We are seeking a strategic and driven Product Marketing Manager to own product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy for the Sun Day Red apparel and accessories portfolio. This role sits at the center of our storytelling — translating product intent, design philosophy, and brand equity into differentiated positioning that drives awareness, consideration, and purchase intent. You will be the connective tissue between product creation, creative, wholesale, and eCommerce: defining what makes each product matter, then leading the cross-functional execution that brings it to market. Success in this role is measured both by the quality of the positioning you author and by the flawless delivery of the holistic go-to-market plan. Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities: Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution Drive the go-to-market (GTM) launch process end-to-end: briefing cross-functional teams, recommending KPIs, reviewing marketing communication, and ensuring key messaging is consistent across every channel. Ensures operational and commercial goals are aligned ahead of each product launch. Ensures collateral, PR, social and external communication plans line up with the launch calendar. Ensures value proposition, positioning, and messaging ladder to company objectives. Own the master GTM calendar, keeping every team aware of upcoming initiatives and working in alignment to execute. Facilitate recurring cross-functional GTM meetings; hold team members accountable to strategy, deadlines, and quality of work. Define channel-specific launch phasing across wholesale, direct-to-consumer and athlete/influencer seeding. Content, Creative & Product Storytelling <span
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$226K – $280K/yr
Why join us Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek. Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career. Business Development at Brex: The Business Development team drives step-change growth through revenue-driven, product-led partnerships. We identify, negotiate, and activate scalable, innovative distribution channels that deliver high-ROI outcomes across customer segments. The team architects and incubates new strategies, working cross-functionally, moving quickly, and taking full ownership. We are built for full-stack operators who dream big, execute fast, and shape strategy through impact (ARR). What you’ll do: Drive revenue growth by leading complex, partner-led enterprise sales cycles for Brex's embedded finance solution. You'll work closely with partner sales teams to identify high-value opportunities, develop joint value propositions, and then be in charge of closing large enterprise deals. This role combines strategic account management with hands-on sales execution - from opportunity qualification and solution design to executi
$185.3K – $231.7K/yr
Why join us Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek. Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career. Business Development at Brex: The Business Development team drives step-change growth through revenue-driven, product-led partnerships. We identify, negotiate, and activate scalable, innovative distribution channels that deliver high-ROI outcomes across customer segments. The team architects and incubates new strategies, working cross-functionally, moving quickly, and taking full ownership. We are built for full-stack operators who dream big, execute fast, and shape strategy through impact (ARR). What you’ll do: Drive revenue growth by leading complex, partner-led enterprise sales cycles for Brex's embedded finance solution. You'll work closely with partner sales teams to identify high-value opportunities, develop joint value propositions, and then be in charge of closing large enterprise deals. This role combines strategic account management with hands-on sales execution - from opportunity qualification and solution design to executi
$226K – $280K/yr
Why join us Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek. Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career. Business Development at Brex: The Business Development team drives step-change growth through revenue-driven, product-led partnerships. We identify, negotiate, and activate scalable, innovative distribution channels that deliver high-ROI outcomes across customer segments. The team architects and incubates new strategies, working cross-functionally, moving quickly, and taking full ownership. We are built for full-stack operators who dream big, execute fast, and shape strategy through impact (ARR). What you’ll do: Drive revenue growth by leading complex, partner-led enterprise sales cycles for Brex's embedded finance solution. You'll work closely with partner sales teams to identify high-value opportunities, develop joint value propositions, and then be in charge of closing large enterprise deals. This role combines strategic account management with hands-on sales execution - from opportunity qualification and solution design to executi
From $214K/yr
Datadog is seeking a strategic, visionary, and results-oriented Senior Director, Growth Marketing – Organic Growth (SEO/GEO/PLG) to lead our organic acquisition strategy across traditional search engines and emerging AI/LLM platforms. This leader will own the vision, strategy, and operating model responsible for driving measurable growth in organic traffic and inbound pipeline through content programs, off-page authority, and AI/LLM discoverability initiatives. In this role, you will lead a team of organic growth specialists, while partnering closely with Website Experience, Product Marketing, and Engineering teams. You will define Datadog's long-term organic growth strategy, establish investment priorities, and ensure the organization is positioned to win across an increasingly complex discovery ecosystem. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do: Own Datadog’s content-led SEO/GEO/PLG strategy, defining the topics, formats, and ecosystems that drive measurable growth in traffic and pipeline Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team Identify and prioritize high-impact content opportunities across product areas and influence cross-functional teams to bring that content to life Map and optimize Datadog’s presence across the full ecosystem of LLM-ingested content (e.g., YouTube, Reddit, review sites) to improve AI-driven discoverability Design and execute a comprehensive off-page strategy, including link acquisition, digital PR, and authority-building initiatives Partner closely with the Website Experience team, who owns technical SEO, to ensure content is effectively surfaced, indexed, and performant Create and contribute to high-impact content (e.g., flagship pieces, new formats, or experimental channels), setting the standard for qualit
