Alcatraz AI · VP of Marketing
VP of Marketing at a Series A facial biometric authentication company (physical security). Rebuilt the brand from scratch, established the PMM function, and led the integrated campaign that drove 400%+ pipeline growth.
Technology was differentiated — the brand wasn't. Messaging was technical and product-centric, website wasn't converting. ISC West — the industry's most important trade show — was months away. That deadline became the forcing function.
Repositioned around two genuine differentiators: FAaaS (Facial Authentication as a Service) and privacy-preserving biometrics — and dropped "AI" from the name. Established a new visual identity, messaging architecture, and website that ran through every customer touchpoint.
Unveiled at ISC West to a packed booth and record leads. Followed by 30+ new website pages, a rebuilt sales deck, and 50+ updated collateral pieces.
Strong engineering velocity — customers driving features, roadmap moving fast — but no framework for turning momentum into market-facing stories. No launch process. No PMM function.
Established a repeatable product launch motion — framework, positioning process, and cross-functional rhythm. First major release: 15+ customer-driven enhancements. Led end-to-end: positioning, press release, customer comms, sales enablement, and LinkedIn. Earned coverage in SecurityInfoWatch, SecurityWorldMarket, BiometricUpdate.
Data centers: high-security, high-value, natural fit for facial authentication. But no campaign infrastructure, no tracking, no coordinated motion. Marketing and sales operating independently on different accounts with different messages.
Designed and led Alcatraz's integrated vertical campaign program — starting with Data Centers, then expanding across additional key market verticals. Each campaign aligned marketing and sales from the CRO to the SDRs around a single strategy, account list, and message, with every channel firing simultaneously. Enabled +400% pipeline growth and +1,153% marketing-influenced TCV.
Data Centers vertical landing page — alcatraz.ai
Whether you're looking for a fractional PMM leader, a strategic advisor, or your next full-time marketing executive — I'd love to hear about what you're working on.