Marketing Lead, India Startup Ecosystem
Hybrid (Gurugram, India)Full-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Marketing Lead to expand MongoDB’s AI-native marketing strategy and strengthen presence in the India startup and AI/Digital-Native ecosystem. Focus on ecosystem engagement, community building, and scalable startup programming across India, including hackathons, demo nights, founder dinners, and conference activations.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a MongoDB representative within the India startup ecosystem by building and maintaining relationships with founders, operators, VCs, accelerators, and ecosystem partners
- Drive high-value startup acquisition by developing and executing a targeted strategy to engage and convert startups into the MongoDB for Startups program
- Expand MongoDB’s physical presence in India through a regional event strategy focused on founder programming, including VC-partnered events, demo days, hackathons, founder dinners, and community activations
- Partner with startups to highlight success by surfacing and developing stories of startups building on MongoDB
- Own cross-functional alignment for the regional startup audience by collaborating with MongoDB Ventures, Regional Marketing, Strategic Events, Sales, and Builder Relations
- Measure impact and optimize programs by tracking startup engagement metrics and using insights to refine strategy
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in marketing, community, ecosystem, or events roles focused on startups, developers, or technical founders
- Experience leading projects or programs and collaborating across teams, with ability to drive initiatives from strategy through execution
- Familiarity with the Indian startup ecosystem and relationships with founders, VCs, accelerators, and founder communities
- Experience working with startups or venture capital firms, with understanding of how early-stage companies operate and grow
- Ability to thrive in fast-moving environments and scale programs, partnerships, and community initiatives
- Highly organized and execution-oriented, capable of managing multiple initiatives and stakeholders while delivering high-quality programs
- Data-driven with ability to track engagement metrics and communicate impact to stakeholders
- Clear and confident communication with founders, investors, and senior internal stakeholders
- Ownership mindset and initiative in a globally distributed team while maintaining active presence within the India AI startup ecosystem
Skills
Required:Relationship building with founders, VCs, acceleratorsProgram managementEvent planning and executionData-driven analysis
Benefits
- Not specified in the description
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About MongoDB
The World’s Leading Modern Database
Get your ideas to market faster with a flexible, AI-ready database. MongoDB makes working with data easy.
DatabaseAIUnstructured DataStructured DataRecommendation enginesQ&A systemsAnomaly detectionGen AI
More open roles at MongoDB
- Software Engineer, Query Execution4d agoHybrid (Spain) · Query Execution Team
- Software Engineer, Query Execution4d agoRemote · Query Execution Team
- Pre-Sales Solutions Architecture Manager4d agoHybrid (Gurugram) · Gurugram Hybrid Working Model
- Software Engineer, Query Execution4d agoHybrid (Bulgaria)
- Software Engineer, Query Execution4d agoHybrid (Netherlands) · Query Execution Team