Senior Manager, Marketing & External Engagement

Responsibilities

• Own Sierra Space’s enterprise tradeshow and conference strategy, which covers annual planning, prioritization, budgets, sponsorships, exhibits, speaking opportunities, customer engagements, and executive participation.
• Develop customer-facing marketing collateral, presentations, capability materials, advertising, and brand assets fall, produced in partnership with Strategic Communications, Digital Engagement, and business teams.
• Shape Sierra Space’s brand strategy and market positioning, turning business priorities and customer insights into a differentiated and compelling market presence.
• Manages external creative, graphics, exhibit, advertising, and marketing vendors and agencies, also owning the marketing and external-engagement budgets, schedules, contracts, and performance reporting.
• Creating post-event and campaign reports that assess customer engagement, business impact, lessons learned and future investment decisions.
• Maintains awareness of competitor positioning, industry activity, and emerging opportunities in the space and defense markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in marketing, external engagement, customer engagement, events, communications, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, high-visibility external engagements or marketing initiatives.
• Strong strategic and project-management skills, including experience managing significant budgets and multiple concurrent priorities.
• Ability to translate business objectives and customer insights into external engagement and marketing strategies.
• Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience managing agencies, vendors, and external partners.

Preferred

• Experience in aerospace, defense, space, or another complex technology sector is highly preferred.
• Experience working with government and national security customers or audiences.
• Familiarity with government procurement and customer environments.
• Experience using CRM, customer data, and analytics to inform marketing investments and engagement strategies.

Benefits

• We also offer a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, and more.