Technical Product Marketing Manager, Pinecone
$100-140k
+ Equity
The vector database to build knowledgeable AI
Job no longer available
The vector database to build knowledgeable AI
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$100-140k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
Pinecone's mission it to make AI knowledgeable.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of experience in analytical roles (e.g., investment banking, management consulting)
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling messaging for different audiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Experience in developer marketing or working directly with AI/ML practitioners
- Familiarity with vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or search technologies
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and AI model deployment
- Strong technical acumen with hands-on experience in AI, ML, vector search, cloud computing, or databases
- Proven track record in launching technical products and driving adoption in enterprise and developer communities
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, and Sales teams
What the job involves
- As a Technical PMM, you will help developers, software engineers, and machine learning scientists understand how Pinecone enables knowledgeable AI applications
- You will accomplish this through messaging and positioning, GTM strategy, launch planning, and enablement for key product features
- You will work closely with Product, Sales, Developer Relations, and Marketing teams to ensure our customers understand the value of our platform
- Product Launches & GTM Strategy:
- Develop launch plans for product releases, align with product teams, and manage GTM execution
- Lead core launch teams with cross-functional members (documentation , communications, developer relations, product, growth marketing, etc)
- Measure customer impact and adoption post-launch, iterating on strategies as needed
- Positioning & Messaging:
- Craft compelling, technically accurate messaging for AI-powered search and retrieval solutions
- Build product narratives for enterprise and developer audiences that differentiate Pinecone from competitors
- Develop and maintain positioning for new product capabilities
- Customer & Market Insights:
- Partner with customers to develop case studies, gathering business impact metrics and architectural insights
- Engage in customer interviews and research to refine messaging and identify key value drivers
- Content Development & Enablement:
- Develop internal and external enablement materials, including sales training, pitch decks, and GTM enablement sessions
- Collaborate with marketing to create social posts, blogs, and technical content
Our take
Vector databases arrived on the scene only a few years ago, but the technology has already helped power a new breed of search engines that are based on neural networks as opposed to keywords. Vector databases quickly became popular in the world of machine learning and AI and they will continue to play a significant role in the future development of AI technologies.
Pinecone is a vector database company that specializes in providing an efficient and scalable solution for high-performance vector search applications. The platform is designed to allow businesses and developers to build, deploy, and manage machine learning applications without the hassle of infrastructures.
Pinecone has continued to build out its platform to meet the growing demands of enterprise-scale AI workloads. And most recently, the company introduced Dedicated Read Nodes (DRNs), a high-performance deployment option designed for latency-sensitive, high-throughput use cases such as billion-vector semantic search, real-time recommendation systems, and user-facing AI assistants. By offering isolated, provisioned capacity with predictable performance and costs, DRNs address a key challenge for production AI systems that require consistent low latency under heavy load.
Alongside this, Pinecone has strengthened its partnership with Microsoft, leveraging Azure's global infrastructure, security, and go-to-market ecosystem to support large-scale, production-grade AI applications. These developments signal a shift from early experimentation toward mature, mission-critical deployments, positioning Pinecones as a core piece of enterprise AI infrastructure rather than just an emerging vector database provider.
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Insights
96% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2023
$100m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$28m
SERIES A
Total funding: $138m
Company benefits
- Health and Wellness: Medical, dental and vision plans, paid parental leave, and mental health resources offer holistic well-being coverage for you and your family.
- Compensation and Financial Benefits: Pinecone offers competitive base salary and equity compensation, opportunity to build a savings and investment portfolio, and resources to protect your family from the unexpected.
- Other Benefits: Pinecone is a hybrid in-office/remote workforce that offers Flexible PTO and WFH Equipment Stipend. Employees also enjoy attending our annual company retreat and occasional team offsites.
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Edo Liberty
(Founder & Chief Scientist)Edo was previously a Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University. Before that, he worked in Research at Amazon SageMaker/AI Labs and at Yahoo! as a Research Scientist and Director.
Ash Ashutosh
(CEO)Prior to joining Pinecone in 2025, Ash worked at Google in Products and as a Global Director of Solution Sales. He also previously founded Actifio where he served as the CEO and President for over 11 years.
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