Marketing Manager

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 Expectations

Serve 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

The right candidate for this role will be:

• 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 stakeho