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Carrie
Koos
Associate Director of Technical Product Marketing
Stack Overflow
Carrie Koos is an Associate Director of Product Marketing at Stack Overflow, the world’s largest global, technology-focused platform. There, she leads the Product Marketing team for the Enterprise Products division, including B2B SaaS product Stack Overflow for Teams and subscription-based API service Knowledge Solutions. This team drives go-to-market strategy, position, and launches, working closely with Product, Engineering, and Revenue teams to ensure market insights, competitive intelligence, and customer voices inform the strategic vision and roadmap. While at Stack, Carrie has led launches for key products and initiatives including OverflowAI, the organization’s premium genAI toolset, and the organization’s cloud migration initiative. Carrie previously worked in product marketing for Blackboard, a global EdTech leader supporting over 150 million users across 80 countries, as well as digital marketing agencies in Denver and Austin, helping brands grow and succeed. Along with her passion for product marketing, she enjoys fat biking and buti yoga, singing to her dog, and concocting new espresso recipes.
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01 April 2025 09:45 - 10:15
From concept to launch: Scaling the product release cycle with cross-functional collaboration
Discover how Stack Overflow transformed its product release cycle from three times a year to every six weeks through effective cross-functional collaboration. In this session, we’ll explore the strategies used to mature our release processes, boosting key product metrics like adoption and engagement. Gain valuable insights into optimizing go-to-market strategies and driving innovation by aligning diverse teams, illustrated with real examples from Stack Overflow's journey. We’ll focus on product marketing’s role in this process and how you can strengthen internal collaboration, align with customer needs, and showcase value as a product marketer at your organization. We’ll uncover: - Optimizing Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategies: Explore the role of product marketing in ensuring every release resonates with target audiences by aligning messaging, timing, and delivery. - Driving Innovation Through Team Alignment: Learn how to break down silos across product, marketing, engineering, and customer success teams to foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. - Real Examples from Stack Overflow’s Journey: Gain practical insights into challenges faced, lessons learned, and the measurable outcomes achieved during this transformation. - Showcasing Value as a Product Marketer: Discover how product marketers can act as the linchpin in aligning internal teams, addressing customer pain points, and elevating product impact.
02 April 2025 09:00 - 09:15
Chairperson opening remarks
You'll recap day one highlights and key takeaways, along with a short icebreaker session to wake you up!
02 April 2025 15:15 - 15:30
Chairperson closing remarks
We'll round out two fantastic days of learning and discussion with some closing remarks from the summit host.