Sr. Director, Marketing

Rosemont, IL (On-site)

$225K/yr – $285K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own the full commercial marketing system spanning demand generation to lifecycle value, driving revenue lift and margin impact.

  • Lead cross-functional, data-driven initiatives across NA, CoE, product, sales, and customer success.
  • Optimize CAC/LTV, ROI, and ROAS while managing budget and dealer‑level profitability.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the full commercial marketing system spanning demand generation, conversion, retention, and lifetime value, explicitly tying marketing activity to revenue lift and margin impact.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with North America (NA) Marketing, Center of Excellence (CoE) marketing teams, product, sales, and customer success to develop and implement integrated, data-driven marketing initiatives that optimize performance and business impact
  • Hold explicit revenue ownership for marketing‑driven growth across the distributed EDG dealer system.
  • Build standardized, scalable dealer marketing playbooks with explicit accountability for dealer‑level revenue lift, adoption, and profitability outcomes.
  • Translates voice‑of‑consumer insights and brand strategy into measurable commercial outcomes, including growth penetration, revenue contribution, and lifetime value improvement.
  • Demonstrates strong financial fluency, including direct contribution to EBITDA, margin expansion, and growth‑versus‑profitability trade‑off decisions.
  • Owns and optimizes Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) to Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) ratios, managing lifecycle economics across channels and cohorts.
  • Manages the marketing budget as strategic capital allocation, setting ROI‑ and margin‑based investment thresholds and reallocating spend based on performance.
  • Defines and enforces ROI and ROAS performance thresholds required for continued or incremental investment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field (MBA preferred).
  • 10+ years of marketing experience, with a proven track record in omnichannel marketing, including organic, paid, and earned media across multiple platforms.
  • Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate business goals into actionable marketing strategies.
  • Hands-on experience managing SEM, CRM, and paid media campaigns (Google Ads, Bing Ads, etc.).
  • Deep expertise in SEO, content marketing, and organic growth strategies.
  • Proficiency in marketing analytics tools (Google Analytics, Salesforce, Marketing Cloud).
  • Strong leadership skills with experience managing and mentoring marketing teams.
  • Passion for innovation and staying ahead of marketing trends and technologies.
  • Experience in both B2C and B2B marketing, ideally within home services or consumer goods sectors preferred.
  • Familiarity with CRM systems (Salesforce) and email marketing platforms (SF Marketing Cloud) highly preferred.

Benefits

  • Full-time positions are eligible for competitive benefits, including paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, disability benefits and 401(k).
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Culligan International

There’s nothing more fundamental to life on Earth than water. That’s why Culligan believes if we can transform water, we can transform the world. With better science and better service, we change what’s possible for more people. Better drinking water for more neighborhoods and families. More sustainable practices for the planet. And more solutions to make more lives better. We turn water you can live with into water you can love.

Founded in 1936
Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
2.1K employees (83 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$225K/yr – $285K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($255K) is 113% above the median base salary for Marketing Director roles in the United States ($120K).

Marketing Director median pay in the United States

$120K/yr

Most pay falls between $90K and $153K. Based on 304 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
74 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
2.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.7%
Direct
40.7%
Referral
8.8%
Social
12.2%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K

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