We’re looking for a highly creative, entrepreneurial, and organized Manager, Startup Marketing to expand MongoDB’s AI-native marketing strategy and strengthen our presence across the startup and AI/Digital-Native ecosystem in India. The role reports to the Head of India Marketing and will be part of the International Marketing organisation.
This role combines strategy and execution, with a focus on ecosystem engagement, community building, and scalable startup programming. You will help strengthen MongoDB’s presence among high-growth, venture-backed startups across India by building relationships with founders, venture capital firms, accelerators, and startup communities. In partnership with the broader marketing team, you will design and execute programs, events, and partnerships that increase awareness, adoption, and long-term affinity for MongoDB. As a regional representative for MongoDB, you will support the planning and delivery of startup-focused initiatives such as hackathons, demo nights, founder dinners, and conference-adjacent activations. This role sits at the intersection of partnerships, community, events, regional marketing, and content, and requires someone who is equally comfortable shaping ideas and driving hands-on execution.
We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.
Position ExpectationsServe as one of the MongoDB representatives within the India startup ecosystem: Build and maintain strong relationships across the India startup community, including founders, operators, VCs, accelerators, and key ecosystem partnersDrive high-value startup acquisition: Develop and execute a targeted strategy to engage and convert high-potential startups in the region into the MongoDB for Startups programExpand MongoDB’s physical presence in India: In partnership with broader India marketing team, develop and execute a regional event strategy focused on high-impact founder programming, including VC-partnered events, demo days, hackathons, founder dinners, and other community activationsPartner with startups to highlight success: Work with internal teams and startup customers to surface and develop compelling stories showcasing startups building on MongoDB
- Own cross-functional alignment for the regional startup audience: Collaborate with teams such as MongoDB Ventures, Regional Marketing, Strategic Events, Sales, and Builder Relations to integrate startup-focused programming and ensure regional initiatives effectively reach founders and developers
- Measure impact and continuously optimize: Monitor and track success metrics for startup engagement, such as attendance quality, funded-founder participation, and program applications, and use insights to refine strategy and programming
- Have 4+ years of experience in marketing, community, ecosystem, or events roles focused on startups, developers, or technical founders
- Have experience leading projects or programs and collaborating across teams, with the ability to drive initiatives from strategy through execution
- Possess familiarity with the Indian startup ecosystem, ideally with relationships across founders, VCs, accelerators, and key founder communities
- Have experience working in or closely with startups or venture capital firms, with a solid understanding of how early-stage companies operate and grow
- Thrive in fast-moving environments, helping build and scale programs, partnerships, and community initiatives
- Be highly organized and execution-oriented, able to manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders while delivering high-quality programs
- Be data-driven, able to track key engagement metrics and communicate the impact of regional initiatives
- Communicate clearly and confidently with founders, investors, and senior internal stakeholders
- Operate with a high degree of ownership and initiative, collaborating with a globally distributed team while maintaining an active presence within the India AI startup ecosystem
MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.
Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.
To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!
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MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.
Req ID: 3273536191
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in marketing, community, ecosystem, or events roles focused on startups, developers, or technical founders
- Experience leading projects or programs from strategy through execution and collaborating across teams
- Familiarity with the Indian startup ecosystem and relationships with founders, VCs, accelerators, or founder communities
- Experience working in or closely with startups or venture capital firms
- Ability to build and scale programs, partnerships, and community initiatives in fast-moving environments
- Strong organizational and execution skills for managing multiple initiatives and stakeholders
- Ability to track engagement metrics and communicate the impact of regional initiatives
- Clear and confident communication with founders, investors, and senior internal stakeholders
- High ownership and initiative while collaborating with globally distributed teams
- Active presence within the India AI startup ecosystem
MongoDB Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is outlined at 20 weeks fully paid and gender‑neutral (with a one‑year tenure requirement), with return‑to‑work flexibility noted. Family‑building support includes 90% reimbursement up to $50,000 for fertility, adoption, or surrogacy, plus backup child/elder care services.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (Cigna and Kaiser HMO in CA) are offered, with low or no employee‑only payroll deductions on certain plans and preventive care covered at 100%. Separate dental (Cigna) and vision (EyeMed) benefits are also provided.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Mental‑health resources include Spring Health (up to 10 therapy video visits/year), Headspace for employees and dependents, an EAP, and a Mental Health First Aider program. Day‑to‑day perks and flexibility include flexible PTO, 11 U.S. holidays, and company‑paid in‑office lunches up to three days per week under the hybrid model.
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