Head of Digital Marketing

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$200K/yr – $220K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end digital demand generation and ABM programs across paid and organic channels to drive bookings, product adoption, and retention, while aligning with Sales, Product, and Customer Success.

  • Own end-to-end digital demand generation including ABM handoffs
  • Lead top-funnel and lifecycle campaigns across paid and organic channels
  • Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Customer Success to drive pipeline and retention

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and execute a clear, measurable digital demand generation strategy aligned with company priorities and objectives, including bookings growth and platform adoption, and product launch success.
  • Build and execute a compelling AEO and SEO strategy to amplify our point of view in the market and drive inbound demand
  • Own global paid channel strategy across Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic, Affiliate, and other channels for enterprise audiences, including planning, forecasting, budget pacing, audience design, and performance management.
  • Build and execute top-of-funnel account engagement programs (content, paid, nurture) that surface intent and engagement signals across target accounts, and establish clear criteria/thresholds for advancing accounts into the ABM program.
  • Partner with the ABM lead to define account scoring and handoff criteria, ensuring a consistent flow of engaged, qualified accounts move from digital marketing into 1:1/1:few ABM plays.
  • Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Customer Success to ensure marketing drives pipeline, product engagement, and retention via digital channels.
  • Own the company website as a strategic growth asset, improving positioning, buyer journeys, conversion, and experimentation.
  • Lead demand generation programs that support both new business acquisition and expansion opportunities.
  • Build a content strategy that supports the full buyer journey, strengthens Firstup’s market position, and improves conversion at every stage.
  • Establish a rigorous operating cadence around goals, investment decisions, performance insights, and optimization.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or similar field of study, or commensurate professional experience
  • 10+ years of experience in Digital Marketing, including at least 4+ years if leadership experience within a B2B SaaS organizations
  • Deep expertise with modern marketing technology platforms, including Clay, Demandbase, Marketo, and Qualified
  • Proven success driving digital marketing programs, ideally with enterprise GTM models.
  • A “player-coach” who enjoys being in the trenches and can develop strategy and execute without layers of support.
  • Resourceful operator who has run high-performing digital demand generation programs in a company focused on profitable growth
  • Comfortable with driving trade-off decisions and prioritizing ruthlessly for impact and effectiveness
  • Bookings obsessed with deep expertise in digital marketing and ABM, with strong fluency in marketing analytics, attribution, and marketing-sales partnership
  • Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple projects
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Firstup

2.8 Glassdoor

Firstup’s mission is to improve the employee experience at every moment that matters. The Firstup intelligent communication platform empowers Comms, HR, and EX leaders to reach every employee and improve engagement with personalized omnichannel campaigns and real-time engagement data. Global enterprises such as Amazon, BBC, Dow, Hilton, Kraft Heinz, and Toyota use Firstup to connect millions of employees worldwide. Firstup’s vibrant community of 3,000 communicators is committed to elevating the employee experience. Learn more at firstup.io.

Founded in 2010
San Francisco, California, USA
256 employees (18 in marketing)
34% recommend to a friend
42% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$200K/yr – $220K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (5% of company)
Median Tenure
0.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$114.8M
Last Raise
$10M
Series E, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2018
    Series E • $10M
  • Feb 2018
    Series E • $36.5M
  • Dec 2016
    Series D • $25M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
64.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$40K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.7%
Direct
38.7%
Referral
8.3%
Social
1.9%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~256

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Head of Digital Marketing

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