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# Director of Product Marketing at Axion

- **Company:** Axion
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $210k–$255k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/axion/fb28712e-41be-4618-93a0-6ed8fa498111

## Job description

Axion Ray’s mission is to improve the quality and safety of innovative, engineered products - airplanes, electric vehicles, medical devices, home appliances, consumer electronics - by creating the world’s best proactive management platform, powered by the latest advances in artificial intelligence. Axion leverages bleeding-edge tech & AI stack to solve real-world problems. With investment from top Enterprise SaaS VCs like Bessemer, and key strategic partners such as Boeing and Raytheon, we are uniquely positioned to solve the hardest problems in manufacturing today. Since our founding at the onset of 2021, we’ve deployed across some of the largest manufacturers in the world. If you want the chance to help build the future of manufacturing, join us! As we scale, we are looking for a Director of Product Marketing to shape our product narrative, contribute to our go-to-market strategy, and drive adoption among leading manufacturing organizations. As the Director of Product Marketing, you will own the messaging and execution required to position our AI solutions as the market leader in manufacturing quality intelligence. This is a hands-on leadership role reporting to the Head of Marketing, working closely with Product, Sales, and Solutions to ensure our offerings resonate with our target market and drive sustainable growth. You will be responsible for building and scaling the product marketing function, developing differentiated messaging and supporting continued revenue growth and adoption.

## Key Responsibilities

- Own the launch process for new features and products, collaborating cross-functionally to ensure seamless execution and market impact
- Craft compelling product positioning and messaging that differentiates our solutions in the manufacturing sector, highlighting technical differentiators, AI-driven insights, and ROI
- Develop and refine buyer personas, leveraging deep understanding of manufacturing customer needs, pain points, and decision-making processes
- Create and maintain sales enablement materials – including pitch decks, case studies, battle cards, and product collateral-to empower the sales team
- Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitive intelligence to inform product strategy and identify growth opportunities
- Partner with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap decisions based on market feedback and customer requirements
- Measure and report on the effectiveness of product marketing initiatives, using data to optimize messaging and inform future strategy
- Build and mentor a high-performing product marketing team as the company

## Requirements

- 6+ years of progressively responsible product marketing experience, ideally with exposure to manufacturing, industrial IoT, or AI/analytics products
- 2+ years of management experience
- Background in B2B SaaS, Data or AI
- Demonstrated success in launching new capabilities and developing value propositions
- Proven ability to develop differentiated messaging and positioning for technical products to non-technical and technical audiences
- Strategic thinking with a strong understanding of marketing principles, practices, and techniques
- Experience influencing across groups with strong communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrates high level of personal credibility
- Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with all levels within an organization
- Track record of excellent management skills, including recruiting, upskilling and mentoring
- Strong analytical background with ability to mentor others
- Demonstrated commercial mindset with a deep understanding of how to partner with sales and product to drive growth
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create compelling narratives and content
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, rapidly changing startup environment; flexible and hands-on

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience marketing AI capabilities
- Familiarity with quality management, process optimization, or industrial automation technologies
- Technical background or the ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and translate them into customer value

## Why Axion Ray

- Join a fast-growing, early-stage startup with the chance to make a significant impact from day one
- Our culture puts people first - we will encourage you to bring your full self to work and will set you up to succeed
- Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and benefits package
- Career development and leadership opportunities
- We bring a unique combination of technical and business skills, with company leaders from top tech companies like Palantir, business leadership from McKinsey, and automotive leadership from GM and Ford
- We’re an interdisciplinary team that prizes collaboration & diversity of thinking

Axion Ray is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

## About Axion

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Axion provides an AI-powered platform that helps manufacturers detect, investigate, and resolve product quality issues by unifying data across customer, service, field, and telematics sources.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; Series B)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA (offices also in San Francisco, CA; London, UK; and India)
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Daniel First

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Manufacturing Technology / AI for Product Quality
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (manufacturers of complex products in aerospace, automotive, medical devices, electronics, industrial equipment, and appliances)
- **Mission**: To help the world’s leading enterprises bring exceptional products to market by enabling customer-centric product development powered by AI.

## Products & Services
- **Axion AI Platform**: A SaaS platform that unifies data from customer service, field service, telematics, and engineering systems. It uses AI to continuously analyze this data to detect emerging product issues, correlate signals to find root causes, and track fixes to drive continuous improvement. The platform is designed for complex products where quality and reliability are non-negotiable.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$62.14M** (per CB Insights) or **$64M** (per company website) across Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds. Annual Revenue estimated at **$4.3M** (per LinkedIn).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by **Amplo**, **Inspired Capital Partners**, **Bessemer Venture Partners**, and **Salesforce Ventures**.
- **Growth Signals**: The company has grown to 281 employees across 6 countries. It has active job postings and a monthly job posting growth rate of +25%. The company has demonstrated significant ROI for clients (e.g., a global HVAC supplier achieved $10M+ verified ROI in five months).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Purpose-built for complex manufacturing**: Unlike generic AI tools, Axion is specifically designed for sectors like aerospace, medical devices, and automotive where quality and reliability are critical.
- **Unified data layer**: The platform breaks down silos between customer service, field service, engineering, and quality teams, providing a single source of truth for product health.
- **Proactive issue detection**: AI continuously analyzes data to detect emerging problems before they escalate, shifting from reactive to proactive quality management.
- **Proven ROI**: The company cites measurable, enterprise-level returns within months (e.g., a global HVAC supplier achieved $10M+ verified ROI in five months).

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the platform**: With a recent Series B round, Axion is focused on expanding its go-to-market and engineering teams to scale the platform to more manufacturers globally.
- **Deepening AI capabilities**: The company is investing in agentic AI and deeper automation to further accelerate issue detection and root cause analysis.
- **Expanding into new verticals**: While strong in aerospace and automotive, Axion is targeting medical devices, electronics, and industrial equipment.
- **Global expansion**: With offices in the US, UK, and India, the company is building a global presence to serve multinational manufacturers.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: Employees directly contribute to making products safer, smarter, and more reliable for millions of people.
- **Growth at startup speed**: The company is scaling fast (281 employees, active hiring), offering significant career growth opportunities.
- **Culture**: Described as collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and impact-focused. Every person shapes the culture, product, and trajectory.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive pay, employee stock option program, comprehensive healthcare (100% of employee premiums covered, 70% for dependents), 401(k) plan, 12 weeks paid parental leave, unlimited PTO, daily lunch credit (~$20/day) when in office, commuter benefits, and relocation support.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid/office presence in New York, San Francisco, London, and India. Remote roles also available (e.g., Quality Insights Lead).
- **Engineering Culture**: Focus on building AI that powers how the world’s best products are made. Teams collaborate across disciplines (AI, engineering, industry experts) to solve tough problems.

## Sources
1. [axion.com](https://www.axion.com/)
2. [axion.com/careers](https://www.axion.com/careers)
3. [axion.com/company](https://www.axion.com/company)
4. [linkedin.com/company/axion-ray](https://www.linkedin.com/company/axion-ray)
5. [cbinsights.com/company/axion-ray](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/axion-ray)

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