Head of Developer Advocacy

ABOUT RETOOL: Nearly every company in the world runs on custom business software: Gartner estimates that up to 50% of all code is written for internal usage. This is the operational software for refunding orders, underwriting loans, moderating content, managing marketplaces, rolling out new features, onboarding employees, analyzing transactions, providing customer support…the list is nearly endless. For most companies, building and maintaining all of these tools demands a lot of engineering time—scarce, expensive resources better put to use on customer-facing products. At Retool, we’re designing a new type of development environment that makes it dramatically faster and easier to build all of this software. Retool unifies the ease of visual programming with the power of code, while abstracting away the tedious and repetitive tasks of development. We believe that the future of software development lies in being a force multiplier for developers and technical builders, helping them move considerably faster and build a lot more software.  It’s akin to a new version of Visual Basic, HyperCard, or Flash—with a bit of Figma and some future-of-programming vibes thrown on top. Today, our customers span from small startups building their first operational tools, to Fortune 500 companies building mission-critical apps for thousands of users across their business. WHO YOU ARE:  Above anything else, you care about developer experience. You know that a great product is only a piece of the puzzle, and that what makes a truly great developer-focused company is  how you talk to, engage with, and support developers. You’ve found your calling at the intersection of engineering, community, developer enablement, and running great teams. You know what great Developer Relations looks like, how it is measured, and what best practices are hard to measure but essential. You’re ready to devote the next part of your career to an exciting and critically important developer product, and know how to create and foster a web of people and connections to spread the word about it. I N THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: Your goal is to build the best developer experience on the planet, earning the love of developers everywhere. We'll take your guidance on the right KPIs, team, relationships, and content to accomplish that. Build and lead a developer relations function from the ground up including hiring the right profile of team members, creating KPIs to measure team effectiveness, and developing a strategic plan for the function. Create a technical content roadmap across videos, blogs, demos, and sample apps, etc., that you believe will attract and help developers to learn more about Retool’s vision and product. And then collaborate with the Growth and Demand Gen team to create a distribution plan and measure the effectiveness of the content created.  Speak at and participate in select conferences to educate the developer market on Retool Be active on social media, slacks, discords and other relevant communities and participate in developer conversations, championing Retool’s point of view.  Be the voice of the Retool developer community and champion their feedback and concerns back to stakeholders in product and marketing  Collaborate with the Content, PMM, and Comms teams to develop ideas and find contributors to create media moments for the company Keep a close pulse on trends in software—from internal tools to languages, frameworks and databases— and be ready to form Retool’s position and perspective Be a trusted advisor to company leadership, marketing and product  teams on developer experience. For candidates based in the United States, the annual base salary range is listed below. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Retool and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors such as (but not limited to), scope and responsibilities, the candidate’s experience and qualifications, and location.  Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity, and/or commission/bonuses are dependent on the position offered. Retool provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans. United States pay range $210,900 — $280,900 USD Retool offers generous benefits to all employees. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page! Retool is currently set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK. To find roles that can be employed in the UK, please refer to our careers page and review the indicated locations.