Director, Brand Influence, Advocacy & AI Discovery

USA (Remote)

$187K/yr – $280K/yrDirector/Executive12+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and execute Calendly's customer advocacy and AI discovery programs, lead cross-functional partnerships, and establish measurable ROIs across PLG and AI discovery channels.

  • Own advocacy programs from 0→1 to scale
  • Align with Growth, SEO, and Product Marketing on launches and adoption

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute Calendly's long-term customer advocacy and AI discovery strategy.
  • Define and manage channel roadmaps for social media and PR/Communications
  • Build and scale customer advocacy programs including reviews, references, testimonials, ambassadors, speakers, referrals, and creator programs.
  • Develop a customer evidence engine that transforms customer success into trusted digital assets including reviews, user-generated content, tutorials, community discussions, and executive advocacy.
  • Partner with Growth, SEO, and Content teams to advance Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
  • Increase Calendly's visibility across AI-powered discovery platforms including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot.
  • Expand Calendly's presence across review sites (ie, G2, Trustradius), Reddit, LinkedIn, YouTube, podcasts, industry communities, and partner ecosystems.
  • Lead employee and executive advocacy initiatives that amplify authentic brand voices.
  • Partner with Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Product, Customer Success, and Lifecycle Marketing to support product launches, adoption, and expansion.
  • Lead, coach, and develop the advocacy, social, and PR team while establishing clear operating rhythms and measurable outcomes.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in Brand Marketing, Customer Marketing, Community, Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, or Customer Advocacy.
  • Experience building and scaling advocacy or community programs within a B2B SaaS organization.
  • Strong understanding of Product-Led Growth (PLG) and customer-led growth strategies.
  • Experience building programs from 0→1 while scaling mature functions.
  • Exceptional cross-functional leadership and executive communication skills.
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience defining KPIs and measuring business impact.

Preferred

  • Experience in a high-growth B2B SaaS company ($100M+ ARR preferred).
  • Knowledge of AI-powered search ecosystems and emerging Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), including relevant software solutions for tracking.
  • Experience partnering with SEO, Organic Growth, Content Strategy, and Product Marketing teams.
  • Experience with advocacy platforms such as Influitive, Gainsight, Khoros, or similar.
  • Experience leveraging review platforms, online communities, creator ecosystems, and third-party trust signals to drive growth.

Benefits

  • Base salary is just one component of Calendly’s total rewards package. All full-time (30 hours/week) employees are also eligible for our Top Performer Bonus program (or Sales incentive), equity awards, and competitive benefits.
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Calendly

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At Calendly, our vision is to take the work out of connecting with others so you can accomplish more. Our scheduling automation platform helps individuals, teams, and organizations globally automate meetings by removing the back and forth with scheduling. Our platform enables companies to close deals, hire candidates, build relationships, and grow their business — faster. More than 20 million users across 230 countries use Calendly to simplify meetings and collaborate more effectively and efficiently.

Founded in 2013
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
541 employees (51 in marketing)
48% recommend to a friend
46% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
32.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
16.2%
Direct
70.7%
Referral
10.6%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~545

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
36 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$350.6M
Last Raise
$350M
Series B, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2021
    Series B • $350M
  • Apr 2014
    Seed • $550K

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