Director, Customer Marketing

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$230K/yr – $270K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead a high-impact customer marketing function that drives revenue growth and advocacy at scale by architecting a data-driven lifecycle program, AI-enabled engagement, and collaborative cross-functional programs across events, webinars, and customer stories.

  • Own the customer marketing playbook and KPIs, shaping revenue targets, NRR, upsell pipeline, and advocacy impact.
  • Lead a 4-person team across lifecycle, campaigns, advocacy, and events, partnering with Marketing, Ops, Product, and Sales.
  • Advance AI orchestration and behavior-triggered messaging to deliver tailored customer experiences and improve engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Goals: Define the customer marketing playbook to achieve self-serve and managed revenue targets. Own KPIs including SMB net revenue retention, managed customer upsell pipeline, and advocacy-influenced win rates.
  • Team Management: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of four (Lifecycle Marketing Lead, Sr. Customer Campaigns Manager, Sr. Customer Advocacy Manager, and Customer Events Manager).
  • AI & Automated Engagement: Lead the evolution from lifecycle marketing automation to sophisticated AI orchestration. Partner with Marketing, Ops and Product to implement behavior-triggered messaging and chat experiences that engage customers with tailored solutions.
  • Managed Segment Growth: Collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Account Management to execute data-enriched programs such as customer webinars and customer newsletters, providing helpful education and updates for customers.
  • Advocacy: Scale our advocacy programs to increase our delivery of customer stories, quotes, and other proof points. Strengthen our customer referral program to win more deals, and drive ratings and reviews on influential third-party websites.
  • Customer Events: Lead our flagship customer events such as our Customer Advisory Board series and our new Super Admin meetups, creating delightful experiences for customers where we can learn from them and expand our relationships with them.
  • NPS Program: Lead our annual NPS survey across our customer base, delivering valuable insights that inform our product and go-to-market strategies.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Data, RevOps, and R&D to build the infrastructure for a centralized customer dashboard and improved experimentation frameworks.

Requirements

  • Experience: 10+ years in B2B SaaS marketing, with 6+ years in customer marketing, and 3+ years in a leadership role. You have a proven track record of owning revenue targets and multi-function teams.
  • Customer Empathy: You’re passionate about improving the experience of the customer, and you enjoy analyzing data to reveal insights about how customers think and behave.
  • Technical Sophistication: You have deep experience with the established martech stack (e.g. Marketo, Pendo, Salesforce) and a passion for emerging tech like AI orchestration (e.g. Phave), chat-based engagement (e.g. Ada, Qualified), and data enrichment tools (e.g. Clay).
  • Data-Driven Approach: You translate complex data into clear, actionable campaign strategies, and you are comfortable working with Data Science and RevOps teams on advanced data analysis projects.
  • Advocacy Experience: You know how to turn a successful customer into a passionate advocate through case studies, social proof, and peer-to-peer references.
  • Strategic Execution: You can move from high-level annual operating plans to hands-on campaign optimization without missing a beat.
  • A-player Mindset: You move with urgency, thrive in ambiguity, and take ownership of your team’s goals and performance.

    Benefits

    • A fast-paced and collaborative environment
    • Learning and development allowance
    • Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
    • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
    • Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
    • Flexible PTO policy
    • Monthly wellness stipend
    • In office work environment with hub locations Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile
    • Relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location
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    Founded in 2017
    Irvine, California, USA
    32 employees (1 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    3.4K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $92
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    31.3%
    Direct
    50%
    Referral
    5.2%
    Social
    12.3%
    Paid
    1%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~32

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    1 (3% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    6