Director, Demand Generation

USA (On-site)

$120K/yr – $135K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Upshop’s end-to-end demand generation to fuel MQLs, SQLs, and pipeline.

  • Own multi-channel demand programs from awareness to pipeline contribution.
  • Must-have: 8–12+ years in demand generation with leadership experience.
  • Standout: Ownership of the demand tech stack (HubSpot, CRM integrations) and cross-functional alignment with Sales, Product Marketing, and Revenue Ops.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own Upshop’s end-to-end demand generation strategy, from awareness through MQL, SQL, and pipeline contribution
  • Design, execute, and optimize multi-channel demand programs including digital, ABM, outbound support, events, and partner-led campaigns
  • Move beyond templated campaigns—continuously test, iterate, and introduce new ideas when performance stalls
  • Translate Upshop’s value proposition into persona-based, industry-specific demand motions
  • Establish clear goals and reporting for MQLs, SQLs, pipeline contribution, and conversion rates
  • Partner with Revenue Operations to ensure strong attribution, measurement, and visibility into demand performance
  • Separate and manage demand goals for new customer acquisition and expansion within existing customers
  • Use data and insights to prioritize investments and continuously improve ROI
  • Own the demand tech stack and workflows, including marketing automation and CRM integrations
  • Leverage tools such as HubSpot, paid media platforms, LinkedIn, and emerging/dark social channels to scale demand efficiently
  • Build repeatable, automated programs that learn and improve over time
  • Partner closely with Product Marketing to activate messaging, positioning, and customer reference stories
  • Align with Sales and Customer teams to ensure tight MQL/SQL definitions and smooth handoffs
  • Collaborate with Partner and Alliances teams to drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced demand
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a growing demand generation team
  • Establish clear priorities, expectations, and accountability across the team
  • Build a high-performance culture that balances creativity, rigor, and ownership

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years of experience in demand generation, growth marketing, or marketing operations, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
  • Proven track record of building and scaling demand programs in B2B SaaS or technology environments
  • Strong understanding of marketing automation, campaign architecture, and funnel analytics
  • Experience supporting sales-led and ABM motions
  • Comfortable operating in environments without heavy process or templates—able to create structure where needed
  • Experience in retail, grocery, or multi-location industries is a plus (but not required)

Preferred

  • Experience with on-site retail environments is a plus
  • Familiarity with HubSpot or similar marketing automation platforms
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Upshop

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Upshop is the first total store operations platform synchronizing Fresh, Center, eCommerce, and DSD solutions to make retail operations simplified, smart, and more connected.Upshop has been pioneering total store operations technology for over 30 years; delivering SaaS-based solutions which offer a simplified, smarter, more connected solution to retail store associates. The business leveraged the technology of leading products FreshIQ®, ShopperKit, Date Check Pro, and Itasca Retail's Magic Inventory Intelligence to synchronize one platform, providing retailers the visibility needed to increase sales, cut waste, and streamline labor efficiencies. Over 150+ retail chain accounts trust our software in over 30,000+ stores, 9 countries, and 3 continents.

Founded in 1989
Austin, Texas, USA
199 employees (10 in marketing)
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.1%
Direct
45.9%
Referral
7.1%
Social
10.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~199

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
1.1 years

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