The Director of Product Marketing will lead the product marketing vision for Dropbox, managing a team and defining strategies for user engagement, growth, and positioning across products.
Role Description
Dropbox is hiring a Director of Product Marketing to lead our Core Dropbox portfolio. This is a senior leadership role managing a team of PMMs responsible for go-to-market strategy, product positioning, lifecycle programs, and adoption strategy across web, mobile, and desktop experiences.
This person will own the product marketing vision and execution for the foundational surfaces of Dropbox: content organization, sharing, previews, and device access. You’ll work closely with senior leaders in Product, Design, Growth, and Marketing to shape strategy and drive measurable business impact.
You’ll be responsible for defining strategic narratives, building and scaling a world-class PMM team, and executing programs that improve activation, engagement, and retention.
ResponsibilitiesLead Strategic Positioning and Messaging
- Own and evolve the narrative for Dropbox’s Core experiences. Create clear, differentiated positioning grounded in user insights and product value.
Build and Manage a High-Performing Team
- Recruit, lead, and coach a team of PMMs. Set priorities, provide clarity, and build a high-trust, high-impact team culture.
Own Product Marketing Strategy for Core Experiences
- Define and drive go-to-market strategy for Dropbox Core. Align efforts across product, growth, brand, and lifecycle marketing teams.
Champion the Voice of the Customer
- Lead the team in developing deep customer and market understanding. Ensure insights are actionable and influence product, messaging, and activation strategies.
Drive Product-Led Growth Initiatives
- Partner with Product and Growth to identify friction in key workflows, define activation strategies, and test and optimize PLG motions.
Operate as a Cross-Functional Leader
- Build strong partnerships across executive stakeholders in Product, Design, Marketing, and GTM. Bring strategic clarity and strong execution across initiatives.
- 10+ years in product marketing or a related field, including 3+ years in a formal people management role
- Experience leading GTM strategy for large-scale, cross-platform products
- Proven success in owning and scaling product-led growth strategies
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across product and business functions
- Ability to coach high-performing PMMs and grow talent
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills for both internal and external audiences
- Comfort working across data, research, and customer feedback to drive decisions
- Experience leading PMM functions in fast-paced, matrixed environments
- Familiarity with productivity, collaboration, or content storage software
- Demonstrated ability to operate across both PLG and SLG motions
- Experience influencing product strategy at the executive level
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$217,300—$293,900 USD
US Zone 3
$193,100—$261,300 USD
Top Skills
Cross-Platform Products
Gtm Strategy
Plg
Product Marketing
Slg
Dropbox Colorado, USA Office
CO, United States
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