Head of Observability Marketing

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive SolarWinds Observability marketing strategy and demand generation at executive level to fuel cross-channel growth.

  • Must-have: 10+ years leading B2B software marketing with $500M+ revenue responsibility.
  • Proven cross-functional leadership and data-driven growth programs across product, sales, and partners.
  • Experience building ABM/ABX programs and multi-channel demand across SMB to enterprise.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own marketing strategy and outcomes for the Observability business.
  • Lead and grow a multi-disciplinary marketing team (5 direct reports / ~22 total).
  • Drive demand and expansion through digital, outbound, and partner channels.
  • Define and optimize the end-to-end marketing funnel and measurement.
  • Partner cross-functionally to shape product strategy, GTM, and sales plays.
  • Represent Observability marketing in senior-level and cross-functional forums—bringing a clear point of view on where to invest and how to grow.
  • Own full-funnel performance for the Observability business: awareness, demand creation, demand capture, SQOs, pipeline, new ARR, expansion/upsell, and cross sell.
  • Increase high-value opportunities and closed-won revenue through integrated campaigns across digital, programs, partners, and sales-led motions.
  • Lead demand generation strategies for both new customer acquisition and customer expansion (cross-sell, upsell, conversion from legacy products) across SMB, mid-market, and enterprise segments.
  • Shape the sales playbook and outbound motions (including ABX) in partnership with Sales and SDR/BDR leadership—aligning plays to segments, personas, and buying committees.

Requirements

  • 10+ years leading marketing organizations or major product lines, with meaningful time spent in B2B software with $500M to $1B+ in revenue.
  • Proven ability to manage and influence cross-functional teams through persuasion, negotiation, and consensus building.
  • Exacting writer and communicator across a variety of mediums (presentations, briefs, emails, external-facing content).
  • Demonstrated success across new sale, cross-sell, and upsell funnels, ideally in a recurring revenue business.
  • Deep understanding of value drivers in subscription and recurring revenue models (ARR, NRR, LTV/CAC, payback).
  • Strong analytical and process-oriented mindset; comfortable using data to drive decisions and forecast outcomes.
  • Demonstrated desire for continuous learning and improvement—for yourself, your team, and your programs.
  • Enthusiastic, creative leader who can set a compelling vision, rally stakeholders, and inspire high performance.
  • Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
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SolarWinds

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Making IT look easy.

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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