Senior Director Developer Relations

Are you passionate about bringing integrated solutions and real-world use cases to life with cloud and cybersecurity?

Do you enjoy turning complex tech into clear, compelling narratives that engage developer communities?

Join our innovative product marketing team

We are dedicated to growing Akamai's developer community by creating content and fostering meaningful connections. Our team ensures developers succeed with our platform and collaborates across the company to address their needs.

Partner with the best

Guide developer engagement to expand the community, promote adoption, and share technical stories via content and events. Collaborate with product and marketing teams to enhance value, support go-to-market initiatives, and optimize buyer journeys.

As Senior Director of Developer Relations, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing the developer engagement strategy, aligning with company goals and product roadmap.
• Defining KPIs to measure developer engagement success and setting clear goals to track team progress.
• Creating high-quality content to educate and engage developers, and partnering with digital and web teams for distribution.
• Building and nurturing a vibrant developer community through online forums, social media groups, and in-person events.
• Participating in developer communities, answering questions, providing support, and fostering relationships.
• Working closely with global marketing to develop and include developer messaging and activities for GTM activities.
• Providing guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and engaging work environment.
• Working closely with Akamai teams investing in Product Led Growth to represent the voice of the developer.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 15 years of experience and a Bachelors degree in marketing and/or a technical fiend or equivalent experience
• Have a technical foundation in cloud computing with hands-on experience building business applications.
• Be a strategic thinker with experience defining vision, roadmaps, and driving data-informed iteration.
• Understand developer workflows, tools, and multiple programming languages and frameworks.
• Foster developer communities, participate in discussions, and organize events like meetups and hackathons.
• Have experience aligning DevRel initiatives to business goals and reporting on success metrics to executives.
• Be an excellent communicator with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Enjoy leading and mentoring teams effectively, influencing across cross-functional technical organizations.

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. 

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At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $165,100 - $342,900/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.