Head of Advocacy

at  JetBrains

At JetBrains, code is our passion. Since 2000, we’ve strived to make the strongest, most effective tools for developers and teams. We help them to create better products and be more productive by optimizing their development and business processes.
We’re looking for a Head of Advocacy, to manage several teans of Developer Advocates who are working with various technologies that are supported by JetBrains tools. You’ll work closely with product teams, as well as align with product marketing and brand marketing teams to help drive demand for the product, and build genuine relationships with new and existing customers and developer community members.

What you will do in this role:

• Managing several sub-teams of around 30 highly motivated Developer Advocates.
• Overseeing the planning and execution of Developer Advocacy activities.
• Facilitating effective communication and collaboration within the team and with external teams.
• Aiding in the development of team members’ skills and knowledge, providing mentorship and coaching.
• Assessing the performance of team members, providing regular constructive feedback and recommendations for improvement, helping team members progress in their career path.
• Determining the optimal allocation and utilization of team resources.
• Defining vision, direction, and strategy for the Advocacy team and subteams.
• Working with marketing and product teams to have alignment on objectives.
• Performing advocacy duties such as presenting at conferences, working at the booth, creating content, and providing product feedback.
• Work with Product Management, Marketing, Engineering, and other teams at JetBrains.

We expect that you:

• Have several years of experience as a team lead, and coordinating activities across different partner teams.
• Have worked as a developer advocate or as a software developer for several years.
• Understand the pain points and challenges of software development.
• Are familiar with software development concepts, processes, and tools.
• Have the ability to quickly understand and experiment with new technologies.
• Have great communication and teaching skills.
• Are not afraid of speaking in public, and feel confident when giving in-person and remote presentations, holding Q&A sessions, and running product demos.
• Are fluent in both spoken and written English.
• Have organization and time management skills.
• Are willing to travel.

Bonus points:

• Experience in Developer Advocacy.
• Experience working in an environment with highly distributed diverse teams.

We’re looking for people who do not like to be micromanaged, have the discipline to plan tasks and execute their work themselves, and enjoy having the freedom to work independently.
If you meet these requirements, and more importantly if you believe in great tooling and the work we do at JetBrains, then this might be the position for you!

• Managing several sub-teams of around 30 highly motivated Developer Advocates.
• Overseeing the planning and execution of Developer Advocacy activities.
• Facilitating effective communication and collaboration within the team and with external teams.
• Aiding in the development of team members’ skills and knowledge, providing mentorship and coaching.
• Assessing the performance of team members, providing regular constructive feedback and recommendations for improvement, helping team members progress in their career path.
• Determining the optimal allocation and utilization of team resources.
• Defining vision, direction, and strategy for the Advocacy team and subteams.
• Working with marketing and product teams to have alignment on objectives.
• Performing advocacy duties such as presenting at conferences, working at the booth, creating content, and providing product feedback.
• Work with Product Management, Marketing, Engineering, and other teams at JetBrains