Joel Rakes

Joel Rakes is a seasoned marketing professional with extensive experience in product marketing across various industries. Currently, Joel serves as a Senior Product Marketing Manager at SmartRecruiters, focusing on the launch of AI-powered features for its talent acquisition software. Prior roles include leading product marketing for Headway, overseeing marketing strategies at Checkr, and building the Product Marketing function at Outschool. Joel's experience spans significant contributions to Lyft's regional brand marketing and the strategic marketing efforts for The Lampo Group, where notable achievements included national book promotion campaigns. Joel holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics at the University of Delaware.