Head of GTM

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$140K/yr – $230K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the US GTM engine with a tight, measurable plan across ICPs, channels, and category positioning while unifying marketing and sales into a single pipeline motion.

  • GTM and Demand Gen: own inbound, events, content, and partner programs to drive qualified pipeline.
  • Market Focus and Team Leadership: identify a disproportionate win in a vertical, community, or channel and lead cross-functional execution.
  • Measurement and Ops: own the US framework, tooling, cadence, and ROI-based budget decisions with a culture of accountability.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Test and refine the GTM strategy for the US market, including ICP prioritization, channel mix, messaging architecture, and category positioning
  • Build the rolling go-to-market motion - events, conferences, paid media - no channel is off limits
  • Identify where Aspire can win disproportionately — a vertical, a community, a channel — and concentrate resources there
  • Be the on-ground leader, collaborating with local and global teams to deliver on commercial targets
  • Set clear performance expectations, provide regular coaching, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
  • Ensure marketing generates pipeline and that sales and marketing operate as one motion, not two separate functions
  • Partner closely with the Head of Partnerships on partner marketing — develop and execute co-marketing programs, joint campaigns, and partner-led demand generation that turn the partnerships function into a scalable growth channel
  • Identify gaps in the team and make the case for new hires as the market scales
  • Own demand generation: build programs that create measurable pipeline through inbound, events, content, and partner channels
  • Build brand presence in the US — thought leadership, earned media, community, and strategic sponsorships — so Aspire becomes a recognizable name in the markets we target

Requirements

  • You have hands-on experience across multiple channels and functions.
  • You are based in SF, live and breathe the Startup culture.

Preferred

  • Proven track record of building and leading a team, including developing more junior marketers into higher performers

Benefits

  • plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
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Aspire

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Aspire is the all-in-one finance platform for modern businesses globally, helping over 50,000 companies save time and money with international payments, treasury, expense, payable, and receivable management solutions - accessible via a single, user-friendly account.Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has 600+ employees across nine countries, clients in 30+ markets and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y-Combinator, Tencent and Paypal. In 2023, Aspire closed an oversubscribed US$100M Series C round and announced that it has achieved profitability.

Founded in 2018
Singapore, SGP
1.1K employees (74 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
79% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
247.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.3%
Direct
47%
Referral
7.9%
Social
1.9%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
41 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
7.5 years
Median Tenure
5.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$299.5M
Last Raise
$100M
Series C, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2023
    Series C • $100M
  • Sep 2021
    Debt Financing • $100M
  • Sep 2021
    Series B • $58M

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