About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress. We’re invested in providing the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Apply now to continue digitally connecting the world and shaping the future.

The Role

We are seeking a Lead Solutions Marketing Manager to drive the creation and delivery of unique market positioning and sales enablement materials to support Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric and AI portfolio of solutions. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technology can easily take a customer-focused lens on how Lumen’s network and digital infrastructure solutions will serve as the backbone for the AI revolution. An ideal candidate would have a passion for storytelling, an ability to simplify complex concepts, and can easily collaborate with multiple resources to identify and develop valuable messaging that will drive engaging content.

The Lead AI Solutions Marketing Manager is expected to be a content marketing expert across our large enterprise and mid-market segments with the ability to craft vertical and persona solution messaging, content, and sales enablement pieces to support the Lumen Private Connectivity Fabric (PCF) for AI campaign. This includes, but is not limited to, message maps, datasheets customer pitch decks, battlecards, blog posts, and thought leadership articles.

This is a highly collaborative role working with cross-functional teams across the organization that brings together Product, Sales, Commercial enablement, Creative and brand, Corporate Communications, Analyst Relations and the Campaign teams together to plan, build, launch, and optimize to go-to-market in a consistent and coordinated manner.

The Lead Solutions Marketing Manager works independently and therefore must be self-motivated. The incumbent will work with minimum supervision and is expected to meet and exceed goals.

Location

This is a remote position open to candidates located anywhere in the U.S.

The Main Responsibilities

• Builds go-to-market strategies aligned with goals aligned to product portfolio and sales team to drive profitable revenues.

• Translates highly technical information into succinct customer outcome messaging to develop value propositions, differentiators, messaging, proof points, and claims

• Develops sales enablement materials to ensure sales understanding at various technical levels.

• Creates content for external marketing activation, such as eBooks, whitepapers, research reports, content for customer roundtables, that generates marketing qualified leads.

• Composes content and manages the building of external marketing assets including brochures, case studies, customer presentations, newsletters, website, blogs, and other social media.

• Partners with various marketing teams to drive the messaging in premium content such as infographics, white-board videos, webinars and other lead-gen campaign activities.

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Advertising, Engineering, or related field in the communication and technology disciplines.

• 3-5 years of work experience in a progressively responsible marketing position, ideally in a solutions or product marketing, sales enablement, product management or related role in the Technology field/market.

• A deep understanding of networking and digital infrastructure solutions and the competitive space within them.

• Advanced communication and listening skills to interact with and work with a wide range of people and functions within the marketing disciplines including database, IT, product, channel, advertising and analyst relations.

• Direct B2B marketing experience with solid knowledge of marketing tactics.

• Strong writing and strategic thinking skills.

• A great attitude - willingness to learn new skills, take initiative, and collaborate across teams.

• Aptitude to quickly come up to speed on new technology concepts. Passion to evangelize disruptive new technologies.

• Ability to react to frequent changes in duties and volume of work.

• Comfortable accepting responsibility for medium to large scale projects involving multiple resources and spanning many months from start to finish.

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent activities.

• The ability to write compelling marketing copy targeting identified business personas is a plus for the candidate seeking this position.

Compensation

The starting salary for this role differs based on the employee's primary work location. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual's qualifications.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$80,510 - $107,340 in these states: AR ID KY LA ME MS NE SC SD

$84,740 - $112,980 in these states: AL AZ FL GA IA IN KS MO MT ND NM OH OK PA TN UT VT WI WV WY

$88,980 - $118,630 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI

$93,210 - $124,280 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA

As with the pay range variety that's based on the region of a country, specific offers are determined by various factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications and other business needs.

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Requisition #: 335633

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page (https://jobs.lumen.com/i/global/en/faqs) . Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

Salary Range

Salary Min :

80510

Salary Max :

124280

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

This position is eligible for either short-term incentives or sales compensation. Director and VP positions also are eligible for long-term incentive. To learn more about our bonus structure, you can view additional information here. (https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/compensation-information) We're able to answer any additional questions you may have as you move through the selection process.

As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Lumen offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. You can learn more by clicking here. (https://centurylinkbenefits.com)

Please be advised that Lumen does not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. If you encounter any job offers that request payment in exchange for employment at Lumen, they are not for employment with us, but may relate to another company with a similar name.

Note: For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreement provisions.

Application Deadline

11/06/2024