Senior Marketing Technology Manager

San Diego, CA (On-site)

$119K/yr – $160K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Shape the MarTech backbone for a data driven program by owning Marketo and Salesforce integrations, while steering AI tooling adoption to power personalized journeys and scalable automation.

  • MarTech Ownership: own health, governance and roadmap for Marketo, SFDC, and related integrations.
  • Automation & AI: lead email journeys, lead scoring, and AI powered workflow adoption with cross functional partners.
  • Measurement: define KPIs and dashboards linking MarTech performance to pipeline and revenue.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • MarTech Stack Ownership
  • Serve as the primary owner and administrator of Marketo, Adobe Experience Cloud, and related integrations, ensuring platform health, governance, and continuous optimization.
  • Lead the roadmap for MarTech stack expansion, including evaluation and onboarding of AI-powered tools and emerging automation capabilities.
  • Maintain documentation of system architecture, integrations, data flows, and operational processes.
  • Marketing Automation & Email Journey Execution
  • Architect, build, and optimize end-to-end email marketing journeys and nurture programs within Marketo and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
  • Design and implement automated workflows that support lead lifecycle management, segmentation, scoring, and routing.
  • Partner with Demand Gen and Content teams to translate campaign strategies into scalable, personalized automation programs.
  • Own deliverability, compliance (CAN-SPAM/CASL), and list hygiene practices across all email platforms.
  • Salesforce & System Integration
  • Own and optimize the Marketo–Salesforce CRM integration, ensuring reliable data sync, field mapping accuracy, and bi-directional data integrity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in marketing technology, marketing operations, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of hands-on Marketo administration experience; Marketo Certified Expert (MCE) strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience managing and optimizing a Marketo–Salesforce integration in a production environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of email marketing best practices, deliverability, and compliance (CAN-SPAM, CASL).
  • Experience building and managing marketing automation workflows, lead scoring models, and nurture programs.
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with Demand Gen, Digital, IT, and Sales Operations teams.
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to drive platform and campaign decisions.

Preferred

  • Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) or comparable enterprise email/journey platform.
  • Familiarity with Adobe Experience Cloud products (AEM, Analytics, Target, Real-Time CDP).
  • Hands-on experience adopting and operationalizing AI-powered MarTech tools.
  • Background in financial services, fintech, or a highly regulated industry.
  • Experience supporting major website modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
  • Proficiency with HTML/CSS for email template development and troubleshooting.

Benefits

  • Inclusive health, dental, vision and life insurance plans built to support diverse lifestyles, offer preventative care, and protect against hardship.
  • Easy access to mental health benefits to meet our team members and their families where they are.
  • 20 plus days of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and 2 paid wellness days to give our employees the time they need to stay close with their loved ones, recharge, and give back to their communities.
  • 401(k) Savings plan with a generous company contribution (up to 5%), and access to a financial professional to offer our employees the opportunity to plan-ahead for a strong financial future well beyond their working years.
  • Paid parental leave to support all team members with birth, adoption, and foster.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help you save money on healthcare, daycare, commuting, and more.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), LifeLock, Pet Insurance and more.
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Cetera Financial Group

We’re enablers. Mentors. Dream builders. Our purpose is to turn financial aspirations into reality. Within our community lies a vibrant wellspring of growth and opportunity for financial professionals, financial institutions, and individual investors alike.As a premier financial services firm, we don’t just deliver financial technology, bespoke guidance, research and market intelligence, and collaborative client-service platforms. We build environments where ideas thrive, connections flourish, and ambitions become remarkable achievements. Driven to deliver unwavering support and innovative solutions to help people live their purpose, we empower each other and the communities around us to bring a stronger tomorrow to life.___________________________“Cetera Financial Group” refers to the network of independent retail firms encompassing, among others, Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, Cetera Investment Services LLC (marketed as Cetera Financial Institutions or Cetera Investors), and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC. All firms are members FINRA/SIPC. Cetera Financial Group is located at 655 W. Broadway, 11th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101. Individuals affiliated with Cetera firms are either Registered Representatives who offer only brokerage services and receive transaction-based compensation (commissions), Investment Adviser Representatives who offer only investment advisory services and receive fees based on assets, or both Registered Representatives and Investment Adviser Representatives, who can offer both types of services. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity.

Founded in 2010
San Diego, California, USA
2.5K employees (118 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
63.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.2%
Direct
51%
Referral
4%
Social
0.3%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
105 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
13.5 years
Median Tenure
3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2023
    Private Equity

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