What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Product Marketing Manager position at TA Instruments?
| Req. # | 21681 | Job Family | MK - Marketing | Location | US-MA-Milford |
In this pivotal role, you will drive product launches, craft compelling messaging and positioning, and develop multi-channel marketing campaigns that enhance product adoption and customer satisfaction. Leveraging deep market insights and cross-functional collaboration, you will shape the success of our innovative portfolio in established and emerging markets. Reporting to the Senior Director of Global Digital Marketing, this role requires both strategic vision and tactical execution.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated marketing professional looking to lead impactful initiatives in a highly visible role. You will collaborate with a talented team of product managers, segment marketers, digital strategists, scientific experts, and regional teams to deliver exceptional results.
* Develop and execute go-to-market (GTM) strategies for product launches, aligning with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and impactful delivery.
* Create compelling, differentiated, customer-focused messaging and value propositions tailored to target markets and audiences.
* Define and refine customer personas, journey maps, and segmentation strategies to guide targeted marketing efforts.
* Design and implement multi-channel marketing campaigns to drive brand awareness, customer engagement, and lead generation.
* Collaborate with Product Management to develop and deliver sales enablement tools, including presentations, case studies, and sales playbooks, to support customer acquisition and retention.
* Conduct competitive analysis to evaluate marketing strategies, identify growth opportunities, inform product positioning, and shape marketing plans.
* Partner with regional teams to adapt global marketing strategies for local market needs, ensuring compliance with regulatory and cultural considerations.
* Engage with customers, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and internal stakeholders to gather insights, validate messaging, and enhance/refine market positioning.
* Monitor and analyze the performance of marketing campaigns, using data-driven insights to optimize strategies and improve ROI.
* Collaborate with Product Management, R&D, Segment Marketing, and Applications teams to align marketing initiatives with product features and market demands.
* Drive customer onboarding and adoption through targeted marketing efforts, ensuring seamless integration and satisfaction.
* Act as a key liaison between internal teams and external marketing partners, fostering collaboration to execute strategic initiatives effectively.
* Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, life sciences or a related field; MBA preferred.
* 8 years of experience in product marketing, marketing, or related experience
* Proven track record of successful product launches and driving market adoption in highly technical industries.
* Advanced knowledge and expertise in crafting GTM strategies, value propositions, and customer-centric messaging.
* Strong analytical skills, with experience leveraging data to guide decisions and measure marketing performance.
* Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging technical and executive audiences.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively across regions, cultures, and cross-functional teams.
Preferred Experience
* Experience in materials characterization technologies or services, including thermal analysis or rheology.
* Knowledge of advanced materials, battery, life sciences, or electronics segments.
Travel Requirements
* Domestic and international travel up to 30%.
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.
It is the policy of TA Instruments to recruit, hire, and retain the best-qualified workforce while meeting the Company’s commitment to affirmative action and equal employment opportunity. TA Instruments does not discriminate against any qualified candidate for employment because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, religious creed, age (40 or older), disability (reasonably accommodated by TA Instruments), medical condition, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other factor prohibited by law.
