AUSTIN DIERING
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Austin, TX
240-285-1612
austindiering@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/austindiering
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Customer-obsessed Product Marketing Leader with 7+ years of experience driving GTM strategy, product adoption, and pipeline growth across SaaS, hardware, and emerging tech. Proven ability to translate deeply technical solutions into compelling, data-backed narratives that resonate with C-level executives, engineers, and operators. Known for building scalable GTM systems, optimizing product-market fit, and influencing roadmap decisions through market and user insights. A collaborative force across product, sales, data, and engineering teams.
CORE COMPETENCIES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Moov — Senior Product Marketing Manager
Dec 2023 – Present
- Architected and launched an integrated GTM system that contributed to a 52% increase in sales-qualified pipeline within six months.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with product, engineering, sales, and design to develop ICP-based messaging frameworks that reduced sales cycle time by 23%.
- Designed positioning and launch strategy for three key features, contributing to a 35% uplift in platform engagement among high-intent users.
- Developed Moov's first industry-specific value matrix, enabling sales to target verticals with persona-tailored playbooks that improved win rates by 18%.
- Led strategic event presence at SEMICON West and global forums, resulting in 500+ qualified conversations and net new enterprise pipeline.
- Built a real-time attribution model using CRM and GA4 data, allowing Marketing to reallocate budget and increase ROI by 3.1x.
- Partnered with CS and Product to launch customer feedback loops that shaped 2024 roadmap prioritization.
Cirrus Insight — Senior Product Marketing Manager
Feb 2022 – Apr 2023
- Directed five go-to-market launches across productivity and workflow features, directly contributing to a 28% YoY increase in ARR.
- Led cross-functional squads with Sales Ops, Product, and RevOps to implement a tiered launch process that improved time-to-market by 40%.
- Developed persona-based campaigns that boosted qualified demo requests by 312%, leveraging first-party usage data and ICP segmentation.
- Built competitive battlecards and objection-handling frameworks adopted across the sales org, resulting in a 22% improvement in close rates.
- Created performance dashboards integrating Salesforce, Marketo, and product telemetry to monitor usage-to-upgrade conversion paths.
- Promoted within 7 months due to exceptional leadership in cross-functional execution and pipeline impact.
Woodworking Sabbatical — Entrepreneur & Founder
Apr 2023 – Dec 2023
- Bootstrapped and scaled a niche B2C business, achieving $250K+ in annualized revenue with zero external investment.
- Applied lean startup methodology and iterative design to optimize fulfillment flow, reducing order-to-ship time by 48%.
- Implemented feedback-driven product development from NPS surveys, leading to a 34% increase in repeat customers.
Buildarray.com (Array) — Product Marketing Manager
Oct 2020 – Feb 2022
- Launched 3 high-complexity platform features, driving $1.2M in influenced revenue within enterprise cloud markets.
- Created a technical messaging playbook used across onboarding, field sales, and website copy — leading to a 2x increase in lead-to-MQL rate.
- Partnered with Product and Eng to synthesize market feedback and usage analytics into roadmap decisions — influencing 4 major features.
- Conducted win/loss interviews and funnel diagnostics to uncover high-impact friction points, reducing drop-off at the demo stage by 31%.
- Led strategic presence at AWS Re:Invent and vertical events, yielding a 5x increase in MQLs from technical decision-makers.
The 121 Project — B2C Product Marketing Manager
Jun 2018 – Oct 2020
- Created a full-funnel marketing system that generated 2,000+ DTC product sales within 120 days of launch.
- Developed lifecycle email flows and conversion-optimized product pages, driving a 22% lift in returning customer rate.
- Produced customer personas through survey analysis and transactional data, enabling precise audience segmentation.
- Launched multi-channel campaigns (digital, influencer, affiliate) that grew reach by 200% and revenue by 3x YoY.
Canyon Angels — Due Diligence Associate / Team Lead
Aug 2018 – May 2020
- Evaluated over 30 early-stage companies, with a focus on system-level platforms in AI, data infrastructure, and IoT.
- Delivered market opportunity analysis, TAM/SAM/SOM models, and competitive positioning decks to investment committees.
- Designed diligence templates now used by new cohorts of analysts to ensure standardized evaluation of tech startups.
Blackdog Venture Partners — Strategic Consultant
2019 – 2020
- Provided go-to-market strategy and differentiation insights to 10+ early-stage tech founders.
- Conducted ecosystem mapping and advised on product messaging pivots that helped startups better align with market gaps.
ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE
Stickr — Founder & Product Lead
Jan 2024 – Present
- Founded and developed innovative "outbox security" solution that assigns unique verification codes to outgoing emails, protecting both senders and recipients from domain spoofing and phishing attacks.
- Developed and executed complete product roadmap from concept to beta launch, managing all aspects of product development, website creation, and go-to-market strategy.
- Currently leading beta program with 2 design partners, directly managing customer engagement loops and implementing product improvements based on feedback.
- Designed positioning and messaging frameworks targeting IT professionals and cybersecurity officers at SMBs in finance, B2B SaaS, and trades industries.
- Created comprehensive measurement framework to track effectiveness of positioning and messaging through website metrics, sales conversions, and customer feedback.
Blackwood Custom — Founder
- Scaled a direct-to-consumer brand to $250K+ in sales, applying GTM discipline to non-digital markets.
- Built CRM, email flows, and remarketing campaigns that delivered an 8x ROAS and increased repeat purchase rates by 34%.
CheerFizz — Founder
- Launched a DTC supplement brand; generated $30K in pre-seed revenue through digital marketing, product sampling, and live events.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & TOOL STACK
- CRM/Marketing Ops: Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Apollo, Pardot
- Analytics & Data: GA4, Looker Studio, SQL (basic), Excel, Segment
- Design & Content: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva
- Other Tools: Asana, Trello, Notion, Gong, ZoomInfo, Typeform
- Tech Domains: Semiconductors, SaaS, Workflow Tools, Data Platforms
EDUCATION
Grand Canyon University — BBA, Marketing
Magna Cum Laude | Delta Mu Delta Business Honors | 2020