Managing Director, Marketing & AI

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$200K/yr – $250K/yrDirector/Executive15+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own executive sponsorship and program level impact across AI, marketing transformation, and enterprise advisory work.

  • Thought Leadership: shape AI and marketing operating models, embedding AI as a core capability across client work.
  • Client Growth & Leadership: drive revenue, expand engagements, and own portfolio profitability with executive relationships.
  • People & Practice Growth: build and mentor a high performing team and establish scalable delivery frameworks.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Thought Leadership & Market Presence - Develop and champion a distinctive point of view on AI, marketing transformation, and enterprise marketing trends, bringing those perspectives into client conversations, business development efforts, and practice strategy.
  • Design and evolve operating models, delivery frameworks, and performance infrastructure that enable the practice to scale while maintaining quality and consistency.
  • Drive AI adoption across client engagements and internal operations, embedding it as a core capability throughout the practice.
  • Represent Sia externally through industry events, executive forums, and thought leadership content that strengthens our market presence and credibility.
  • Business Development & Client Growth - Originate and expand marketing advisory engagements across industries, identifying opportunities, leading pursuits, and converting them into long-term client relationships.
  • Meet and exceed revenue targets through a combination of new business development, account expansion, and strategic relationship management.

Requirements

  • Based in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • 15+ years in management consulting or a comparable advisory environment, with a track record of growing client relationships and driving revenue at a senior level
  • A network and presence within enterprise technology and/or SaaS with the ability to access and build relationships at organizations with significant marketing budgets and organizational complexity
  • Demonstrated experience leading and selling consulting engagements, not just delivering them
  • Deep expertise in enterprise marketing and a strong understanding of how AI is reshaping marketing organizations, operating models, and customer engagement
  • Strong commercial instincts comfortable with P&L accountability, pricing, and the economics of a consulting engagement
  • Exceptional communicator and presenter, with the executive presence to lead conversations at the most senior levels of a client organization
  • Highly organized and capable of managing a complex, multi-client portfolio without losing precision
  • Experience in GTM ecosystems of large tech and SaaS companies, performance marketing, product marketing, marketing operations, analytics
  • Experience building or scaling a practice, team, or business unit
  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree; MBA a plus

Nice-to-Have

  • MBA a plus
  • External Market Leadership & Visibility (demonstrated external presence)
  • Experience in GTM ecosystems of large tech and SaaS companies, performance marketing, product marketing, marketing operations, analytics

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Robust Health Coverage
  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts
  • Family Friendly Benefits
  • Time Off to Recharge
  • Extras that Make Life Easier
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
  • Office Workplace Guidelines
  • Work Authorization & Sponsorship
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Sia

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Sia is an next-generation global consulting group in strategy, artificial intelligence and management. Founded in 1999, we were born digtal. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced by creativity and driven by responsibility. Our 3,000 consultants in 19 countries share a strong belief: optimism is force multiplier and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. AI and data science is the powerhouse of Sia, augmenting consulting services and accelerating productivity. With 450 Data Strategists and Experts, 12 R&D Labs, and advanced GenAI Assistants, Sia is positioned as a leader in AI adoption.

Founded in 1999
Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
3.4K employees (132 in marketing)
65% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
97.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.6%
Direct
41.3%
Referral
6.2%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
76 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
5.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2024
    Private Equity

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