About the Team The Strategic Finance team at OpenAI plays a critical role in shaping the company’s long-term trajectory. We partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Go-To-Market teams to inform high-stakes decisions through rigorous data science and economic modeling. As part of our expanding Data Science function, we’re building a best-in-class Forecasting capability to drive real-time, data-driven decision-making across user growth, revenue, compute infrastructure, and more. We are developing scalable forecasting infrastructure to help us understand and anticipate business dynamics in an increasingly complex, usage-based world. Our models are foundational to planning, pricing, operational efficiency, and growth strategy - supporting key investment decisions and unlocking OpenAI’s full potential. About the Role We’re looking for a senior Machine Learning Data Scientist to lead our forecasting initiatives. You’ll be one of the founding members of the Forecasting pillar within Strategic Finance Data Science, responsible for building and scaling robust, interpretable, and production-ready forecasting systems. Your models will power critical business decisions by predicting core metrics such as DAU/WAU, revenue, LTV, compute consumption, and profitability. This is a highly cross-functional role, requiring technical excellence, strong product intuition, and business acumen. You’ll collaborate with product managers, researchers, engineers, and finance leaders to operationalize forecasting insights, influence company-wide strategy, and build foundational forecasting capabilities at OpenAI. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Build statistical and machine learning models to solve forecasting needs across product, finance, infrastructure, and GTM domains. Own the end-to-end modeling lifecycle , including scoping, feature engineerin
We are seeking an accomplished and highly strategic Group Manager, Ad Trafficking & Operations, with a minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in digital ad operations, including significant leadership and team management responsibilities. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned expert in ad serving technologies, particularly Google Campaign Manager 360 (CM360), and will possess a deep understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem. This role requires exceptional leadership skills to manage and mentor a team of Ad Trafficking Coordinators and Managers, drive operational efficiencies, ensure flawless campaign execution, and contribute to the strategic evolution of our ad operations capabilities. Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & Department Oversight: Develop and implement strategic roadmaps for the Ad Trafficking and Operations department, aligning with overall company objectives and client needs. Lead and manage a group of Ad Trafficking Coordinators and Managers, fostering a high-performance culture, continuous improvement, and professional development. Oversee the entire ad trafficking workflow, from campaign setup to reporting, ensuring adherence to best practices, quality standards, and service level agreements (SLAs). Evaluate and recommend new ad tech solutions, tools, and processes to enhance operational efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Operational Excellence & Process Optimization: Drive the standardization and optimization of ad trafficking processes, naming conventions, and quality assurance protocols across the group. Implement robust pre-launch and post-launch QA strategies to minimize errors and ensure impeccable campaign execution and data integrity. Champion the adoption of automation and innovative solutions to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the team, driving accountability and continuous perfo
We are looking for a strategic and execution-focused Product Marketing Manager to lead go-to-market strategy for NMI's card-not-present (CNP) processing and Value Added Solutions (VAS) portfolio, the tools and services that power secure, high-converting online and card-not-present transactions for merchants, software platforms and partners across the United States. NMI has evolved from a payment gateway into a full-service payment platform. Our CNP processing stack and VAS suite, including Customer Vault, Automatic Card Updater, Invoicing, ACH and fraud prevention tools, give merchants and partners a single, trusted path from sign up to pay out. This role supports that evolution, helping translate processing and VAS capabilities into messaging that speaks to the outcomes online merchants, marketplaces, subscription businesses and software platforms actually care about: conversion, fraud loss reduction, recurring revenue retention and total cost of acceptance. You will lead market positioning, messaging, launches and enablement for NMI's CNP processing and VAS offerings, working closely with product, sales and channel teams to help make sure NMI is the preferred processing and VAS partner for every merchant and partner selling online. This role calls for a solid understanding of how ecommerce merchants, subscription businesses and software platforms evaluate and adopt payment processing and value added services, and the ability to help translate technical capability (tokenization, network tokenization, recurring billing, customer vaulting, PCI scope reduction, fraud and chargeback tools) into outcome-led messaging that supports pipeline and adoption. This role is also NMI's evangelist for CNP processing and VAS. You will present to sales teams and internal stakeholders, and help represent NMI at ecommerce and payments industry events. You will build AI tools into your everyday workflow as a core habit rather than an occasional add-on, and bring enough technical fluen
