Samsara

Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Release Marketing & PMM Operations

Samsara$119K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Product Marketing, Release Marketing, or related field
  • Proven ability to implement scalable processes in fast-paced environments
  • Strong experience in aligning cross-functional teams across various organizational levels
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable in ambiguous situations, able to build and iterate quickly
  • Experience utilizing AI to enhance processes and customer experiences
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Product Launch Plan, organizing features and strategic priorities for launches
  • Drive cross-functional alignment through organized decision-making sessions
  • Coordinate execution of marketing planning and maintain project timelines
  • Measure and report on launch effectiveness, providing insights for future strategy
  • Evolve the launch playbook, identifying gaps and proposing improvements
  • Design and lead high-impact PMM operational programs for efficiency
  • Create frameworks and templates to streamline PMM content and launches.

Benefits

  • Flexible, employee-led remote working model
  • Professional development stipend for continued learning
  • Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
  • Performance-based bonus and variable pay
  • Equity opportunities in a high-growth public company
  • Focus on long-term success with career development.
  • Differentiated compensation for top performers.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Samsara is seeking a Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Release Marketing & Operations to build and run the operational foundation that powers our Product Marketing team. This is a unique role at the intersection of marketing craft and operational excellence - you will own the systems, processes, and programs that help PMMs do their best work at scale.

Your most visible and highest-impact ownership will be release marketing: you will drive how Samsara plans, aligns on, and communicates product innovation internally and to the market. You will be the connective tissue across PMO, R&D, Product, PMM, Sales, and Marketing leadership - keeping the launch calendar moving, the messaging coherent, and the organization aligned. You'll also be at the forefront of envisioning how we evolve our launch approach to maximize impact.

Beyond launch execution, you will also build the operational infrastructure that makes a world-class PMM team hum. This will range from standing up processes to crafting QBR materials to continuously improving how the team works.

This role is a rare combination: it requires someone who can run a rigorous cross-functional process, dream up ways to re-envision approaches, and has strong marketing instincts.

This is a remote position open to candidates based in the US.

You should apply if:
  • You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will help Samsara communicate innovations that digitize large sectors of the global economy - from improving fleet safety to reducing emissions.
  • You are a builder: You do not just execute existing playbooks - you design new ones. You thrive when given a blank canvas and a clear outcome.
  • You love both the craft and the machinery: You care deeply about great marketing, and you are equally energized by making the systems behind it run better.
  • You are energized by our opportunity: Samsara is growing fast, and this role sits at the center of ensuring our GTM motion scales with it.

In this role, you will:
  • Own the Product Launch Plan: Partner with R&D and PMM stakeholders to gather the full feature list, organize features into coherent narratives, and tier them based on strategic priority. Map launches to key market moments, and maintain the master launch plan as the single source of truth.
  • Drive Cross-Functional Alignment: Run alignment sessions across Product, GTM, and Marketing leadership - owning the materials, driving to clear decisions, and tracking open items such as naming through to resolution.
  • Coordinate Execution Across Tiers: Own the marketing planning and coordination meetings that keep launches on track. Partner with Demand Gen, Enablement, and Marketing leads to optimize timing, reduce messaging overlap, and amplify impact.
  • Measure Launch Effectiveness: Track program-level metrics including comms engagement, sentiment, and product adoption. Provide regular reporting to PMM leadership and surface insights that inform future strategy.
  • Evolve the Launch Playbook: Maintain a prioritized backlog of process gaps, convene cross-functional working groups to address root causes, and lead ongoing research into how Samsara's launch approach should evolve - especially by leveraging AI.

PMM Operations:
  • Build and Run PMM Operational Programs: Design and lead high-impact team programs such as content audits, team offsites, etc.
  • Create Scalable Frameworks: Develop templates, playbooks, and toolkits that reduce friction and improve consistency across launches and PMM content.
  • Elevate the PMM Team: Act as a force multiplier - identifying opportunities to improve how the team works and delivering on them.

Minimum Requirements:
  • Experience: 5+ years in Product Marketing, Release Marketing, Product Ops or related role
  • Operational Excellence: Proven ability to design and implement scalable processes and programs in a fast-moving environment - ideally related to new product launches and/or release marketing programs
  • Cross-Functional Range: Strong track record of driving alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing organizations at multiple levels of seniority
  • Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Agility: Comfortable operating in ambiguity, building without a playbook, and iterating quickly.
  • AI-first Mindset: A track record of using technology - especially AI - to reimagine process and customer experiences
  • Education: Bachelor's degree required.

An ideal candidate also has:
  • Program Management Depth: Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs with competing timelines and dependencies.
  • PMM Team-Building Experience: Has helped a PMM team level up through operational improvements, shared rituals, or team programming.
  • Strong Marketing Instincts: Can craft compelling messaging and identify content that will resonate or not with audiences


The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.

Annual Base Salary

$119,297.50-$200,500 USD

Total Rewards

At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.

Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you're ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.

Flexible Working

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual's ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.

About Samsara

Samsara is a technology company that provides Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to businesses. The company's platform combines hardware, software, and cloud to bring real-time visibility, analytics, and AI to operations. Samsara's products are used in a variety of industries, including transportation, logistics, construction, and energy. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Samsara
Size
2,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.2 billion
Industry
Founded
2015
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