Marketing and Communications Manager

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Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
In-Office
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Software
Harness is the AI-native software delivery platform company.
The Role
The Marketing and Communications Manager will lead end-to-end marketing strategies in India, overseeing campaigns, communications, events, and employer branding to enhance Harness's local presence and attract top talent.
Summary Generated by Built In
Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.
 
Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

Position Summary

At Harness, marketing and communications leaders shape how our brand is experienced across regions. Our team drives strategy, storytelling, and engagement to ensure Harness is recognized as the leading AI DevOps platform.

We're hiring our first dedicated marketing and communications manager in India.You’ll lead communications, social media, events, and employer branding – ensuring Harness is recognized as a destination for top talent in India.. 

If you’re a hands-on marketer who can balance strategy with execution, and you’re excited by the challenge of building a program, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

  • Lead Harness’s marketing and communications programs in India, ensuring alignment with global business priorities.
  • Champion employer branding programs that showcase Harness’s technical excellence, AI leadership, and engineering culture to attract and retain top talent.
  • Build Harness’s share of voice in India across social media,  press, and engineering communities.
  • Develop content and campaigns highlighting product innovation, AI initiatives, and Harness engineering culture. 
  • Manage and oversee a local marketing agency, ensuring deliverables align with Harness’s brand standards and objectives.
  • Plan and execute regional events, including conferences, meetups, and community activations, to drive awareness and engagement.
  • Collaborate with India leadership and global marketing to adapt messaging and campaigns for local impact.
  • Support internal communications and employee branding programs to strengthen culture and engagement.

About You

  • 7+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or a related field, ideally in B2B technology or SaaS.
  • Strong expertise in communications, content, and social media (especially LinkedIn).
  • Proven ability to own both strategy and hands-on execution.
  • Experience leading marketing in India for a global brand, with a strong understanding of localization and alignment with global strategy.
  • Strong expertise in digital marketing, content, and social media (especially LinkedIn).
  • Strong relationships with Indian technology media and familiarity with the regional ecosystem.
  • Experience managing marketing agencies, vendors, and PR partners.
  • Background in employer branding, employee communications, and talent marketing.
  • Demonstrated success running high-impact events.
  • Excellent storytelling and communication skills. 
  • Collaborative self-starter who thrives in a global, fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Harness in the news:
  • Harness AI Tackles Software Development’s Real Bottleneck
  • After 'Vibe Coding' Comes 'Vibe Testing' (Almost)
  • Startup Within a Startup: Empowering Intrapreneurs for Scalable Innovation - Jyoti Bansal (Harness)
  • Jyoti Bansal, Harness | theCUBEd Awards
  • Eight years after selling AppDynamics to Cisco, Jyoti Bansal is pursuing an unusual merger
  • Harness snags Split.io, as it goes all in on feature flags and experiments
  • Exclusive: Jyoti Bansal-led Harness has raised $150 million in debt financing

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers

We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. 

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at [email protected]. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.

Top Skills

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Digital Marketing
Employer Branding
Marketing Automation
Social Media
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
900 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Harness is a leader in AI-native software delivery, dedicated to empowering developers and engineering teams worldwide. We revolutionize how software is built, tested, deployed, and optimized by driving efficiency, reliability, and speed throughout the software development lifecycle. At Harness, we envision a world where developers focus on innovation, free from repetitive tasks, supported by tools that streamline every step.

Our platform leverages AI and automation across all key pillars of software delivery: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Feature Flags and Experimentation, Cloud Cost Management, Security Testing, and more. By automating traditionally manual processes that slow down engineering teams, Harness enables organizations to release software faster, reduce errors, and optimize costs—all while enhancing the developer experience and flexibility.

Harness is transforming software delivery on a global scale. As a pioneer in AI-driven automation, we streamline complex development processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and empower developers to innovate freely. Our mission is ambitious: enabling millions of developers to deliver code faster, more reliably, and with greater ease than ever before.

Why Work With Us

Harness is built on a culture of growth, collaboration, and transparency, where team members are encouraged to push boundaries and solve meaningful challenges. We invest in personal and professional development, value work-life balance, and foster a supportive environment—making Harness an ideal place to make a real impact in tech.

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