Marketing Operations Lead

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$132K/yr – $198K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize the marketing operations stack to accelerate inbound, PLG, and demand generation through data-driven lead routing, lifecycle automation, and continuous funnel improvement.

  • Lead scoring, routing, and CRM integration ownership
  • Drive handoff efficiency and explore AI-powered automation to scale processes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary marketing operations partner to the Inbound Sales team, ensuring high-quality handoffs.
  • Own day-to-day configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization of the marketing automation platform.
  • Build and maintain workflows, lifecycle automation, and event-based logic supporting inbound and product-led growth.
  • Own lead and PQL scoring models and routing logic to ensure fast, accurate delivery to the right sales teams.
  • Partner with Demand Generation and Web teams to capture and activate top-of-funnel signals (web, product, form, behavioral).
  • Support audience creation, segmentation, and funnel experimentation to improve conversion from first touch to sales-ready demand.
  • Monitor inbound funnel performance and identify opportunities to improve volume quality, speed, and efficiency.
  • Monitor handoff metrics (e.g., response time, acceptance rates) and drive continuous improvement.
  • Own core marketing system integrations with CRM and other GTM tools, ensuring data accuracy and sync health.
  • Manage a large and evolving marketing technology stack, including tool setup, integrations, permissions, troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and evaluation of new capabilities as needs evolve.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in marketing operations or GTM operations supporting inbound, demand generation, or PLG motions in a B2B environment.
  • Hands-on experience managing marketing automation platforms, including workflows, lifecycle stages, scoring, and routing.
  • Strong working knowledge of CRM concepts (leads, contacts, accounts, opportunities) and how data flows across GTM systems.
  • Comfortable working with funnel and handoff metrics (e.g., conversion rates, response time, acceptance rates) to drive operational improvements.
  • Klaviyo uses Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process. For jobs or candidates in NYC, certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on April 3, 2025.
  • Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here
  • Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Preferred

  • Curious and practical about AI and automation, with experience testing ways to improve process speed, accuracy, or scale.
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Klaviyo

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Klaviyo (NYSE: KVYO) is the B2C CRM. Powered by its built-in data platform and AI, Klaviyo combines marketing automation, analytics, and customer service into one unified solution, making it easy for businesses to know their customers and grow faster. Klaviyo (CLAY-vee-oh) helps over 176,000 brands like Mattel, Glossier, Daily Harvest, and Liquid Death deliver 1:1 experiences at scale, improve efficiency, and drive revenue.

Founded in 2012
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2.9K employees (330 in marketing)
67% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$132K/yr – $198K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($165K) is 45% above the median base salary for Marketing Operations Lead roles in the United States ($114K).

Marketing Operations Lead median pay in the United States

$115K/yr

Most pay falls between $103K and $166K. Based on 20 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$1.3B
Last Raise
$195.1M
Post IPO Secondary, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $195.1M
  • May 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $372.9M
  • Sep 2022
    Secondary Market

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
16.9%
Direct
77%
Referral
4.3%
Social
1%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.8K

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Marketing Operations Lead

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