our PMM team works across the organization, in close partnership with our Product Development organization, Research and Insights, Brand, Social, Growth, Creative, and more. You are a strong collaborator who leads with empathy, you can rally a diverse team to a unified vision, and you can influence teams to achieve optimal business results.• Being customer-focused. You’ll lead a team of consumer-centric marketers, becoming the authority on the needs, motivations, and challenges of our users. You’ll put the audience at the center of the team’s decisions and serve as the voice of the user in company decisions.• Being as data-driven as you are creative. A great PMM at Strava is both, so you lead by example, rooting decisions in data and marketing strategies in creativity. You think beyond the basics, but you use research and analytics to back up your vision and quantify your impact.• Having a strong bias to action. You turn ideation into action, and are willing to test, learn, and iterate. You inspire your team to move with urgency and tackle challenges head-on.We’re excited about you because you have:• BA, MBA or equivalent experience• 10+ years of marketing experience, including 5+ in PMM• 3+ years leading and developing a PMM team• A consistent record of successful go-to-market launches• Demonstrated strong product partnerships and an ability to influence tech roadmaps• Fluency with data and consumer insights• Fitness experience a plus, but not requiredAbout StravaStrava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. With billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and adventurous vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture, and we are unified in our commitment to becoming an antiracist company. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.