Manager product marketing strategy and operations

OpenText
Southfield, MI

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

YOUR IMPACT

As the Sr. Manager, Strategy & Operations for Product Marketing, you’ll operate as the strategic right hand to the SVP of Product Marketing—driving planning, operational execution, and cross-functional alignment across a 90-person global team. You will act as an internal force multiplier, helping to orchestrate the rhythm of business, manage top priorities, scale strategic initiatives, and keep the team laser-focused on outcomes.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role that blends business operations, strategy execution, and leadership enablement. Think GTM strategist meets operational maestro meets Chief of Staff.

What The Role Offers

Strategic Planning & Execution

  • Drive quarterly and annual business planning cycles for the Product Marketing org
  • Facilitate OKR alignment, goal setting, and strategic priorities across all PMM pillars
  • Partner with SVP to manage and execute key strategic initiatives
  • Build dashboards and executive updates for internal and external stakeholders


Operational Excellence

  • Lead the operating rhythm: staff meetings, leadership offsites, team standups, QBRs
  • Build and scale repeatable systems for planning, performance tracking, and cross-functional collaboration
  • Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives
  • Ensure projects move forward efficiently and effectively, clearing blockers when needed


Team Enablement & Culture

  • Serve as a communication and coordination hub for the 90-person Product Marketing team
  • Create structured content to drive team alignment: playbooks, templates, comms, and guides
  • Support leadership onboarding, role clarity, and team development initiatives
  • Promote and reinforce a culture of excellence, transparency, and customer-centricity


Cross-Functional Partnership

  • Liaise with Product, Sales, Finance, Enablement, and Comms to drive alignment
  • Represent Product Marketing in enterprise-wide strategic initiatives
  • Support resource planning, budgeting, and hiring operations.


What You Need To Succeed

  • 8–12+ years in product marketing, strategy, business operations, or chief of staff roles
  • Strong grasp of B2B SaaS, GTM strategy, and organizational dynamics
  • Experience building scalable frameworks, operating models, and KPIs
  • Confident communicator with executive presence and presentation skills
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and decisive with excellent judgment
  • Bias for action, comfort with ambiguity, and a natural problem solver
  • Trusted leader who thrives behind the scenes making big things happen


ONE LAST THING

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned. Our 30-year legacy encompasses delivering over 700 innovative products and services, with over 120,000 enterprise customers, including 98 of the Top 100 companies, and 150 million end users. We are excited to share that for the fifth year in a row, OpenText has been named one of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes!

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected]. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $x - $x; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.
Posted 2025-10-06

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