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Director of Marketing

Director of Marketing

CompanyTravelPerk
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Salary$153000 – $180000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in B2B SaaS marketing and leadership, with a focus on field marketing and demand generation.
  • Proven track record of developing and executing successful field marketing strategies in North America.
  • Extensive experience in demand generation, pipeline creation, and campaign execution across competitive and mature markets.
  • Experience building, leading and developing teams including direct and dotted line reports.
  • Experience in managing and forecasting budgets, and partnering with finance and data teams to measure and report on ROI from brand, demand and customer marketing.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the North America field marketing strategy aligned with marketing and sales objectives.
  • Build and deliver the local marketing plan focusing on regional brand awareness, demand generation and customer advocacy.
  • Forecast and track pipeline performance against quarterly and annual goals.
  • Identify opportunities to optimize budget allocation and maximize ROI.
  • Encourage a culture of experimentation to drive innovation across marketing channels, keeping the company at the forefront of industry trends.
  • Orchestrate and optimize integrated marketing campaigns, including digital, events, and ABM initiatives.
  • Collaborate with the integrated marketing team to localize global content strategies.
  • Plan and execute high-impact industry events, conferences, and customer-focused experiences.
  • Work with the growth marketing team on targeted, conversion-focused campaigns.
  • Develop and execute tailored account-based engagement (ABE) strategies alongside scalable demand generation initiatives, optimizing resource allocation across industries and segments.
  • Leverage advanced digital marketing channels such as paid media, content marketing, SEO, and email to create high-performing campaigns.
  • Act as the key liaison between marketing and leadership in North America, ensuring alignment and collaboration to achieve revenue targets.
  • Lead the marketing partnership with the SDR organization to optimize handoffs and pipeline performance.
  • Collaborate with sales and partner managers to target key accounts and accelerate deals.
  • Maintain pipeline accountability by tracking and analyzing performance against shared objectives.
  • Partner with North America sales leadership, channel managers, and corporate marketing teams to align sales and marketing activities into a cohesive go-to-market motion.
  • Maintain pipeline accountability by partnering with sales teams to track, analyze, and optimize performance against shared objectives, ensuring marketing contributes significantly to revenue growth.
  • Partner with analytics and revenue operations teams to optimise performance and ROI analysis.
  • Use data-driven insights to inform decisions and adapt strategies in real-time.
  • Consistently monitor KPIs, including pipeline velocity, conversion rates, and marketing-sourced and influenced pipeline, recalibrating strategies to achieve short- and long-term business goals.
  • Leverage data-driven insights to inform decisions and adapt strategies in real-time to optimize outcomes in North America’s dynamic and highly competitive markets.
  • Build a high-performing marketing team, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.
  • Build and nurture a high-performing, inclusive team culture that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and execution.
  • Drive continuous learning and professional development opportunities for team members, ensuring skills remain aligned with industry trends and business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
  • Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
  • Strong understanding of multi-channel marketing strategies, including digital, events, and ABM.
  • Analytical mindset with a passion for metrics and data-driven decision-making.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Self-motivation and proactive problem-solving skills.
  • Strong sense of pipeline accountability and alignment with sales teams.