Citi Commercial Bank - Mid-Corp Relationship Manager, Healthcare, Higher Ed & Nonprofit - Senior Vice President
CitiThe Mid-Corp Relationship Manager is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project. Responsibilities: Calls on clients to deepen relationships and proactively owns, responds to, uncovers and anticipates future needs, roadblocks or risks and expectations Introduces solutions to clients in building and strengthening an effective portfolio; Works with product specialists and subject matter experts to structure innovative and customized solutions that meet clients’ individual needs Works closely with Case Manager on the on-boarding and retention of clients, ensuring the appropriate “Know Your Client” (KYC) and other compliance deliverables are met; Identifies cross-sell opportunities to deepen and increase share of wallet; Maximizes client experience by proactive sharing markets updates, trend and intelligence Drives innovation in the solutions we provide clients and further developing our business where necessary and appropriate Execution of strategic initiatives launched centrally at all levels (Group, Bank, commercial market and EIB) Networks with clients to identify
The Mid-Corp Relationship Manager is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project. Responsibilities: Calls on clients to deepen relationships and proactively owns, responds to, uncovers and anticipates future needs, roadblocks or risks and expectations Introduces solutions to clients in building and strengthening an effective portfolio; Works with product specialists and subject matter experts to structure innovative and customized solutions that meet clients’ individual needs Works closely with Case Manager on the on-boarding and retention of clients, ensuring the appropriate “Know Your Client” (KYC) and other compliance deliverables are met; Identifies cross-sell opportunities to deepen and increase share of wallet; Maximizes client experience by proactive sharing markets updates, trend and intelligence Drives innovation in the solutions we provide clients and further developing our business where necessary and appropriate Execution of strategic initiatives launched centrally at all levels (Group, Bank, commercial market and EIB) Networks with clients to identify
About the Role As a Field CTO (Strategic Pursuits) , you will serve as a strategic bridge between our customers, go-to-market (GTM) teams, and product organization. You will partner closely with Sales, Technical Success, and Product to shape high-impact deals, guide customer architecture decisions, and influence our product roadmap based on real-world adoption and feedback. This is a highly cross-functional, externally facing leadership role for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen and customer empathy. In this role, you will: Customer & Deal Strategy Partner with Sales, Product and Technical Success teams to support complex, high-value deals as a technical and strategic advisor. Translate customer business needs into scalable technical solutions and architectures. Engage with senior customer stakeholders (CTO/CIO/VP-level) to drive alignment on vision, roadmap, and adoption. Lead technical strategy discussions during key deal stages, including discovery, solution design, and executive presentations. Architecture & Implementation Guidance Guide customers on best practices for deploying and scaling AI-driven solutions in production. Provide architectural oversight across use cases such as LLM applications, integrations, data pipelines, and security. Act as a trusted advisor to ensure long-term success, not just short-term wins. Product & Feedback Loop Bring structured customer insights back to Product and Engineering teams to inform roadmap and prioritization. Identify gaps, opportunities, and emerging patterns from customer deployments. Influence product direction based on real-world usage, scalability needs, and enterprise requirements. GTM Strategy & Thought Leadership Help shape GTM strategies by identifying repeatable patterns across industries and customer segments. Develop scalable frameworks, reference architectures, and playbooks for broader field teams. Represent the company externally through customer en
About the Team: We are a small and fast-moving partnerships team that shapes and executes OpenAI’s most important collaborations. Your mission is to identify, structure, and scale partnerships that expand how businesses adopt and benefit from OpenAI. You will work across priority sectors, including legal, professional services, information services, and other B2B categories, while maintaining the flexibility to pursue the highest-impact opportunities as the market evolves. About the Role: You are a senior business development and partnerships leader with strong judgment, high ownership, and a track record of originating and closing complex partnerships. You can move from market strategy and executive engagement through deal development, launch, and growth. You combine strategic thinking, commercial discipline, and hands-on execution, and you can create clarity and momentum across multiple internal and external stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: Develop a portfolio strategy for high-impact B2B partnerships. Identify and prioritize partners based on customer reach, differentiated data or workflows, distribution, strategic value, and growth potential. Originate, structure, negotiate, and launch complex product and commercial partnerships. Build joint value propositions and business plans spanning integration, distribution, go-to-market, and customer adoption. Lead executive relationships and establish durable cross-functional partnership governance. Coordinate product, engineering, sales, marketing, legal, finance, security, policy, and operations to deliver partnership outcomes. Translate partner and market insight into product strategy and new partnership models. Track adoption, pipeline, revenue impact, strategic milestones, and partner performance, and communicate progress and risks clearly. Qualifications: 10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, enterprise technology, or platform ecosystems. Proven experience personally originatin
