Director, Marketing & Communications Strategy

New York, USA (On-site)

$160K/yr – $180K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive go-to-market strategy across product and portfolio, aligning plans with client goals, and lead cross-functional execution including market investments and performance measurement.

  • Lead GTM strategy for products and portfolios
  • Engage with C-suite clients and cross-functional teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive GTM strategy at both product and portfolio levels, ensuring plans align with client business goals, revenue targets, and long-term objectives;
  • Collaborate with innovation, commercial and experience teams to define the target audience and determine where and how to best engage with them;
  • Guide investment recommendations in key markets spend areas (media, partnerships, etc.)
  • Define success metrics and provide guidance around tracking KPIs, performance benchmarking, and ROI to optimize marketing performance;
  • Orchestrate cross-functional execution, collaborating with sales, product, marketing, and customer success to ensure GTM alignment and impact;
  • Serve as a trusted client partner and strengthen relationships by anticipating risks, clarifying strategic requirements, managing expectations, guiding them through organizational complexities;
  • Navigate the challenges of launching new products and services, and oversee the strategic planning and coordination across executional partners to ensure a successful launch and ongoing market activation;
  • Map communications, messaging and activations across markets, cohorts, and channels;
  • Contribute to business growth, shaping proposals, POVs, and pitches, and serving as a visible strategic voice in new business conversations.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of client side or consulting experience in marketing strategy, especially related to market entry and/or repositioning;
  • Understanding of the media and marketing landscapes, with the ability to set benchmarks expectations for spend and return;
  • Proven track record of designing and executing go-to-market strategies for products, services, or business units;
  • Experience guiding senior level clients and C-suite leaders;
  • Thrives working in ambiguity with tight timelines;
  • Willing to travel up to 30% for client meetings.
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Proto

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Proto deploys inclusive AI infrastructure in emerging markets. The company is trusted by governments and enterprises to automate workflows for anti-scam centres, patient experience, and other mission-critical usecases. Proto’s clients include central banks, remittance services, and hospitals protected with the company’s SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance. Proto’s text and voice AI datasets power high performance for local languages beyond the limits of large language models. Headquartered in Canada, Proto operates from regional offices in the Philippines and Rwanda.

Founded in 2018
Waterloo, Ontario, CAN
45 employees (5 in marketing)
24% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$160K/yr – $180K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$4.3M
Last Raise
$4.3M
Series A, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2022
    Series A • $4.3M
  • Jan 2021
    Seed
  • Jan 2018
    Pre Seed

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
22K

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~45
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Director, Marketing & Communications Strategy

Proto · New York, USA · On-site