Director of Marketing - Tools

Austin, TX (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive revenue-focused marketing leadership for a B2B SaaS Tools portfolio, owning strategy, demand, and cross-functional GTM to fuel growth.

  • Primary ownership: lead marketing strategy and pipeline impact across SMB to enterprise.
  • Must-have: 10+ years of revenue-focused marketing leadership in B2B SaaS.
  • Standout: Data-driven, cross-functional leadership with executive storytelling.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the comprehensive marketing strategy for the Tools business, aligning tightly to corporate revenue objectives.
  • Own pipeline creation, contribution to closed-won revenue, customer retention influence, and expansion performance.
  • Drive measurable impact across new acquisition, cross-sell, and upsell motions.
  • Expand market penetration across new industries, verticals, and buyer personas.
  • Architect and lead integrated go-to-market strategies for new product launches and portfolio expansions.
  • Partner with Product Management on positioning, pricing, packaging, and messaging frameworks.
  • Oversee demand generation programs across digital, events, partner channels, content, and field marketing.
  • Optimize customer journey mapping across complex buying committees and multi-touch sales cycles.
  • Establish a data-driven operating model for marketing performance.
  • Define segmentation strategies across SMB, mid-market, and enterprise buyers.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive marketing leadership experience, ideally within B2B SaaS and hybrid (SaaS + on-prem) environments.
  • Proven track record of owning revenue-impacting marketing strategies at the product line or business unit level.
  • Deep expertise in recurring revenue models, lifecycle marketing, and enterprise buying motions.
  • Demonstrated ability to scale demand generation across new sales, cross-sell, and upsell funnels.
  • Strong analytical acumen with experience presenting performance metrics to executive teams and boards.
  • Experience influencing across matrixed organizations without direct authority.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • A structured, process-oriented mindset paired with creativity and curiosity.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
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Founded in 1999
Austin, Texas, USA
2.8K employees (189 in marketing)
48% recommend to a friend
53% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
978.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.3%
Direct
42.6%
Referral
6.6%
Social
1.1%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
146 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$532.5M
Last Raise
$315M
Post IPO Equity, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2021
    Post IPO Equity
  • Dec 2020
    Post IPO Secondary • $315M
  • Feb 2010
    Post IPO Equity • $10M

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