Marketing Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$120K/yr – $140K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 hr ago

Job Summary

Own and scale ElectronX’s marketing function end to end, driving strategy, events, enablement, product launches and growth programs in close collaboration with leadership and external partners.

  • Own the end-to-end marketing function and key programs
  • Lead events, launches, and growth initiatives with cross-functional partners

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • BUILD THE FUNCTION
  • - Build ElectronX's marketing plan, priorities and processes from the ground up, and evolve them as the company grows
  • - Set marketing goals and KPIs with the CEO, report on results, and recommend where to invest next
  • - Choose and manage the agencies, tools and vendors the function runs on
  • EVENTS
  • - Plan and execute an annual calendar of 12–15 client and sales events, including industry conferences, self-hosted roundtables and half-day seminars
  • - Own each event end to end, from line-item budgets and logistics (materials, shipping, AV, swag) to staffing booths on site
  • - Partner with sales and the CEO to assess which events are worth the spend
  • - Over time, develop ElectronX's own flagship programs, such as an industry gathering focused on quantitative power trading
  • SALES ENABLEMENT & CONTENT

Requirements

  • 5+ years of B2B marketing experience in financial services, capital markets or trading
  • Experience building a marketing function, program or brand from the ground up
  • End-to-end execution of industry events
  • Digital marketing experience in HubSpot, plus social media management
  • Strong hands-on writing skills, with samples to share
  • Prior ownership of a brand
  • Experience working across compliance, sales and executive stakeholders
  • Comfort owning a function on your own, without a marketing team or manager to lean on
  • Willingness to do the hands-on work, from shipping boxes to on-site setup
  • Ownership mentality: You take full responsibility for your work from conception to production

Preferred

  • Startup experience
  • Exposure to trading or energy markets, ideally derivatives or power
  • Experience launching technical products, such as APIs or data products, to institutional buyers
  • Experience assessing event ROI and advising sales and leadership on where to invest
  • Degree in business, marketing or communications. An MBA is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health, vision and dental insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Supplemental health and disability insurance
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Parental leave
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ElectronX

ElectronX (EXI), the first U.S.-regulated, direct-access power derivatives market, is the energy exchange created to address volatile short-term price exposure to electricity. With locations in Chicago and New York City, ElectronX is helping to expand the nation's power grid by building the financial infrastructure and risk management tools necessary to support increased investment in energy generation, renewable resources, and battery storage technology.ElectronX is proud to be supported by premier venture capital, quantitative trading, and global energy firms including Innovation Endeavors, DCVC, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, Shell Ventures, XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, Amplo, BoxGroup, JACS Capital, and Lightning Capital.For more information, please visit electronx.com.

Founded in 2022
Chicago, Illinois, USA
42 employees (2 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$120K/yr – $140K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($130K) is 48% above the median base salary for Marketing Manager roles in the United States ($88K).

Marketing Manager median pay in the United States

$88K/yr

Most pay falls between $75K and $105K. Based on 1,203 salaries.

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Marketing Team

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

Funding

Total Funding
$25M
Last Raise
$10M
Seed, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2025
    Seed • $10M
  • Jun 2024
    Seed • $15M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28%
Direct
49%
Referral
6.6%
Social
14.8%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~42
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Marketing Manager

ElectronX · Chicago, IL · On-site