Lead, Marketing Strategy & AI Transformation

Santa Clara, CA (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive AI transformation across the Marketing Organization and deliver executive-ready strategic recommendations to accelerate impact.

  • Must-have: 8+ years in consulting or top-tier strategy with leadership exposure.
  • Standout: Experience leading large-scale transformations in tech or B2B marketing.
  • Strong cross-functional influence and ability to present to senior leaders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive the AI transformation across the Marketing Organization - architect the product and scale the AI first working model across the organization.
  • Position yourself as the Strategy “right hand” and trusted advisor across the marketing organization.
  • Develop a deep understanding and expertise around our Marketing capabilities including Brand, Product, Demand Gen, Digital, Events, Field Marketing, Comms.
  • Structure and break down complex business problems, develop a hypothesis, drive analysis and deliver recommendations.
  • Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information, pressure test your hypothesis, co-create deliverables, accelerate execution and unlock value.
  • Develop and present high-quality recommendation and deliverables (Google Slides, Google Doc / Memos) for executive level consumption.
  • Support strategy / business planning processes and assist with developing strategic capabilities across the organization.
  • Drive change across the organization and be willing to wear multiple hats (strategy development, project management and execution) to do it what it takes to “move the needle” and drive impact.

Requirements

  • 8+ years relevant work experience with at least 3 years in management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, etc.), private equity or top-tier tech strategy or “bizops” functions (Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc.).
  • MBA graduate from a top-tier B- school or similar academic credentials or “direct promote” in Consulting.
  • Effective verbal and written communication ability and comfort with both business and technical discussions with senior audiences.
  • Experience in building relationships and leading through influence.
  • Experience managing projects and large-scale transformations.
  • Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with minimal supervision.

Preferred

  • Understanding of and interest in B2B marketing, including lead generation, marketing funnel stages and levers, success metrics, marketing personas / buyer groups, customer journey, etc.
  • Marketing strategy experience looking at marketing transformation, marketing effectiveness, organization, process, and productivity improvement.
  • Enterprise B2B tech expertise at leading mid and large-scale companies.
  • Great teammate, willing to passionately roll up their sleeves and work cross-functionally to get things done.
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Founded in 2015
Santa Clara, California, USA
18K employees (731 in marketing)
77% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$664.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.4%
Direct
42.4%
Referral
17.4%
Social
0.9%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~18.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
501 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
17.5 years
Median Tenure
5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

Funding

Total Funding
$65M
Last Raise
$10M
Series C, 17 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2008
    Series C • $10M
  • Aug 2008
    Series C • $27M
  • Jun 2007
    Series B • $18M

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