Product Marketing Manager
At a glance
Mid-level Product Marketing role at Trener. San Jose · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $147,500–$197,887.
Trener has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Set product positioning, messaging, and category direction across audiences, industries, applications, and products
- Plan and deliver launches and go-to-market work, then equip sales, marketing, and partners to sell
- Turn customer, partner, competitor, and market insight into sharper messaging and commercial proof
- Create stories and materials for executives, customers, partners, investors, websites, and sales teams
- Support US events, field marketing, customer visits, demonstrations, and digital demand programs
What you bring
- At least eight years in B2B technology product marketing, especially software, AI, or enterprise platforms
- A track record of taking products to market through launches, positioning, go-to-market planning, and enablement
- Experience working with Product, Sales, Engineering, and executives in fast-growing or venture-backed companies
- Practical experience spanning product marketing, digital marketing, demand generation, SEO, automation, and field marketing
- Strong storytelling, execution, and AI-tool skills for content, research, and commercial work
Who this fits
You’ll suit a hands-on builder who can create a product marketing function while translating complex AI and robotics technology into customer value. The role is based on-site in San Jose and reports to the VP of Marketing in Barcelona, with travel across the United States for customer, partner, and industry events. Robotics experience is preferred, while industrial automation or manufacturing software experience is highly desirable.
From the employer
Product Marketing Manager
Location: On-site in San Jose, California, USA
Reports to: VP of Marketing, Barcelona, Spain
Start Date: Early September 2026
Level: Fluid for Product Marketing Manager or Senior
Help define how the world understands Physical AI.
At Trener, we're building the intelligence layer for industrial robots.
Our software platform, Acteris, enables industrial robots to understand their environment, make intelligent decisions, and execute complex manufacturing tasks with minimal programming. By combining AI, robotics, and industrial software, we're helping manufacturers automate production with a level of flexibility that wasn't previously possible.
Backed by leading investors and working alongside global robot manufacturers, semiconductor companies, and automation partners, we're helping define a new category: Physical AI platform for industrial robots.
As we continue to grow, the (Senior) Product Marketing Manager will play a foundational role in shaping how Trener is positioned in the market and accelerating our next stage of growth.
Your Mission
As our first dedicated Product Marketing hire, you'll partner closely with the VP of Marketing to build the Product Marketing function and define Trener's positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy.
Working across Product, Sales, Engineering, and executive leadership, you'll transform complex AI and robotics technology into compelling customer value through product launches, commercial enablement, and world-class storytelling for manufacturers, partners, robot OEMs, semiconductor companies, and investors.
We're looking for a hands-on builder who combines strategic thinking with exceptional execution and thrives in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
Key Responsibilities
Working closely with the VP of Marketing and cross-functional teams, you will:
Drive product positioning, messaging, and category development across our products, applications, industries, and target audiences, ensuring Trener is clearly differentiated in the market.
Develop a deep understanding of customers, partners, competitive intelligence, and market trends to continuously refine positioning and messaging.
Lead go-to-market planning and execution for new products, features, industries, and applications, from positioning and launch strategy to commercial enablement.
Own sales, marketing, and partner enablement, including customer success stories, partner case studies, competitive assets, and commercial proof points.
Partner with executive leadership on keynote presentations, strategic announcements, investor communications, and major company messaging.
Support US field marketing initiatives, including conferences, trade shows, customer visits, partner events, and product demonstrations.
Contribute hands-on to digital marketing initiatives, including website content, SEO, campaigns, marketing automation, and demand generation, while ensuring consistent product positioning across every customer touchpoint.
Build scalable Product Marketing processes, frameworks, and best practices that support Trener's long-term growth.
This role requires travel within the United States to support customer visits, partner meetings, conferences, and trade shows.
What Great Looks Like
Experience
8+ years of Product Marketing experience in B2B technology, with a strong background in software, AI, or enterprise platforms. Experience in robotics is preferred, while industrial automation or manufacturing software is highly desirable.
Proven experience bringing products to market through positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategy, launches, and commercial enablement.
Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Engineering, and executive leadership in fast-growing or venture-backed technology companies.
Hands-on experience in both Product Marketing and Digital Marketing, with a solid understanding of demand generation, website strategy, SEO, marketing automation, and field marketing.
Skills & Capabilities
Exceptional storytelling skills, with the ability to transform complex technologies into compelling customer value through presentations, product and demo videos, websites, product collateral, and sales enablement.
Strategic thinker with a hands-on, execution-focused mindset and a proven ability to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and workflows to accelerate product marketing, content creation, research, and commercial execution.
Attributes
Creative, customer-centric, and naturally curious, with a bias for action and strong attention to detail.
Comfortable building from scratch, collaborating across functions, and thriving in fast-moving environments.
What You'll Get
The opportunity to build the Product Marketing function.
A defining role in shaping the positioning and commercial narrative of one of the industry's most ambitious Physical AI companies.
Direct collaboration with the CEO and leadership team on product strategy, company messaging, and commercial initiatives.
Exposure to some of the world's leading robotics, manufacturing, and semiconductor companies.
A highly visible role with meaningful ownership and the opportunity to influence company growth from an early stage.
Equity as part of your compensation package.
If you're excited about helping define a new category in AI and robotics, building Product Marketing from the ground up, and creating the stories that shape an industry, we'd love to hear from you.
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