About ProjectDiscovery
ProjectDiscovery is an open-source powered security company with a mission to democratize security. We specialize in detecting new, exploitable vulnerabilities and misconfigurations so they can be remediated before hackers exploit them. Leveraging one of the largest open-source security communities in the world, we host contributions from some of the sharpest ethical hackers and bug bounty hunters to our 20+ open-source projects. Our projects have earned us over 80k GitHub stars, with tools like Nuclei and httpx standing out as some of the fastest-growing in the world.
We recently expanded our offerings with the launch of ProjectDiscovery Cloud Platform, combining our most popular tools into a single, hosted service designed for enterprise use cases. This platform seamlessly integrates asset management, vulnerability detection, cloud security tooling, and unique remediation capabilities to continuously safeguard your external perimeter.
Our tightly-knit, passionate team of ~35 is globally distributed, encouraging members to work from anywhere in the world. With total funding of over $25M, we're poised to revolutionize the application security market and are on the lookout for driven and talented individuals to join our mission.
→ projectdiscovery.io
→ ProjectDiscovery GitHubWe’re looking for a Founding Marketing Lead to join the go-to-market team at ProjectDiscovery. This is a rare chance to design our entire marketing engine from the ground up: positioning, programs, and pipeline. Our open source traction is rapidly expanding into paid adoption, and we’re ready to bring on a senior marketer who can help us convert that momentum into sustained growth.
This is a foundational role on a lean, fast-moving team, so you’ll build new processes, wear multiple hats, and directly influence revenue. The position is remote within the United States.
What you will do- Build and execute our marketing strategy from the ground up
- Define and own our value proposition, positioning, and messaging across the company
- Create high-quality content like sales collateral, customer case studies, blogs, videos, and webinars that educate users and drive conversion
- Partner with sales to develop talk tracks, outreach materials, and inside sales collateral that support pipeline growth
- Lead our event strategy including industry conferences, co-marketing with partners, and customer dinners
- Run both paid and organic campaigns across LinkedIn, Reddit, newsletters, and other channels to generate leads
- Own marketing-sourced pipeline targets in collaboration with SDRs and any external demand partners
- Work with analysts like Gartner and Forrester to shape market perception and support enterprise sales
- Support community and open source growth
- A self-starting product or content marketer who has been the first marketing hire at a cybersecurity startup with fewer than 50 people
- Experienced with go to market across product, sales, and content
- Strong at translating technical capabilities into business value
- Comfortable writing, editing, and producing both long form and short form content
- Data-driven and experiment-minded, with a track record of hitting pipeline goals
- Familiar with the vulnerability management or AppSec space (preferred but not required)
- Based in the United States
- Have run account based marketing campaigns that paired SDRs with personalized content
- Have executed event strategies that turned conference presence into pipeline
- Have worked with analyst firms to shape company positioning in formal reports
- Are active in the cybersecurity marketing community
- Have supported community-driven or open source developer tools
💰 On target earnings: $180,000 to $220,000 for U.S. employees, depending on experience. International compensation aligned to local market data
📈 Competitive equity option plan
🏥 Platinum-tier health insurance with 100% premium coverage
💰 401(k) with company match
🏝 Flexible paid time off
🏡 $1,000 home office stipend
📚 Learning and education allowance
Note: Band level and salary range are finalized through interviews, a review of experience, and parity with existing team members. Compensation for non-U.S. employees is based on geo-adjusted bands.
EEO Disclaimer:
ProjectDiscovery provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
ADA Disclaimer:
The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
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