DigitalOcean · 3 weeks ago
Head of Marketing & Communications
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$226K/yr - $283K/yr
10+ years expDigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company focused on simplifying cloud and AI for builders. They are seeking a Senior Director of Marketing to lead Product Marketing and Corporate Communications, ensuring a consistent corporate narrative that positions DigitalOcean as a trusted cloud platform for AI startups and developers.
Cloud ComputingDevOpsSaaSVirtualizationWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Lead Product Marketing, PR, and Corporate Communications
Inspire and develop a team of storytellers and communicators who bring DigitalOcean’s value to life for developers, startups, and AI-native builders
Design and operationalize the playbooks, processes, and cross-functional rituals that make our positioning sharper, our launches more impactful, and our narrative a consistent force across every channel where DO shows up
Serve as the day-to-day owner of DigitalOcean’s corporate narrative — ensuring it is crisp, differentiated, and consistently reinforced across all internal and external motions
Partner cross-functionally with Product, CEO Staff, DevRel, Sales, Growth, and Events to ensure messaging is aligned, trusted, and used
Translate complex technical and AI-native concepts into simple, memorable stories that resonate with developers, startups, and growth-stage companies
Take full ownership of PR: strategy, execution, relationships, messaging, and metrics
Lead DigitalOcean’s shift from an agency-driven PR model to a strategic, internally led powerhouse
Develop and scale a systematic cadence of: Executive visibility and thought leadership, Proactive media outreach, Industry commentary and timely rapid response, Customer stories and product storytelling that land in press
Build and operationalize the CEO’s public platform on cloud, AI, economics, and builder ecosystems — including social amplification
Establish DigitalOcean’s analyst relations engine and elevate how influential third-party voices perceive and categorize the emerging AI cloud landscape
Drive consistent briefings, positioning documents, and narrative alignment to secure inclusion in waves, quadrants, and landscape reports
Ensure analyst perception moves in measurable, positive ways
Lead end-to-end product marketing for major launches, ensuring clarity, value articulation, customer proof, and external amplification
Partner with Product and Growth to ensure launches drive adoption, attach, and awareness
Build competitive positioning, talk tracks, and enablement assets that increase seller confidence and accelerate deal cycles
Equip Sales with the narratives and assets needed to drive multi-product, strategic deals across the platform
Use data, market intelligence, customer insights, and sentiment analysis to refine and strengthen our story
Tie PR and comms efforts directly to measurable outcomes across pipeline, branded search, site traffic, and sales opportunities
Ensure DigitalOcean becomes a recognized, credible, and referenced voice in the AI/cloud conversation
Qualification
Required
10+ years in marketing with significant experience across Product Marketing, PR, and/or Corporate Communications in SaaS, cloud, AI, or developer-focused companies
Demonstrated ability to architect and execute high-stakes communications and market narratives that reshape perception
Experience leading or transforming PR functions — ideally shifting from agency dependency to internal strategic ownership
Strong relationships with top-tier media and experience influencing analyst narratives
A track record of delivering launches and storytelling that drive measurable business impact
Cross-functional leadership experience working with Product, CEO Staff, Sales, Growth, and technical teams
A builder's mindset: resourceful, fast-moving, curious, and committed to clarity and excellence
Benefits
Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
Employee Assistance Program
Local Employee Meetups
Flexible time off policy
Bonus in addition to base salary
Equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
Company
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean provides a cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
DigitalOcean has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2025 (30)
2024 (8)
2023 (9)
2022 (22)
2021 (11)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.92BKey Investors
Global Secure InvestAccess IndustriesKeyBanc Capital Markets
2025-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $625M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2021-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $34.91M
Leadership Team
Paddy Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
Larry D'Angelo
Chief Revenue Officer
Recent News
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