Director Demand Generation

USA (On-site)

$165K/yr – $180K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the full-funnel demand engine for a B2B SaaS business, aligning digital, lifecycle, events, and ABM to generate pipeline and revenue while applying AI-enabled workflows to speed execution and improve targeting.

  • Growth Engine Ownership: Lead integrated demand across digital, lifecycle, events, and partnerships to hit SQL and revenue targets.
  • Channel and Experimentation: Drive paid media, SEO/AEO, and testing programs with data-driven pilots that lift conversion and velocity.
  • Measurement and Enablement: Build attribution and reporting that tie activity to revenue, with scalable playbooks and cross-functional alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own quarterly and annual sales-qualified pipeline targets with clear accountability for revenue contribution, efficiency, and ROI.
  • Build and execute an integrated demand generation strategy spanning digital, lifecycle, events, partnerships, ABM, and sales-led programs.
  • Lead the full-funnel demand engine, ensuring stronger alignment from awareness through pipeline acceleration and expansion.
  • Drive paid and digital demand strategy across channels including LinkedIn, Google, retargeting, and emerging platforms.
  • Own event-driven demand strategy, maximizing pipeline impact before, during, and after strategic activations including tradeshows, ecosystem events, partner activations, and flagship moments.
  • Build and scale SEO, AEO, and content-driven inbound demand programs that improve discoverability, authority, and qualified pipeline.
  • Own web strategy, landing page optimization, and conversion rate improvements to strengthen funnel performance.
  • Lead a disciplined growth experimentation approach across channels to improve conversion, efficiency, and pipeline velocity.
  • Identify, test, and validate new demand channels through controlled pilots and data-driven analysis.
  • Support account-based and sales-led programs that accelerate enterprise deal cycles and improve expansion opportunities.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in B2B SaaS demand generation, growth marketing, or integrated revenue marketing.
  • Proven track record of generating measurable sales-qualified pipeline and revenue impact, not just lead volume.
  • Experience owning full-funnel demand strategy across digital, lifecycle, events, and integrated campaigns.
  • Strong hands-on experience with paid media strategy, demand systems, and agency management.
  • Deep understanding of SEO, AEO, CRO, website performance, and inbound demand strategy.
  • Experience managing agencies and external vendors with strong performance expectations.
  • Ability to think strategically while staying close enough to execution to pressure-test programs and improve outcomes.
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience tying activity back to pipeline, attribution, and revenue performance.
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving startup or scale-up environments.
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.

Preferred

  • Experience marketing to enterprise B2B SaaS buyers.
  • Experience marketing to defense, federal, or regulated customers (B2G).
  • Experience in high-growth startup or scale-stage environments.
  • Experience supporting long, complex enterprise sales cycles.
  • Familiarity with ABM, partner-driven GTM, and ecosystem-led demand motions.

Benefits

  • This role is full time. As a public benefit corporation, we’re a team of purpose-driven trailblazers transforming the future of U.S. national security. We hire the best to do their best and, as such, we are committed to providing the perks and benefits you need to be successful—both in- and outside the workplace.
  • Competitive Salary
  • 100% Healthcare, vision and dental coverage
  • 401(k) + 3% company contribution
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Tech + office supplies stipend
  • Annual professional development stipend
  • Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off
  • Parental leave
  • Referral Bonus
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Founded in 2014
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
169 employees (6 in marketing)
58% recommend to a friend
49% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
16.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$51.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.9%
Direct
46%
Referral
6%
Social
5.8%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~170

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$152.1M
Last Raise
$70M
Series C, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2024
    Series C • $70M
  • Jan 2024
    Series Unknown
  • Nov 2023
    Series B • $40M

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