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Product Marketing Lead

  • $140K - $180K
  • New York
  • Lead
  • On-site
  • Full time
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Salary

$140K - $180K

Location

New York

Setup

On-site

Posted

1 week ago

B2B SaaSProduct MarketingOn-site NYC$140K-$180KEarly StageSequoia-backed

The Challenge

Listen Labs is a Sequoia-backed AI research platform growing from $0 to $12M ARR in under a year with enterprise wins at Google, Microsoft, Nestlé, and P&G. You'll be their first Product Marketing Lead, building the PMM function from scratch while scaling positioning and GTM strategy to hit $100M+ ARR.

Your Mission

First 3 Months
1

Audit current positioning, messaging, and value props across segments; deliver refined positioning framework and messaging hierarchy

2

Build launch playbook and enablement process; document for first two product launches

3

Create core sales assets: pitch decks, battle cards, demo narratives, objection handlers for all major buyer personas

4

Map competitive landscape and conduct 3-5 win/loss interviews to inform GTM refinement

By 6 Months
1

Execute 4+ coordinated product launches with documented results (adoption, velocity, win rate lift)

2

Establish quarterly market intelligence cadence with win/loss analysis, competitive tracking, and customer insight summaries

3

Build and scale sales enablement program; measure impact on deal velocity and expansion rates

4

Define and track PMM metrics dashboard: positioning resonance (win rate by segment), launch velocity, sales adoption rates, customer perception shifts

KPIs You'll Own

Win Rate by Segment

Track how positioning and enablement improvements move close rates across enterprise, mid-market, and SMB segments.

Launch Velocity

Days from product ship to launch readiness; measure reduction in GTM setup time as playbooks mature.

Sales Adoption Rate

% of sales team actively using battle cards, talk tracks, and demo narratives in customer conversations.

Deal Expansion Rate

Measure how positioning and CS enablement materials drive account expansion post-close.

Competitive Win %

Track wins where Listen was chosen over named competitors; identify messaging gaps.

Tools & Stack

Positioning frameworks (e.g., Crossing the Chasm, Jobs to Be Done)Sales enablement platforms (e.g., Highspot, Seismic)Customer research tools (e.g., Gong, Chorus for win/loss)Competitive intelligence tools (e.g., G2, Crunchbase)Collaboration tools (Slack, Figma, Google Workspace)Analytics platforms (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Looker)Messaging/documentation tools (Notion, Coda)Demo platforms (Loom, Vidyard)

Your Team

Your Manager

Head of Marketing

Current Team

30-person team; direct collaboration with Sales, CS, Product, Engineering, and founding team

New role, first dedicated PMM function

The Package

Salary

$140K-$180K base

Equity

Expected (early-stage Sequoia startup)

Remote

On-site, New York, NY

Benefits & Perks

Equity stake in Sequoia-backed startup (hypergrowth trajectory)
Founding-stage impact: build PMM function from zero
Access to world-class founders and investors
Exposure to Fortune 500 customers (Google, Microsoft, Nestlé, P&G)
Fast-growing, high-ownership culture with craft-focused team

Company Intelligence

Listen Labs is an AI-powered research platform that helps teams uncover insights from customer interviews in hours instead of months. Founded by serial entrepreneurs with exits and talent from Jane Street, Twitter, Stripe, Affirm, and Sequoia-backed startups, the company has grown from $0 to $12M ARR in under a year with enterprise traction.

Team Size

30

Funding

Sequoia Capital backed

Customers

Google, Microsoft, Nestlé, P&G (with six-figure land deals and rapid expansion)

Culture

High-ownership, fast-moving, craft-focused; serial founders and world-class talent; product-led growth mentality

Is This Role For You?

For You If
  • You've led product marketing at B2B SaaS companies and know how to build positioning that sticks across segments
  • You're equally comfortable with strategy frameworks and hands-on execution-writing battle cards and one-pagers yourself
  • You move fast in ambiguity, thrive on early-stage ownership, and love talking to customers to sharpen messaging
  • You've driven sales enablement, run win/loss programs, and tracked PMM impact on deal velocity and win rates
  • You're energized by hypergrowth environments where priorities shift weekly and impact compounds quickly
Won't Work If
  • You need deep product/design chops but lack customer-facing GTM experience; this is PMM, not product strategy
  • You prefer stability, mature processes, and clear role boundaries over chaos and high ownership
  • You're a project manager at heart who needs someone else to own the vision; this role requires hands-on strategic leadership

Interview Process

1

Screening call

Recruiter or Head of Marketing discusses your PMM background, Sequoia hypergrowth fit, and first 90-day thinking

2

Deep dive interview

Product Marketing Lead exercise: given Listen's product, propose positioning framework and messaging for 2-3 buyer personas

3

Cross-functional panel

Meet Sales, Product, and Engineering leads; discuss GTM collaboration, launch strategy, and competitive awareness

4

Founder conversation

Final conversation with Head of Marketing or founding team on vision alignment, ownership philosophy, and growth ambition

Ready when you are

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About Product Marketing roles

Product marketers are the bridge between product and market. They own positioning, messaging, go-to-market launches, competitive intelligence, and sales enablement. The best PMMs make complex products feel simple.

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