Sphera creates a safer, more sustainable and productive world. 

We are the leading provider of Enterprise Sustainability Management (ESM) performance and risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Operational Risk Management (ORM), Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Transparency. For more than 30 years, we have served over 8,400 customers and a million-plus users in 95 countries to optimize workflows and navigate the complex and dynamic global regulatory structure. 

Our goal at Sphera is to help customers keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive.

Sphera

Sphera creates a safer, more sustainable and productive world.


Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute demand marketing strategies to drive leads for sales teamsDevelop the value proposition, product positioning, business use cases and message maps that resonate with target personas.Identify and update the market fundamentals, including total addressable market, potential adjacent or look-alike markets, buyer personas and the buyer journey from awareness to purchase to customer and beyond.Develop and manage product launch plans and new feature sales tools.Develop and communicate written briefs for use by agencies and direct their work activities to generate concepts for effectively executing marketing programs and objectives.Document and communicate the competitive landscape—be an expert on our competition and how they are positioned—and how to win against them.Collaborate on go-to-market plans with key stakeholders to support retention and expansion of existing customer accounts, revenue growth for product lines, and new customer acquisition.Train and enable sales teams on messaging, use of tools and assets to advance opportunity pipeline, accelerate and close deals, and work to improve and optimize proposals and RFI responses. Deliver sales materials, including sales presentations, battlecards, proposal templates, etc. for differentiationRegularly assess the effectiveness of marketing programs and sales tools in collaboration with Marketing Operations and report back to the business on results, opportunities, and required changes.Act as an external thought leader for the products you support; coordinate and field key subject matter experts and customers for speaking engagements, press, analysts and written works.Create marketing collateral, including client stories, case studies, brochures, video scripts, FAQs, etc.Establish, maintain and leverage internal partnerships with Engineering, Product Management, Sales & Service Teams to drive internal and external readiness for adoption and in-market success for new and existing products.

Requirements

5+ years experience in B2B technical software marketing, product marketing is preferredBachelor’s degree required, Pragmatic Marketing certification desiredProven track record of creating value through strategic product marketing in B2B high-tech or SaaS industryCommand of best practices across messaging, product strategy and positioning and creating product marketing assetsProven experience managing product launches and go-to-market initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholdersProven experience with demand generation in digital channels.Previous experience building and maintaining trusted relationships with senior business leadersExperience in process safety for high-hazard industries is preferred.

Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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