Senior Director of Product Marketing, Corelight
$278-369k
+ Equity
Network & cloud security
Posted today
Network & cloud security
201-500 employees
Posted today
$278-369k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help defend the world's most sensitive, mission-critical organisations.
Role
Who you are
- 15+ years of B2B enterprise marketing experience, including significant Product Marketing leadership within enterprise software or cybersecurity
- 7+ years leading and developing high-performing Product Marketing teams
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, Network Detection and Response (NDR), network security, intrusion detection, security operations, or a closely related market
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience
- Demonstrated success developing product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies that drive measurable business results
- Experience leading complex enterprise product launches across multiple cross-functional organizations
- Deep understanding of enterprise cybersecurity buyers, purchasing processes, and long, complex enterprise sales cycles
- Strong experience partnering with industry analysts, media, customers, and executive stakeholders
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex technical capabilities into compelling business value
- Proven ability to influence senior executives and build alignment across Product, Sales, Engineering, Customer Success, and Marketing
- Strategic mindset supported by strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to decision making
- Demonstrated experience using AI and automation technologies to improve marketing operations, content development, enablement, and organizational efficiency
- A passion for building teams, developing talent, and creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, the Senior Director of Product Marketing will define how Corelight is positioned in the market and how our story is told across every stage of the customer journey.
- This leader will own product positioning, messaging, launches, competitive strategy, sales enablement, analyst relations, and market insights while leading a high-performing Product Marketing team.
- You will work closely with Product Management, Sales, Customer Success, Threat Research, and Executive Leadership to ensure Corelight's innovations translate into compelling customer value and measurable business growth
- Success in this role requires equal parts strategic thinking, market expertise, exceptional storytelling, operational excellence, and the ability to leverage AI to scale marketing impact
- Define and evolve Corelight's product positioning, messaging, and value propositions across the portfolio, ensuring clear differentiation in the cybersecurity market
- Develop and execute go-to-market strategies that accelerate product adoption, pipeline generation, and revenue growth
- Lead all major product launches, partnering closely with Product Management, Sales, Customer Success, and Corporate Marketing to deliver coordinated, high-impact launches
- Build and scale world-class sales enablement, including messaging, competitive intelligence, battlecards, presentations, customer stories, and sales plays
- Establish Corelight as a thought leader by partnering with Threat Research and technical experts to create compelling content that shapes industry conversations
- Own analyst relations for the product portfolio, building trusted relationships with firms such as Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and other influential industry analysts
- Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, competitive dynamics, and buyer personas to influence product strategy and go-to-market priorities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Product Marketing team while establishing clear goals, operating rhythms, and performance metrics
- Partner closely with executive leadership to influence product strategy, pricing, packaging, and market expansion opportunities
- Champion an AI-first operating model, leveraging automation and modern AI tools to improve content creation, campaign execution, market intelligence, and team productivity
- Measure and continuously improve the effectiveness of product marketing initiatives through data-driven insights and business outcomes
- Ensure product and solution messaging remains accurate, compelling, and consistent across the website, customer-facing content, enablement materials, and marketing campaigns
Our take
Corelight is a software company that integrates machine learning into cyber and cloud security. It develops NDRs (Network Detection and Response systems) alongside virtual, software and cloud sensors to better protect enterprises and institutions.
The company's most popular product is the Zeek Network Security Monitor, which is used by the likes of Amazon and Mozilla. It is also continually developing new products (such as a Cloud Sensor for Amazon Web Services) as the nature and complexity of cyber threats continue to grow.
Launched back in 2013, the company has been around for a while now, but it continues to keep up to date with the changing market. In 2024, Corelight secured immense Series E funding as it capitalises on the booming AI and cyber defense markets.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2024
$150m
SERIES E
Sep 2021
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $309.2m
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brian Dye
(CEO)Former CPO of the company. Prior to this, they were EVP of Corporate Products at McAfee, Group VP and GM of the Mobile Platforms Group at Citrix, and SVP of Information Security at Symantec.
Seth Hall
(Co-Founder & Advisor)Currently an Affiliated Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Previously Research Engineer at ICSI and Team Member at Dragon Research Group.
Vern Paxson
(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)Previously Director of the Networking Security Group at ICSI.
Robin Sommer
(Co-Founder)Currently Affiliated Researcher at ICSI and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Previously General Chair at the IEEE International Symposium on Security and Privacy.
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