Kong

Senior Marketing Operations Analyst - India at Kong (Bengaluru, India)

Kong· Bengaluru, India·

Role details

Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Skills
MarketoSalesforceHTMLGDPRCAN-SPAMData normalizationDeduplication logicSmart listsToken populationSchema mappingHTML email editingClay

Kong at a glance

Kong runs the unified API and AI platform that connects, secures, governs, and monetizes APIs, events, and AI traffic.

Kong provides a unified API and AI platform. Its open-source Kong Gateway handles API traffic at the edge, while Kong Konnect adds a managed control plane to design, secure, observe, and monetize APIs, events, and AI requests across any cloud. The AI Gateway extends the same governance model to LLMs, MCP servers, and agents.

$345M raised · latest: Series E · $175M · 2024 (at $2B valuation) · backed by Tiger Global, Balderton, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures

Summary

Kong is seeking a Senior Marketing Operations Analyst to manage the day-to-day execution of marketing programs in Marketo and ensure data integrity with Salesforce. The role involves building emails, managing list imports, and optimizing workflows while identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement.

Job description

Are you ready to unlock intelligence? If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About the Role: Kong's Marketing Operations team is the operational backbone of the go-to-market engine. This role is built around execution, but it doesn't stop there. You'll own the day-to-day intake queue, turning marketer requests into clean, accurate, on-time programs in Marketo. And you'll bring enough curiosity and systems thinking to spot what's inefficient, broken, or worth automating, and say something about it. You'll work closely with a globally distributed team supporting the systems, processes, and data infrastructure that connect marketing activity to pipeline.

What You'll Do:

  • Build, QA, and send emails in Marketo from intake requests: template setup, token population, smart list configuration, scheduling, and send confirmation
  • Process list imports end-to-end: field normalization, deduplication checks, schema mapping, and load validation against Salesforce
  • Build audience segments and smart lists for campaign targeting based on marketer-provided criteria; validate logic before use and flag coverage gaps
  • Maintain lead flow integrity for records touching your work: lifecycle stage accuracy, routing correctness, and Marketo-SFDC sync health
  • Handle operational workflows including suppression list updates, unsubscribe management, and compliance record corrections
  • Identify recurring patterns in the intake queue and propose process improvements or automation before someone has to ask twice
  • Document execution workflows and build repeatable checklists so output quality stays consistent at volume
  • Stay current on marketing automation capabilities and adjacent GTM tooling; bring ideas back and pressure-test them against real use cases

What You'll Bring:

  • 4-6+ years in marketing operations, revenue operations, or a GTM systems role
  • Strong hands-on Marketo experience: email execution, smart lists, tokens, program architecture, and troubleshooting
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce: enough to validate sync behavior, catch attribution gaps, and escalate when something doesn't land correctly
  • Comfort with data: list hygiene, field normalization, deduplication logic, and compliance requirements (GDPR, CAN-SPAM)
  • A process improvement instinct: you see how something works and immediately think about how it could work better
  • High accuracy and attention to detail; you QA your own work before it goes live and own the fix when it doesn't
  • Ability to manage a queue of concurrent requests, prioritize effectively, and communicate proactively when something is blocked
  • Comfortable working autonomously and asynchronously with a globally distributed team

Nice to have:

  • Experience with HTML email editing
  • Hands-on experience with GTM orchestration or workflow automation tools such as Clay, Zapier, or similar
  • Familiarity with data platforms like Snowflake or BI tools like Tableau
  • Exposure to lead scoring models and attribution methodology
  • Background in B2B SaaS or a technical product environment

What we're looking for beyond the resume: Someone who takes pride in execution quality and doesn't let a request go out the door with a broken link or the wrong segment. Who also notices when the same type of request comes in for the tenth time and asks whether it should be automated instead. The work is high-volume and detail-intensive, and the best person in this role will do it well while quietly making it easier for everyone around them.

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About Kong: Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.

Why work at Kong

  • Remote‑first culture – 600+ employees across 25+ countries; strong emphasis on global collaboration.
  • Perks & benefits (from careers page):
    • Stock options for most employees
    • 4‑week paid sabbatical every 5 years
    • Flexible time off
    • Home office stipend
    • Regular “unplug days” (company‑wide long weekends)
    • Virtual events (Donut chats, trivia, fitness challenges)
  • Engineering culture – values “owners, explorers, real, unstoppable” and encourages individual innovation. Focus on shipping fast and high trust.
  • Growth trajectory – company is scaling (+23.5% headcount YoY) and is a unicorn with clear product‑market fit in a hot market (AI + API management).
  • Open roles – 93 open positions across engineering, sales, solutions, customer success, and marketing.

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