Director of Marketing - New Ventures

Carlsbad, CA (Hybrid)

$181K/yr – $337K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own and shape the marketing strategy and execution for the New Ventures portfolio, serving as the principal advisor to leadership and driving governance, performance measurement, and go-to-market frameworks across multiple ventures.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and define the marketing strategy, operating model, priorities, and performance outcomes across the New Ventures portfolio, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives and influencing strategic direction across relevant Viasat business segments.
  • Serve as the principal marketing advisor to New Ventures leadership, shaping growth strategies, commercialization plans, investment priorities, and go-to-market decisions across multiple ventures from concept through scale.
  • Establish portfolio-wide marketing frameworks, messaging standards, and go-to-market best practices that drive consistency, scalability, and measurable business impact.
  • Own the identification, evaluation, governance, and deployment of emerging marketing technologies and AI solutions, establishing scalable practices adopted across the New Ventures portfolio.
  • Own the New Ventures marketing investment strategy, budget governance, and business outcomes associated with industry events, executive engagements, thought leadership initiatives, and market-facing programs.
  • Establish and govern the performance measurement framework for New Ventures, defining success metrics, reporting standards, and insights that inform strategic business decisions.
  • Set the digital engagement strategy, operating standards, and performance expectations across web, social, video, and emerging digital channels, ensuring measurable contribution to venture growth objectives.
  • Influence executive stakeholders and business leaders on market opportunities and growth strategies through customer, competitive, and market insights.
  • Establish marketing standards, processes, and governance frameworks that enable consistent execution and scalable growth across the New Ventures portfolio

Requirements

  • Requires expert knowledge and leadership within marketing, both (B2B and B2C) and the knowledge of how marketing functions interface with other areas and teams.
  • Expert communication skills will be essential to interact with stakeholders across Viasat’s central marketing function and other key partners.
  • Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to develop and implement change management practices.
  • The ability to drive alignment across groups, managing risk and collaborating with other areas to address cross-functional priorities.
  • Being comfortable in ambiguous, early-stage (start-up/scale-up) environments is a must.
  • Both strategic and hands-on execution capability will also be essential, due to the lean nature of the New Ventures business unit.
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging modern AI tools and technologies to enhance marketing strategy, content creation, campaign optimization, customer insights, and productivity.
  • Curiosity and passion for emerging technologies, with a track record of staying ahead of industry trends and applying innovative tools to drive growth and competitive advantage.

Preferred

  • Experience working within (or alongside) the Satellite Communications industry is desirable, but not essential.

Benefits

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Viasat

At Viasat, we go above and beyond. So you can too.We believe connectivity is a catalyst that can help you unlock more value, improve operations and enable new experiences. We do this by delivering reliable, high-performance connectivity plus advanced digital platforms and services that help you transform every connection into an opportunity.With over four decades of expertise and one of the world’s most advanced multi-network, multi-orbit satellite connectivity ecosystems, we are always ready to meet the unique demands of governments, businesses and communities. Whether you’re flying at 35,000 feet, operating in remote regions, or leading complex missions, we're here to help you get more out of your connectivity.

Founded in 1986
Carlsbad, California, USA
6.6K employees (261 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$181K/yr – $337K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
167 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
5.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$3.2B
Last Raise
$1.2M
Grant, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Grant • $1.2M
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $2B
  • Sep 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $733.4M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19%
Direct
61%
Referral
15.9%
Social
2.5%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.6K

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Director of Marketing - New Ventures

Viasat · Carlsbad, CA · Hybrid