Director, Marketing Operations

USA (Hybrid)

$220K/yr – $330K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Lead and grow a Marketing Operations function to optimize funnel processes, governance, and technology, with cross‑functional partnerships and a data‑driven, scalable operating model.

  • Own the operating model and roadmap for marketing operations, balancing near-term execution with scalable capabilities
  • Design end-to-end funnel processes and lifecycle handoffs across marketing and sales
  • Govern the marketing tech ecosystem, data quality, and automation, leveraging AI to improve velocity and decision quality

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Marketing Operations team spanning funnel operations, campaign operations, journey orchestration, marketing technology, and process/workflow optimization.
  • Own the operating model and roadmap for marketing operations, balancing near-term execution with scalable capabilities, clear governance, and continuous improvement.
  • Design and optimize end-to-end funnel processes, including intake, lead and account management, scoring, routing, lifecycle progression, Sales handoff, and feedback loops.
  • Set the strategy and governance for the marketing technology ecosystem, including marketing automation, CRM integrations, audience activation, data quality, and workflow tooling.
  • Partner with Marketing, Sales/Revenue Operations, Product, Engineering, Finance, and regional teams to align priorities, dependencies, service levels, and business outcomes.
  • Use automation and AI thoughtfully to improve campaign velocity, operational efficiency, decision quality, and stakeholder self-service while maintaining appropriate controls.
  • Establish performance visibility for operational health, including funnel conversion, execution quality, process adoption, data integrity, and time-to-value.
  • Translate complex operational and technical topics into clear recommendations for senior leaders and secure alignment on trade-offs and investment.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in Marketing Operations, Marketing Technology, Revenue Operations, or a related discipline, including experience leading teams.
  • Proven experience owning marketing automation and CRM ecosystems and the processes that connect them to the broader go-to-market engine.
  • Experience leading funnel management, campaign operations, lifecycle/journey orchestration, and cross-functional operating model improvements.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-quarter programs, vendor relationships, prioritization, and executive communication.
  • Working knowledge of platforms such as Salesforce, Marketo or equivalent marketing automation, analytics/BI, data enrichment, and workflow automation tools, and AI Tools such as Claude and ChatGPT.

Preferred

  • Experience in a high-growth B2B SaaS or similarly complex global marketing environment preferred.
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