Vice President of Marketing

Location: Remote - West Coast (Remote position but candidate must be physically located on the West Coast of the USA)

ABOUT GRIDGAIN

Modern business-critical applications such as AI modeling, high-performance transaction processing, real-time decisioning, fraud detection and risk management all require more than just access to real-time data. These applications need a data platform that can store, access, process and analyze hundreds of terabytes of data at ultra-low latencies with high availability.

GridGain is a leading real-time data platform by the original creators of Apache Ignite. It is the fastest, most non-intrusive way to process enterprise-wide data for AI, transactions and analytics in real time and at massive scale. GridGain allows companies to combine a fast multi-model database with robust compute functionality to deliver the fast access data storage and low-millisecond processing required for today’s business imperatives.

GridGain is trusted by leading companies including Citi, Barclays, American Airlines, AutoZone, and UPS to accelerate their existing applications, speed operational analytics and fraud detection, train machine learning models for AI, and provide fast-access data hubs.

GridGain is growing! Join the team and play a critical role in a fast-paced Silicon Valley startup that's changing the definition of "real time," and the world's expectations for high-speed data processing and analytics.

The Opportunity

GridGain is seeking a proven Vice President of Marketing or Chief Marketing Officer to lead and rebuild its global marketing function. This is a pivotal leadership opportunity for a hands-on, strategic executive to partner with a newly retooled go-to-market team and drive a full marketing reset—from brand positioning and community engagement to demand generation and pipeline performance.

This leader will evolve GridGain’s messaging from feature/function-based to solution and use-case-oriented narratives, build the foundational team, and help shape an integrated customer journey that accelerates awareness, adoption, and revenue growth.

What You’ll Own

Product Marketing & Content Strategy

• Build a scalable product marketing function that enables sales, articulates business value, and supports new product introductions
• Drive the creation of solution and persona-based content across all funnel stages, supporting both awareness and conversion

Messaging & Positioning

• Own and evolve GridGain’s brand and solution messaging—from infrastructure-heavy jargon to differentiated, problem/solution value propositions
• Lead a messaging transformation grounded in real customer use cases and aligned with a solution selling framework
• Serve as a visible evangelist for GridGain at events, in media, and across digital channels

Demand Generation & Pipeline Impact

• Architect an integrated demand generation engine aligned to long-cycle enterprise sales
• Own MQL-to-SQL pipeline rigor, attribution clarity, and alignment with Sales through all funnel stages
• Define and execute campaigns targeting both new logo acquisition and expansion within enterprise accounts

Community & Open Source Engagement

• Reinvigorate GridGain’s connection to the Apache Ignite user base, driving OSS-to-commercial interest and community activation
• Partner with Developer Relations to grow GridGain’s presence within open-source and engineering communities

Team Leadership & Org Building

• Build and lead a high-performing team across product marketing, demand gen, content, and community
• Recruit and develop talent with deep domain and technical empathy
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and Customer Success to align go-to-market execution

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Marketing leadership in high-growth B2B software companies—ideally in databases, distributed systems, or software infrastructure
• Proven experience as a VP or CMO; no first-timers. Has built and led a high-performing marketing team from scratch
• Strong product marketing DNA—can translate deep technical capabilities into differentiated business value
• Fluent in open-source business models and experienced in growing developer communities
• Skilled in solution selling, ABM, long-cycle enterprise GTM, and supporting sales enablement across complex customer journeys
• Collaborative operator with executive presence, independent thinking, and a bias for action
• Comfortable working in dynamic, scaling environments with significant GTM and cultural transformation underway

What we can offer you:

Remote-first environment

Competitive salary and pre-IPO stock options

A broad selection of medical, dental and vision insurance plans

Optional HSA, FSA and dependent care reimbursement accounts

Company-paid life insurance

Generous holiday and vacation policy

Family leave programs for life events

401(k)

Monthly stipend for cell phone and gym memberships

A great company culture with a strong emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion