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• For ten straight years, Gartner has named Pure a leader in the Magic Quadrant
• Our customer-first culture and unwavering commitment to innovation have earned us a certified Net Promoter Score in the top 1% of B2B companies globally
• Industry analysts and press applaud Pure’s leadership across these dimensions
• And, our 5,000+ employees are emboldened to make Pure a faster, stronger, smarter company as we go

If you, like us, say “bring it on” to exciting challenges that change the world, we have endless opportunities where you can make your mark.

Pure Storage Acquired Portworx in October 2020, Creating the Industry's Most Complete Kubernetes Data Services Platform for Cloud Native Applications. This acquisition represents Pure’s largest to date and our deeper expansion into the fast-growing market for multi-cloud data services to support Kubernetes and containers.

Press Release - September 16, 2020

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

As a Senior Technical Marketing Manager at Portworx, you will develop and execute technical marketing functions for Pure’s Cloud Native Business Unit. We are looking for an extremely technical and business savvy leader to deliver hands-on labs, write blogs and record demo videos, perform competitive intelligence/positioning, field/partner enablement and technical benchmarking in the cloud native ecosystem. A deep understanding of container/cloud native storage use cases and challenges is important for success in this role; as we help the world’s biggest brands and companies simplify and build a data platform for their modern applications.

This role reports into the Director of Technical Marketing for Portworx and has the primary responsibility for evangelizing the Portworx platform as part of Pure’s cloud native solutions. This individual would drive market awareness and adoption of the Portworx portfolio by developing technical and innovative content, as well as documenting real-world use cases and enabling the Portworx technical selling team of Cloud Native Architects. The ideal candidate for this role will demonstrate an understanding of the modern cloud native stack (Kubernetes, open-source data services, CSI storage plugins, etc.) and modern data protection, and be able to translate them into relatable, consumable content for customers as well as Pure’s sales teams. This is a highly cross-functional role where you will collaborate with other product marketing leads, product management, technical marketing, demand generation, sales, and corporate marketing to build and execute evangelism and competitive strategy for the entire Portworx portfolio. You will:

• Be an evangelist in the cloud native events and space for the entire Portworx portfolio, which includes our solutions for data management, data protection, database-as-a-service and disaster recovery.
• Channel the voice of the customer—understand the pain points, use cases, and aspirations of the target buyer and user personas.
• Work closely with product management and technical marketing teams to translate the technical vision of the Portworx platform as new products/services are introduced through your experience writing blogs and recording demonstration videos.
• Contribute to the competitive content machine for the entire Portworx portfolio. Communicate key research findings to internal stakeholders, through presentations, key CI assets such as battlecards, objection handling guides, competitive positioning guides and sales play books.
• Work closely with the demand generation, events, and field marketing teams to ensure that technical collateral is strong and available for field and partner teams.
• Develop new and contribute to existing hands-on labs which demonstrate the value that features within the Portworx platform deliver to customers that solve their business problems.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• 8-10 years of experience in a product marketing, technical marketing, solution architect or product management role for Cloud or SaaS products.
• Recognized as a strong technical evangelist and content writer in the cloud native world
• Strong aptitude for translating technical differentiators into compelling collateral, while also having the technical chops to conduct benchmarking against competitive cloud native platforms
• The desire to redefine the benchmark for excellence, be part of something big and learn as much as you can in the process
• Strong domain experience within the Kubernetes ecosystem or modern Databases
• Knowledge of key target audience: Platform Engineering, DevOps, Kubernetes, cloud architects, SREs, and IT infrastructure managers
• MS degree or equivalent in a STEM field, or equivalent professional experience
• Must be willing and able to work in an open office, team environment.

You will be based in Santa Clara. As this is an office-centric role, you are expected to be present in the office for 3 days a week. As outlined in Pure's Hybrid Work Policy, there will be variations over periods of time, depending on business need.

The annual base salary range is: $167,000 – $251,000. Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events - check out purebenefits.com for more information.

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Pure is where you ask big questions, think differently, and make an impact. This is not just a job, but a place where you have a voice and can accelerate your career. We value unique thoughts and celebrate individuality, and with ample opportunity to learn, develop yourself, and expand into different roles, joining Pure is an investment in your career journey.

Through our Pure Equality program, which supports a flourishing field of employee resource groups, we nourish the personal and professional lives of our team members. And our Pure Good Foundation gives back to local and global communities through volunteering and grants.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.

PURE IS COMMITTED TO EQUALITY.

Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting about 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.

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