Bay Area Marketing Lead (AI/Cloud Data Infrastructure)

Location: San Francisco Bay Area; in-person role by design

Company

hirify.global provides a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure accessible across multi-cloud environments.

What you will do

• Own and scale hirify.global’s Bay Area community meetup program, including formats, cadence, external practitioner speakers, and non-competing co-host partners.
• Build and maintain the local speaker, partner, ecosystem, VC, accelerator, and founder networks with the sales team.
• Set and execute the Bay Area brand strategy across influencers, partners, press, analysts, local companies, billboards, OOH, guerrilla marketing, murals, and street activations.
• Manage flagship conference sponsorship logistics and identify speaking opportunities in partnership with PR and communications.
• Track RSVP-to-attendance rates, pipeline sourced or influenced with target accounts, and local press coverage.

Requirements

• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and experienced working in a similar marketing role there.
• Technical fluency in AI, cloud, or data infrastructure sufficient to hold credible conversations, evaluate talks, and earn engineers’ respect.
• Senior-level autonomy, with the ability to set direction and execute across multiple concurrent workstreams as the sole on-the-ground owner.
• Dogged, resourceful, proactive, and able to find alternative paths when the obvious route is blocked.

Nice to have

• Existing relationships in the Bay Area AI-native or startup ecosystem, VC community, or open-source data community.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work policy and equipment choice.
• Participation in hirify.global’s equity plan.
• Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities.
• Global Employee Assistance Program and country-specific benefits.
• Global Time Off Commitment covering parental leave, sick leave, and personal time.

Hiring process

• Recruitment communication comes only from @hirify.global.io, @greenhouse.io, or @eu.greenhouse.io domains.
• Interviews are conducted by video call or in person, never by text or chat.
• Reasonable accommodations can be requested during the application process.