Developer Community Programs Manager

• Develop and scale programs such as hackathons, Developer Days, technical webinars, API and SDK workshops, live demonstrations, build challenges, office hours, and peer-learning experiences.  

• Serve as the go-to point within Corporate Marketing for developer-focused initiatives, helping connect the work happening across Bentley and ensuring programs are coordinated, visible, and aligned.  

• Work cross-functionally with Product, Developer Relations, technical subject matter experts, Events, Partner Marketing, and other stakeholders who share the goal of reaching and engaging more developers.  

• Translate Bentley’s broader developer strategy into compelling programs and experiences that help developers understand what they can build, extend, or enable with Bentley technology.  

• Identify opportunities for Bentley to participate in or partner with external developer communities, industry groups, universities, technology partners, open-source communities, and other relevant organizations.  

• Build and manage relationships with developer community partners, event organizers, technical advocates, influencers, and ecosystem leaders who can help Bentley reach new audiences.  

• Partner with internal and external experts to shape program content, including technical sessions, demonstrations, tutorials, challenges, use cases, and developer learning journeys.  

• Create clear pathways for program participants to continue engaging with Bentley through community spaces, technical resources, future events, partner opportunities, and ongoing learning.  

• Work with Community Platform and Community Experience teams to ensure developer audiences are welcomed into Bentley’s broader community and can easily discover relevant programs, resources, and conversations.  

• Capture feedback and insights from developer programs and share them with Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, and other relevant teams to inform future experiences, resources, and platform priorities.  

• Establish repeatable program models, playbooks, and operating processes that enable developer initiatives to scale across products, regions, industries, and audiences.  

• Track participation, engagement, conversion, feedback, partner contribution, and program outcomes to measure the reach and impact of Bentley’s developer programs.  

• This is an individual contributor role. 

• Occasional travel required. 

• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).  

Qualifications: 

• 5-7 years of experience in developer programs, developer relations, technical community building, ecosystem marketing, technical product marketing, partner programs, or related roles.  

• Demonstrated experience developing or managing developer-focused experiences such as hackathons, Developer Days, workshops, webinars, build challenges, technical events, or learning programs.  

• Strong technical acumen, with the ability to understand and communicate concepts related to APIs, SDKs, developer tools, technical platforms, and developer workflows.  

• Credibility with developer and technical audiences, with the ability to understand their needs and create experiences that are useful, relevant, and engaging.  

• Strong program management skills, including the ability to move from strategy into execution and coordinate multiple programs, stakeholders, timelines, and dependencies.  

• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience working across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Community, Events, Partnerships, and external organizations.  

• Experience developing partnerships with developer communities, technology organizations, universities, event organizers, or ecosystem partners.  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders and clearly articulate program goals and opportunities.  

• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable operating across a distributed organization where ownership and activity may sit across several teams.  

• Experience with GitHub, developer portals, community platforms, technical events, open-source ecosystems, or developer-focused communications is preferred. 

What Success Looks Like: 

• Bentley has a clear and coordinated portfolio of developer programs that supports its broader developer and platform strategy.  

• Hackathons, Developer Days, webinars, workshops, and other developer experiences become repeatable, scalable, and connected rather than operating as one-off activities.  

• Corporate Marketing has a clear point of contact who understands the developer landscape across Bentley and can bring the right internal stakeholders together around shared opportunities.  

• Bentley reaches and engages more developers through a combination of owned programs, external partnerships, and participation in relevant technical communities.  

• Developers have more opportunities to learn about Bentley technology, experiment with its capabilities, build meaningful solutions, and connect with Bentley experts and peers.  

• Developer programs create sustained engagement by giving participants clear next steps into Bentley’s community, resources, programs, and ecosystem.  

• Bentley develops stronger relationships with developer advocates, technical partners, universities, community leaders, and organizations that can extend its reach and credibility.  

• Internal teams gain greater visibility into developer activity, audience needs, program performance, and opportunities for future collaboration. 

What We Offer: 

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video.  

• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.  

• An attractive salary and benefits package.  

• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.  

• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.  

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