Director of Marketing Communications, Linux Foundation
$160-171k
Open source hub for developers
Be an early applicant
Open source hub for developers
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-171k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create new technology categories by identifying trends, accelerating the growth of nascent technologies, and removing barriers to adoption.
Role
Who you are
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- Experience: 12+ years of experience in content strategy, B2B marketing, or product marketing, preferably in technology or open source
- Proven track record building data-driven marketing initiatives and executing campaigns grounded in performance analytics
- Demonstrated success leveraging AI tools for efficiency, personalization, and optimization in marketing operations and content creation
- Expertise in developer marketing and familiarity with open source community engagement. Knowledge of the CNCF ecosystem preferred
- Strong command of marketing tools and platforms
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and executive communication skills
- Skilled in leading teams
What the job involves
- The Linux Foundation is seeking a Director of Marketing Communications to lead the strategy, execution, and performance of integrated marketing, communications, community and content initiatives for the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
- This role is ideal for a senior marketing leader who thrives at the intersection of data-driven strategy, creative storytelling, and open source technology
- The ideal candidate combines deep experience in open source technology ecosystems and demonstrated success overseeing marketing teams and working closely with other internal and external stakeholders to meet marketing objectives
- As a senior leader within the Linux Foundation’s central marketing organization, the Director will work closely with other project leaders to drive the growth and health of the LF’s marketing and communications organization
- This person will help to shape how the organization communicates marketing innovation, drives revenue growth, enables staff development and delivers world-class marketing services
- Strategic Leadership & Organizational Alignment
- Oversee marketing strategy for the CNCF, guiding annual planning, SOW development, and campaign execution grounded in clear performance metrics
- Partner with senior leadership to ensure strategic cohesion across programs, campaigns, and content pipelines
- Build cross-functional alignment through evidence-based decision-making and performance insights
- Drive a culture of accountability through measurable outcomes, using analytics to inform strategic investments, priorities, and resourcing
- Has a “Player-Coach” mentality where no task is too small to dig in and complete
- Program Leadership and Innovation
- Integrate data and AI-driven insights into every stage of campaign design—from audience segmentation and messaging to channel optimization and post-campaign analysis
- Collaborate with project leads and committees to identify opportunities for growth, retention, and impact
- Deliver structured reports and executive summaries that translate data into clear strategic recommendations
- Content Strategy & Editorial Excellence
- Lead a modern content strategy optimized for both human and generative AI audiences—ensuring visibility, accuracy, and discoverability in AI-driven search and synthesis tools
- Oversee development of high-impact content that meets editorial-quality standards while serving SEO, performance marketing, and brand objectives
- Introduce AI-assisted content workflows that accelerate production, improve consistency, and free teams to focus on high-value storytelling and thought leadership
- Continuously test and refine content based on engagement analytics and sentiment insights
- Marketing Operations & Performance Management
- Lead the marketing operations roadmap, ensuring the effective integration of data platforms, automation tools, and AI-enabled analytics
- Oversee paid and organic strategies—including performance, ABM, and growth marketing—to optimize ROI of investment
- Events & Brand Activation
- Direct event promotion strategy to achieve measurable results in engagement, and brand awareness
- Align pre- and post-event content strategies with overall campaign objectives and performance indicators
- Use data to evaluate third-party event ROI and refine global event strategy based on participation insights, community opportunities and lead-generation outcomes
- Financial Management & Sustainability
- Drive financial planning and budgeting for CNCF’s marketing programs, optimizing resource allocation through data-backed decision-making
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization and program expansion through performance insights
- Secure and justify program budget increases where needed by demonstrating measurable impact and ROI
- Stakeholder & Community Relations
- Build trust-based relationships with project leads, members, contributors, and ecosystem partners
- Translate technical and community-driven objectives into compelling, data-supported marketing narratives
- Lead enterprise-wide stakeholder management, influencing C-level executives, board members, and external partners through strategic storytelling and reporting
- Global Collaboration & Travel
- Requires periodic domestic and international travel throughout the year for events, leadership summits, and strategic engagements
Our take
The Linux Foundation powers decentralized innovation through its neutral, open-source hub for developers to code, manage, and scale open technology products and ecosystems. The company has a long-standing reputation as one of the most trusted sources on the market.
Utilized by a wide range of organizations, including some of the top enterprises in the world (such as Intel, Fujitsu, Microsoft, and Samsung), the company has over 17,000 organizations contributing to its hub, adding 51M+ lines of code each week.
The company also leads education programs, providing users with training & certification focused on area-specific technical competencies, called SkillCreds, to empower professionals to find new ways to stand out in the highly competitive technology landscape.
With a consistent and ever-growing portfolio of partnerships and innovative projects, along with its recently launched European division, The Linux Foundation is well-set to be a core contributor to open-source innovation around the globe for years to come.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 100% Paid Health Care for Families & Individuals
- Unlimited PTO
- 12 Fully Paid Weeks of Parental Care for Primary and Secondary Caregivers
- Full 401(k) Match (up to the government maximum)
- Virtual Workforce
- Stipend for Home Office Setup, Buying Computers, and Renting Co-Working Spaces
Company HQ
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jim Zemlin
(CEO, not founder)Founder & former Director of Marketing at Corio. Previous VP of Marketing at Covalent.
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