What are the key traits, skills, experience you prioritize when hiring product marketers? What questions do you ask to assess it during the interview?
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Morningstar Head of Marketing, Enterprise Solutions | Formerly CaptureX, Medline Industries • 3y
Storytelling is the biggest trait is look for. I want all of my product marketers to be able to tell stories that anyone can follow that inspire action. Everyone I interv...
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Enable VP of Product Marketing | Formerly Crossbeam, 6sense, JazzHR, Imagine Learning, Appsembler • 3y
It depends on seniority level of hire, but typically I look for experience in a customer-centric role: marketing or customer success in SaaS (B2B a plus). Key attributes ...
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Freshworks Vice President - Global Product Marketing | Formerly Klaviyo, Qualtrics, Microsoft, MckInsey • 3y
Every PMM role is unique and comes with its own demands on skills, experience and cultural traits. However, I expect any PMM to be good at, (or have aptitude for) three c...
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Meta Product Marketing, Reality Labs | Formerly Sprinklr, YuMe • 2y
The key things that standout are when a candidate's responses highlight cross-functional collaboration, trust building with stakeholders, and a 'we'll figure it" mindset....
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ServiceNow VP, Product Marketing - CRM • 2y
I'll list out things I always look for and example questions that help me answer:-Key partner alignment - who are your most important stakeholders in your current role? H...
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