Head of Marketing Transformation & Execution

USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global marketing operating-model transformation and ROI across demand, brand, and partnerships in a senior marketing operations role.

  • Must-have: 10+ years of B2B marketing/operations in global, matrixed environments.
  • Standout: Experience leading budgeting/investment governance and ROI measurement.
  • Standout: Exposure to AI/GenAI adoption in marketing programs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the marketing operating system —planning, governance, budgets, and performance
  • Drive end-to-end marketing transformation and modernization
  • Integrate demand, brand, communications, and influence into one execution model
  • Ensure delivery of pipeline, revenue impact, and ROI with discipline
  • Act as a force multiplier to the CMO and marketing leadership team
  • Design and run a scalable global marketing operating model across verticals, service lines, geographies, and partner ecosystems
  • Establish clear planning frameworks, operating cadence, and decision-making structures
  • Drive alignment, speed, and accountability across marketing teams
  • Own end-to-end marketing budgeting and investment governance
  • Drive allocation of spend across demand programs, brand, events, partnerships, and digital channels

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience across B2B marketing, strategy consulting, revenue marketing, or marketing operations
  • Background in top-tier consulting firms or leading global B2B/technology companies strongly preferred
  • Strong experience in marketing operations, planning, and budgeting at scale
  • Demand generation and revenue marketing
  • Working in global, matrixed environments
  • Deep understanding of full-funnel marketing and pipeline management
  • Marketing ROI, attribution, and performance measurement
  • MarTech, sales tech, and data-driven marketing
  • Exposure to AI/GenAI and modern marketing practices
  • Analyst and advisor ecosystems, PR, and brand positioning

Preferred

  • Experience leading AI/GenAI adoption in marketing programs
  • Exposure to analyst, PR, and thought leadership programs
  • Global campaigns and GTM program leadership experience
  • Experience building and operating a unified marketing operating system across geographies

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
  • Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
  • Annual health check-ups
  • Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
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Persistent Systems

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We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 22 sequential quarters of growth with $406.2M in Q2 FY26 revenue, up 4.2% Q-o-Q and 17.6% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26,000+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We received ‘Growth Honor of the Year’ at Everest Group Elevate 2025 and were cited as a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Cloud Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:- Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally- Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies- Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core- Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

Pune, Maharashtra, IND
27K employees (1,555 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
274.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43%
Direct
41%
Referral
5.8%
Social
9.5%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~27.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
167 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
7 years
Median Tenure
1.2 years

Funding

Total Funding
$18.8M
Last Raise
$18.8M
Series A, 20 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2005
    Series A • $18.8M

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