Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
As a leader in the marketing & product strategy organization, you will serve in a very visible leadership role at the intersection of marketing, sales, channel, product management, and product developmentYou will lead, drive, and be accountable for results of our ecosystem, marketplace, and digital platforms strategy across our global digital exchange, empowering partners and service providers to deliver greater value to our data center customers while building and developing successful businesses of their ownCyxtera’s ecosystem allows customers and partners to engage across our global data center platform, dynamically and seamlessly connecting with other systems, services, and data to solve the myriad challenges of architecting and deploying effective hybrid it solutions, where the mutual value is many times greater to their businesses than the sum of its partsOur ecosystem of partners is critical to achieving our mission to transform the traditional data center paradigm into a deeply connected, intelligently automated marketplace across our global platform.
As a successful director of digital exchange marketing, you’re passionate about delivering exceptional customer and partner experiences built on next-generation data center technologies, robust portals and tools, and a marketplace that offers customers and ecosystem partners the breadth and depth of what is possible across a true global platformYou’ll have a deep understanding of ecosystem development, data center, interconnection, and infrastructure technologies, as well as api, software, and product development, and both customer and partner relationship managementThis position is a unique opportunity to work with our customer and partner community and across many internal functions and organizations.
This position will report to our svp of marketing & product strategy and has the opportunity to work remotely from a us location or in our dallas, tx or miami, fl officesWe’re looking for someone to join our team immediately.
What you’ll do
Develop a deep understanding of our global platform, customer base, partner community, and the unique role our ecosystem plays in cyxtera’s vision
Take ownership of the elements required to build a marketplace on which others can build successful businesses
Develop and grow an ecosystem of partners and service providers that create seamless and effective hybrid it solutions
Create and drive successful marketing strategies and content that articulate the value of our global platform solutions for customers, prospects, and partners
Interact with all levels of the organization, from cross-functional partners and stakeholders to our executive team, to drive the best possible experiences and tools that allow our customers and partners to gain the highest value from our platform
Increase the value of our ecosystem to our customers that goes beyond that of any alternative in the industry
Create and execute strategies with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of our global platform from both customer and ecosystem partners
Grow an ecosystem that allows us to sell, service, and support cyxtera’s global expansion with a revenue model that scales
What we`re looking for
3+ years experience developing a successful and industry-leading ecosystem
5+ years experience building and delivering to market successful products and solutions
5+ years experience in customer- and partner-facing roles and relationship management
5+ years experience creating and executing innovative marketing strategies that drive greater value by communicating how to solve customer and partner challenges
Master’s degree is preferred, or equivalent experience
Hypothesis-driven product and ecosystem development
Passionate about cyxtera and the problems we are solving for our customers
Ability to influence and lead teams of various sizes
Proven track record of developing cross-functional partnerships across product and revenue teams
Ability to leverage problem-solving and analytical skills to transform challenging user experience and business and technology problems into actionable paths
An in-the-trenches, hands’ on, wearer-of-many-hats approach to the tactical execution of the marketplace and ecosystem strategy
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Cyxtera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employerAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Experience
Required
3 year(s): developing a successful and industry-leading ecosystem
Education
Required
Bachelors or better
Equal opportunity employer/protected veterans/individuals with disabilities
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