The Regulatory Risk Officer is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Responsible for driving customer remediation analytics to completion including execution and validation. This position will be part of the USCC Centralized Customer Remediation Team (CCRT). The objective of the USCC CCRT is to quickly assess and identify customer impacts and ensure remediation is completed promptly with the appropriate detailed documentation required by Internal Audit and the Regulators. These activities will be conducted in close partnership with the Issue Owners and Managers within U.S. Consumer Cards. Excellent communication skills are required to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Highly developed communication and diplomacy skills are required, to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. This role is for an individual contributor. Responsibilities: Subject matter expert related to data analytics and remediation methodology. May train, mentor, and coach lower-level staff. Owns, designs, and manages client remediation population and impact analyses for USCC owned and impacted issues, including those that are Regulatory. Provide expertise and guidance related to the USCC remediation processes and policies, partners with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and execute remediation programs. Create comprehensive documentation that conforms to Internal Audit and Regulatory expectations. Provide thought leadership and effective challenge throughout the data remediation lifecycle (including root
The Regulatory Risk Officer is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Responsible for driving customer remediation analytics to completion including execution and validation. This position will be part of the USCC Centralized Customer Remediation Team (CCRT). The objective of the USCC CCRT is to quickly assess and identify customer impacts and ensure remediation is completed promptly with the appropriate detailed documentation required by Internal Audit and the Regulators. These activities will be conducted in close partnership with the Issue Owners and Managers within U.S. Consumer Cards. Excellent communication skills are required to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Highly developed communication and diplomacy skills are required, to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. This role is for an individual contributor. Responsibilities: Subject matter expert related to data analytics and remediation methodology. May train, mentor, and coach lower-level staff. Owns, designs, and manages client remediation population and impact analyses for USCC owned and impacted issues, including those that are Regulatory. Provide expertise and guidance related to the USCC remediation processes and policies, partners with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and execute remediation programs. Create comprehensive documentation that conforms to Internal Audit and Regulatory expectations. Provide thought leadership and effective challenge throughout the data remediation lifecycle (including root
About the Team OpenAI’s GTM Partnerships team builds a strategic, global partner ecosystem to accelerate customer success, enable responsible enterprise AI adoption, and drive durable growth in support of OpenAI’s mission. We work cross-functionally across Sales, Solutions, Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and Customer Success to translate strategic partnerships into measurable outcomes for customers. Global consulting and advisory partners are essential to helping enterprises move from AI strategy to production deployment. PwC brings global reach, deep industry and functional expertise, technology and transformation capabilities, and longstanding relationships with complex and regulated enterprises. This role will lead OpenAI’s global partnership with PwC and create the strategy, operating model, and field motions needed to turn that relationship into repeatable customer and commercial impact. This role is based in San Francisco, New York City, or Seattle. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week. About the Role We are hiring a Partner Director, PwC to serve as the single accountable owner of OpenAI’s strategic relationship with PwC globally. You will define the partnership thesis and joint business plan, build executive alignment, activate PwC’s industry, advisory, technology, sales, and delivery organizations, and develop repeatable go-to-market motions that accelerate enterprise AI adoption. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role. You will move fluidly between senior executive engagement, joint account and opportunity strategy, solution and delivery alignment, field enablement, governance, and day-to-day execution. Success requires a strong understanding of how a large, matrixed professional-services organization operates, commercial discipline, technical fluency, and the ability to align teams without relying on formal authority. The ideal candidate has led a high-impact global alliance with
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