Director Business Marketing, Rise

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$190K/yr – $220K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and orchestrate go-to-market strategy for B2B offerings, aligning sales and marketing to drive growth.

  • Own strategy translation from business objectives to GTM plans and programs.
  • Must-have: 7-12+ years in B2B marketing, strategy, or related roles.
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership across marketing, product, and sales with ROI focus.

Job Description

Own and orchestrate go-to-market strategy for B2B offerings, aligning sales and marketing to drive growth.

  • Collaborate and partner with business and sales leaders, to ensure growth goals are met
  • Translate business goals into clear marketing strategies and plans
  • Prioritize marketing activities and focus areas, align resources to objectives
  • Define target segments, customer insights, and growth opportunities
  • Develop positioning, differentiation, and value propositions aligned to market needs
  • Prioritize marketing efforts based on business impact, growth potential, and strategic importance
  • Maintain focus on high-value initiatives and avoid dilution across low-impact activities
  • Partner with key stakeholders to align on strategic investment required
  • Redirect executional or lower complexity needs to appropriate marketing resources, including Product Marketing Managers and Marketing Centers of Excellence
  • Shape and own go-to-market strategies for key offerings, initiatives, and priority segments
  • Define sales plays, messaging frameworks, and program priorities
  • Ensure clarity and consistency in how the business goes to market
  • Partner closely with sales leaders to align on priorities, opportunities, and challenges
  • Translate strategy into actionable tools, narratives, and programs that support selling
  • Continuously gather field insights to refine messaging and approach
  • Orchestrate cross-functional teams and aligned support resources
  • Provide direction and guidance to Product Marketing Managers where applicable
  • Ensure clear division between strategic leadership and executional support
  • Work with Marketing Centers of Excellence (Brand, Content, Creative, Demand/Performance Marketing and Communications) to bring strategies to life
  • Brief and guide cross-functional teams to ensure execution aligns to business priorities
  • Maintain accountability for outcomes without directly owning execution?
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree. Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis.
  • Experience: 7-12+ years of experience in B2B marketing, strategy, or commercial roles
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Strong experience partnering with sales and business leadership
  • - Proven ability to translate business objectives into marketing strategies
  • - Experience working across multiple marketing disciplines (brand, content, demand generation)
  • - Commercial mindset with understanding of pipeline, funnel dynamics, and revenue drivers
  • - Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influence skills
  • - Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional environment
  • Additional Requirements: This role includes occasional travel, typically once a quarter, based on business needs.
  • We offer comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings, paid time off, holidays and additional benefits.
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Rise, a Quad agency

With a history in digital media, analytics, and customer experience, Rise proudly joins Quad, a global Marketing Experience company, to challenge the status quo and redefine the future of integrated marketing, together. As a full-service media agency, we move at the speed of opportunity with passion, inclusion, and understanding. We foster a culture of positivity and perseverance to usher in the future of media and challenge the status quo.At Rise, we create omnichannel experiences using our proprietary tech stack and advanced analytics capabilities to help solve the unique struggles brands face today. This approach, with transparency at its core, specializes in omnichannel media, commerce and retail media, advanced in-home media, as well as content and creator marketing.Please note: Rise will never ask you to install an app or send money as part of the hiring process.

Founded in 2004
Chicago, Illinois, USA
386 employees (132 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.1%
Direct
45.4%
Referral
8.6%
Social
9.2%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~386

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
124 (32% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Total Funding
$12.3M
Last Raise
$12.3M
Series Unknown, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2016
    Venture Round • $12.3M