• Developing a deep understanding of Akamai's cloud and AI strategy, and aligning marketing initiatives with North America Cloud sales leadership • Building and executing a cloud and AI marketing strategy that acquires new contacts, nurtures them through the funnel, and converts contacts into qualified sales pipeline • Driving cloud and AI-focused demand generation across the U.S. • Coordinating cloud and AI marketing strategy and execution across regional and global Akamai marketing teams to optimize funnel performance • Designing and packaging scalable, sales-led demand generation programs-including digital campaigns, field events, and account-based marketing (ABM) • Planning and executing integrated cloud and AI demand programs across the U.S. • Creating clear, data-driven reporting to track KPIs, analyze ROI, and demonstrate business impact on pipeline and revenue • Communicating marketing plans, execution progress, and program results to sales, product, and marketing stakeholders on a regular basis