Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Marketing Strategy and Brand Positioning
• Build and lead an enterprise marketing strategy aligned with Falcata’s growth priorities, target markets, differentiated capabilities, acquisition strategy, and private-equity value-creation objectives.
• Own enterprise brand architecture, positioning, messaging, visual identity, and brand standards, ensuring consistency across business units, acquired companies, customer touchpoints, and digital channels.
• Translate complex technical capabilities and mission outcomes into clear value propositions and compelling narratives for government customers, partners, industry stakeholders, and prospective talent.
• Use market, customer, competitive, digital, campaign insights to refine positioning, prioritize investment, and measure marketing effectiveness.
• Corporate Communications and Reputation
• Lead corporate communications, including enterprise announcements, executive communications, media relations, public relations, external messaging, and major company events.
• Advise the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on communication strategies for significant business developments, acquisitions, organizational changes, sensitive issues, and reputation matters.
• Own crisis and issues communications in partnership with Legal, Security, Operations, Human Capital, and other functional leaders, with clear escalation protocols and coordinated internal and external messaging.
• Develop proactive thought-leadership and executive-visibility strategies that strengthen Falcata’s reputation in the defense technology and government contracting markets.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in marketing, corporate communications, brand strategy, public relations, or related functions, including significant responsibility in complex B2B, B2G, technology, defense, aerospace, or government contracting environments.
• 5+ years in a senior executive or enterprise functional leadership role such as Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Communications Officer, SVP/VP Marketing, SVP/VP Communications, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated success building enterprise brand and marketing strategies that support growth, market differentiation, reputation, and executive positioning.
• Significant experience leading corporate communications, executive communications, media/public relations, and sensitive or crisis communications.
• Ability to understand and communicate complex technical, engineering, mission, and government-customer subject matter to multiple audiences with clarity and credibility.
• Experience building scalable marketing and communications operating models, including teams, agencies, budgets, digital platforms, governance, metrics, and content processes.
• Proven experience supporting M&A announcements, brand integration, organizational change, or post-close communications.
• Strong executive judgment, writing, storytelling, influence, analytical capability, and ability to operate effectively with senior leaders, technical teams, customers, advisors, and Board or sponsor stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience in defense, aerospace, government contracting, advanced technology, engineering, mission systems, or other complex technical businesses.
• Experience in a private-equity-backed company or an organization scaling through both organic growth and multiple acquisitions.
• Demonstrated understanding of the government contracting market, including the relationship among brand, customer engagement, business development, capture, recruiting, and reputation.
• Experience managing enterprise rebranding, company-name transitions, acquisition brand architecture, or integration of multiple legacy brands.
• Experience with digital marketing platforms, web analytics, CRM/marketing automation, social media, content management systems, and performance dashboards.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, Business, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• TSC/Falcata offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including retirement programs, flexible work schedules, tuition reimbursement, paid leave, and other benefits subject to applicable plan terms and company policy. Specific benefit language should be updated based on the final posting entity and go-forward benefits structure.