Associate Director, Marketing

Stamford, CT (Hybrid)

$108K/yr – $148K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 9 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and lead global integrated marketing programs that generate demand, drive pipeline growth, and optimize cross-functional initiatives across Marketing, Creative Services, and regional teams.

  • Drive cross-functional marketing strategy, messaging, and promotional plans for global campaigns
  • Lead initiatives and playbooks to enable scalable, data-driven execution
  • Track ROI and optimize performance across channels to improve engagement and win rates

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with GTS and GBS Marketing teams to expand lead generation through cross-functional support, pilot programs, best practice adoption while ensuring alignment across marketing priorities.
  • Develop and executive integrated marketing strategies, messaging and promotional plans that drive engagement, lead generation, conversion and pipeline growth for global campaigns.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment across priorities, resources, timelines and business objectives partnering with centers of excellence.
  • Identify and implement innovative marketing opportunities using data-driven insights to improve campaign and program performance and execution.
  • Actively problem solve and strategize on how to increase the impact of programs, measured by engagement, win rates, and overall growth.
  • Track and measure marketing effectiveness across channels and optimize plans to ensure ROI on all activities.
  • Create and evolve playbooks, processes, governance frameworks, and operational best practices that enable scalable and efficient execution.
  • Manage complex projects and strategic projects by tracking milestones, mitigating risks, removing roadblocks, and ensuring successful delivery.
  • Operate independently and build strong relationships across Marketing, Creative Services, Prospect Experience, Digital Experience, Product, Analytics, Campaign Excellence and regional teams to drive alignment and execution collectively.
  • Continuously evaluate program performance and make strategic recommendations to improve customer engagement, trends, win rates, and overall business growth.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in business or marketing
  • 7+ years of progressive marketing experience, including demand generation, acquisition marketing, and campaign management.
  • Proven success developing and executing marketing programs that drive lead generation, pipeline progression, and business growth.
  • Strong experience managing cross-functional marketing strategies and working effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Demonstrated success leading complex marketing initiatives, pilot programs, process improvements, and strategic projects simultaneously.
  • Strong project management, planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Strong analytical skills and a data-driven mindset, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, develop recommendations, and drive informed decision-making.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to tailor communications to diverse audiences and influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Experience measuring, reporting, and optimizing marketing performance and return on investment.

Preferred

  • Experience marketing to C-suite executives is preferred.
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