GumGum is an artificial intelligence company with a focus on computer vision. Our mission is to solve hard problems across a variety of industries by teaching machines to see and understand the world.

Our advertising business is the industry leader in contextual relevance. We use our computer vision and natural language processing in order to understand the full context of any digital screen. Only GumGum can process text, video, images and audio at scale, and find what’s relevant or what’s dangerous for any brand. This is why we were recently recognized by Digiday as the best display and programmatic platform.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced VP Product Marketing to join our award-winning marketing team in Santa Monica. This new position will be responsible for identifying and launching new products across multiple lines of business: display, video, OTT, and our contextual data engine Verity. Working closely with the product, sales and marketing team, this individual will own ‘go-to-market’ strategies and will lead marketing programs and collaterals.

In addition, this role will oversee our sales strategy team. Our sales strategists are responsible for delivering our value proposition and driving adoption of our products among our Fortune 100 clients.

We are looking for an entrepreneur who can identify market opportunities and turn these into sizeable revenue streams. This person is also a leader, storyteller and project manager with the passion to move stimulating projects across the finish line. Our VP Product Marketing will be given a lot of autonomy and will have the opportunity to grow personally within GumGum’s organization.

Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, this individual will manage a team of product marketers and sales strategists.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead a strategic vision for new products with a focus on video, OTT and contextual relevance (Verity).
Be the liaison between sales and product teams and translate market needs into product opportunities.
Develop value propositions that are compelling, differentiated and validated.
Work cross-functionally to launch products successfully and on-goal with company targets.
Create sales strategy plan for our top clients including custom product developments.
Be at the cutting-edge of industry trends and help shape our offering in client proposals and pitches.
Participate in the creation and the development of a long-term strategic vision for the GumGum brand.
Ensure both consumers and products are at the forefront of all strategic planning and execution.
Integrate the consumer voice through regular input sessions on consumer insights and emerging trends.
Oversee the development of sales collateral such as presentations, online experiences, web content, product sheets, case studies and more.
Work closely with our growth marketing team and establish a plan for key events, CRM, account based marketing, lead generation, paid media etc.
Support media and analyst relations, and speaking engagement efforts— including speaker presentations, scripts and panel topic discussions.

Qualifications

10-15 years of experience with Product Marketing and Product Development
Demonstrated experience as a leader with proven ability to build creative, collaborative teams; develop people; and link performance to overall business objectives
Experience with determining product-market fit and delivering products to market
Proven experience launching new products and growing to a mature business
A highly analytical approach
Ability to lead and communicate cross-functionally with sales, marketing, products. engineering and other departments
Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
Good time-management skills
Self starter, charismatic, innovative, creative individual
Strong organizational and analytical skills, excellent written and oral communication skills
BA/BS or equivalent working experience

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) degree preferred
Experience in adtech, martech, SAAS preferred
Ability to travel domestically and internationally ~15% of the time

Benefits & Perks

Competitive health, vision and dental benefits
Healthcare and dependent care FSA
Employer-matched 401(k) plan
Stock incentive program
Paid parental leave
Fitness reimbursement and wellness workshops
Discounted Pet Health Program
Flexible time off and work schedule
Commuter perks
Incredible work/life balance with a collaborative and friendly work space
GumGum Gives Back volunteering opportunities
Team building lunches and events, and monthly company celebrations

Career & Personal Development Focus

Ongoing learning and development for education opportunities such as webinars, books, classes, relevant conferences and events
Opportunities to pursue business related side projects and yearly Hackathon
Highly encouraged to contribute to open source software, including our own open source software
Environment of learning from peers, including meetups, presentations and blog posts
Opportunity to work with cutting edge technology
Life Skills sessions - geared towards the whole life/health/person
Leadership Bites Dinner Series - connecting current and future GumGum leaders over great food and meaningful conversation

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Our Team...
GumGum is an AI company with expertise in computer vision built on the imagination of its people. Each day, our talented team of thinkers and doers comes together to solve hard problems on behalf of the world’s most successful businesses. Through a combination of computer science, creativity and hustle, we’ve produced a series of major technology breakthroughs across a variety of industries - from advertising to sports.

Our Tech...
GumGum is constantly evolving to be at the forefront of computer vision and machine learning advancements. With nearly 10 years experience, we use our proprietary image recognition technology to deliver highly engaging, contextually relevant ad experiences across premium publishers all over the world.

Our Products & Services...
Our Advertising business serves contextual marketing messages in line with content users are actively engaged with.

Our Sports business helps marketers and rights holders understand the full media value of their sponsorship investments across broadcast and social media. And we deliver on brand safety by leveraging our AI to detect unsafe text and imagery, allowing us to deliver ads in brand safe, contextually relevant environments.

Our Hackathons...

What’s a Hackathon? We’re glad you asked. Our employees split into teams and spend 48 hours ‘hacking’ together before presenting their ideas to our executive team. It’s a chance for anyone within our company to showcase the visions they want to bring to fruition.

Our Culture...
GumGum recently earned LA’s Best Places to Work Award, and it’s no surprise why. With company-sponsored social hours, annual holiday celebrations and o-site gatherings, GumGummers enjoy a fun, creative and collaborative workplace. We provide ourselves on our strong track record of giving employees the autonomy and support they need to succeed.

Oh, and doggies...
We love our dogs so much, we even have an Instagram dedicated to them! Follow us: @dogsofgumgum

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