Product Marketing Awards 2026: Your shortlist

The nominations are in, and wow, you didn't hold back.

We received an incredible range of nominations from across the Product Marketing Alliance community this year. Picking a shortlist was no easy job, but we got there.

Below, you'll find the full shortlist for the Product Marketing Awards 2026, category by category. These are the people and teams setting the standard in product marketing right now.

Product Marketing Leader of the Year

This one's for the leaders who made 2026 count. They've set GTM strategy, mentored their teams and shipped launches that moved revenue, and the people around them are better for it.

Here's your shortlist:

• Samantha Rideout, Senior Director, Product & Solutions Marketing at Vizient
• Sophie Storey, Global Head of Product Marketing at Revolut
• Jared Lees, Vice President, Marketing (Growth, Product Marketing & GTM Operations) at Degreed
• Amit Alagh, Head of Product Marketing at RWS
• Abid Chaudhry, Director, Product Marketing at ServiceNow
• Parag Pathak, VP of Product Marketing at Nasuni
• Misha Rangel, Senior Director, Product Marketing at ActivTrak
• Emily Pick, Product Marketing Director at Docebo
• Olga Skrebneva, Director of Product Marketing at Sumsub
• Jeff Rezabek, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Quest Software

Product Marketing Rising Star

They're early in their careers, but you wouldn't know it. These shortlisted nominees have landed launches, earned fast promotions and made an impact well beyond their job titles.

Here's your shortlist:

• Yu Ning Yu, Product Marketing Manager at Remitly
• Pratham Sharma, Product Marketing Manager at SaroSoft
• Erin Roesch, Product Marketing Manager at Sage
• Phoebe Robertson, Product Marketing Manager at MYOB
• Luís Pinto, Product Marketing Manager at Apify

Product Marketing Team of the Year

These teams keep growing, keep learning and keep delivering. Cross-functional wins and sharp GTM execution are part of how they work every day.

Here's your top 5:

• Vizient
• Sumsub
• Revolut
• Skimmer
• Fluvio

AI-Fluent Product Marketer

Using AI now and then doesn't make the cut here. These Top 5 have built AI into their positioning, competitive intel, or enablement work, with measurable gains in speed and quality to show for it.

Here's your top 5:

• Michelle Schott, Product Marketing Manager at Stepstone Group
• Michele Nieberding, Head of Product Marketing at Optiversal
• Cetin Amirak, Senior Director, Product Marketing at RWS
• Vivian Jordan, Principal PMM at Cornerstone OnDemand
• Jay Cameron, VP, PMM at Diligent

What's next?

A huge congratulations to everyone who made the shortlist. Getting here is a big achievement in itself.

Announcement date

So, the million-dollar question: when do we find out who's won?

We'll reveal the winners of the Product Marketing Awards 2026 during our awards live broadcast on Tuesday, December 1. Save your spot and tune in here.

Good luck to everyone on the shortlist.