Trend Micro

Senior Manager, Vertical Product Marketing (Industrial & Energy)

Trend Micro$120K — $150K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS, or platform software, with a strong preference for product marketing or GTM strategy experience.
  • Direct experience in manufacturing or industrial environments is highly preferred, along with knowledge of OT environments.
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, tailored to diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional, cross-regional teams.
  • Customer-centric mindset with a passion for solving manufacturing-specific challenges.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills, able to manage multiple workstreams globally.
  • Strategic thinker skilled in synthesizing insights and developing market-informed strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Develop manufacturing-specific value propositions that align customer priorities with platform capabilities.
  • Craft compelling messaging for diverse audiences, ensuring global consistency with regional adaptability.
  • Execute comprehensive go-to-market strategies specifically for the manufacturing vertical.
  • Partner with sales leaders to operationalize manufacturing-focused plays and measure business impact.
  • Create high-quality content, such as web pages and presentations, that tell compelling manufacturing narratives.
  • Build enablement assets for sellers and partners to confidently engage with manufacturing stakeholders.
  • Conduct ongoing market research to inform sales, marketing, and product teams of industry trends and customer needs.

Benefits

  • Group benefits program with health and dental coverage
  • Telehealth Virtual Health Services
  • Life Insurance
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Mental Health Wellness Program
  • Wellness Incentive Program
  • Retirement Savings Programs with company match
  • Paid Time Off
  • 14 Annual Holidays
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Employee Resource Groups
Full Job Description
Position Summary

As an Industry Marketing Leader at TrendAI™ focused on Industrial & Energy, you will deliver market opportunity and buyer-centric insights into verticalized platform narratives and go-to-market programs - shaping messaging, content, and industry-specific intelligence that powers everything from field enablement to demand generation. These buyers think in terms of operational continuity, plant safety, and supply chain resilience rather than purely IT risk, so this role requires speaking that language fluently: mapping audiences' technical depth and security maturity to our platform capabilities. This role is central to deepening our relevance, differentiation, and customer trust within manufacturing, aligning our security platform to the unique risks and operating realities of industrial environments. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, insights-driven, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
Industry Positioning & Messaging

Develop compelling, manufacturing-specific value propositions that map customer priorities to our platform capabilities. Tailor messaging to resonate with plant operations leaders, security executives, and engineering teams, accounting for varying security maturity across the manufacturing sector. Ensure messaging is globally consistent while adaptable to regional nuances.
Go-to-Market Leadership for Manufacturing

Build and execute comprehensive GTM strategies for the manufacturing vertical, including audience definition, buyer journey mapping, and key industry motions. Partner with global and regional sales leaders to operationalize manufacturing-specific plays, foster cross-functional alignment, and measure business impact.
Content Development (Industry-Focused)

Create high-quality vertical content including manufacturing-focused web pages, presentations, whitepapers, customer stories, webinar content, and demand generation assets. Collaborate with campaign and content teams to package platform capabilities into compelling manufacturing-specific stories and use cases.
Field & Partner Enablement

Build enablement assets tailored to manufacturing buyers, equipping sellers and partners to engage confidently with plant operations, engineering, and corporate IT/security stakeholders.
Market Intelligence & Insights

Conduct ongoing research into manufacturing-specific market dynamics, industry trends, and customer needs. Translate insights into concrete recommendations for sales, marketing, and product teams. Identify emerging opportunities within the sector and help refine roadmap and GTM focus areas accordingly.

Key Qualifications
  • Experience: 5+ years in cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS, or platform software. Product marketing, vertical marketing, or GTM strategy experience strongly preferred. Direct experience with manufacturing or industrial environments highly preferred; broader experience with regulated or complex industries (financial services, healthcare, public sector) also valuable. Knowledge of OT environments preferred.
  • Industry Acumen: Ability to quickly understand manufacturing-specific challenges, including operational continuity pressures and plant-floor realities.
  • Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication; able to articulate compelling stories tailored to diverse audiences - customers, analysts, executives, partners, and sellers.
  • Collaboration: Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
  • Customer-Centric Mindset: Passion for understanding manufacturing-specific customer problems and translating them into clear solution narratives.
  • Project Management: Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams across global teams.
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to synthesize insights, analyze market trends, and develop data-informed GTM strategies.
  • Creativity & Initiative: Comfortable experimenting, refining, and driving new approaches to strengthen our relevance in manufacturing.


What We Offer You:

You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. TrendAI provides benefit options for you and your family.
  • Group benefits program with health and dental coverage
  • Telehealth Virtual Health Services
  • Life Insurance
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Mental Health Wellness Program
  • Wellness Incentive Program
  • Retirement Savings Programs with company match
  • Paid Time Off
  • 14 Annual Holidays
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Employee Resource Groups

We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.

Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

No sponsorship will be provided for work permit applications or renewals for this position now or in the future.

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About Trend Micro

Trend Micro is a global cybersecurity company that develops software and services to protect against cyber threats. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Trend Micro's products and services include antivirus software, internet security software, and cloud security solutions. The company also provides threat intelligence and consulting services to help organizations improve their security posture. Trend Micro serves customers in a variety of industries, including government, healthcare, and financial services. The company has operations in more than 50 countries and is recognized as a leader in the cybersecurity industry.
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