Senior Director of Marketing
- Role
- Marketing
- Experience
- Lead
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Startup
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Senior marketing leader with 8+ years in marketing and 3–5 years at Director+ level in a B2B or technical company. Must be able to build a marketing function from scratch, lead strategy, stay hands-on with campaigns/content, and work in the San Francisco Bay Area.
THE ROLE
We're partnering with one of our clients to hire a Senior Director of Marketing. This role will be focused on building and leading the marketing function from the ground up, reporting directly to the CEO of this real-time data infrastructure company. You'll set strategy and brand direction for the company while staying hands-on with the campaigns and content that need senior-level judgment. You'll manage a small team — directing their priorities while personally driving the initiatives that matter most.
This role suits someone who has led marketing at a growing technical company, is comfortable without a large team beneath them, and moves easily between strategy and execution.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
● Own marketing strategy and brand positioning, aligned to company-wide revenue and growth goals
● Define messaging for a technical, developer-and-enterprise audience, and represent the brand voice in external materials like the website, sales enablement, and thought leadership
● Personally lead high-priority campaigns, content, and launches that require senior ownership
● Set direction and priorities for the events contractor and Marketing Operations team member, coaching them on strategy while they handle execution
● Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and Engineering to align launches and messaging with the roadmap
● Serve as the senior marketing voice in leadership conversations with the CEO, CTO, and Head of Finance/RevOps
● Own the marketing budget, vendor relationships, and team KPIs, and build out process as the function matures
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
● 8+ years of marketing experience, with at least 3-5 years in a senior leadership role (Director or above) at a B2B or technical company
● Proven ability to operate as both a strategic leader and an individual contributor — comfortable being hands-on when needed
● Experience managing marketing operations, campaigns, and/or events, either directly or through a small team
● Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate technical concepts into compelling narratives
● Experience partnering closely with executive leadership (CEO, CTO, or equivalent)
● Comfort operating in a fast-moving, resource-lean environment where you're building process as you go
● Demand generation experience, with a track record of building or running campaigns that drive pipeline
● Familiarity with the data infrastructure, streaming, or open-source developer tools space is a strong plus
NICE TO HAVE
● Experience marketing to both developer and enterprise buyer audiences
● Background in product marketing or brand strategy
● Experience scaling a marketing team from a small base
WHY JOIN US
This is a rare opportunity to shape a marketing function from an early stage, with direct access to the CEO and a real seat at the leadership table. You'll have the autonomy to set strategy and the support to execute it, backed by a company solving real problems in the data streaming space.
What you'll do
- Own marketing strategy and brand positioning aligned to company-wide revenue and growth goals.
- Define messaging for a technical, developer-and-enterprise audience.
- Represent the brand voice in external materials such as the website, sales enablement, and thought leadership.
- Personally lead high-priority campaigns, content, and launches that require senior ownership.
- Set direction and priorities for the events contractor and Marketing Operations team member.
- Coach the events contractor and Marketing Operations team member on strategy while they handle execution.
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and Engineering to align launches and messaging with the roadmap.
- Serve as the senior marketing voice in leadership conversations with the CEO, CTO, and Head of Finance/RevOps.
- Own the marketing budget, vendor relationships, and team KPIs.
- Build out process as the marketing function matures.
- Build and lead the marketing function from the ground up.
- Set strategy and brand direction for the company.
- Manage a small team while personally driving the most important initiatives.
What they require
- 8+ years of marketing experience.
- At least 3–5 years in a senior leadership role, Director or above, at a B2B or technical company.
- Proven ability to operate as both a strategic leader and an individual contributor.
- Comfortable being hands-on when needed.
- Experience managing marketing operations, campaigns, and/or events, either directly or through a small team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to translate technical concepts into compelling narratives.
- Experience partnering closely with executive leadership such as CEO, CTO, or equivalent.
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving, resource-lean environment where you are building process as you go.
- Demand generation experience with a track record of building or running campaigns that drive pipeline.
- Preferred: Familiarity with the data infrastructure, streaming, or open-source developer tools space.
- Preferred: Experience marketing to both developer and enterprise buyer audiences.
- Preferred: Background in product marketing or brand strategy.
- Preferred: Experience scaling a marketing team from a small base.
Benefits
- Offers equity.
- Offers bonus.
- Opportunity to shape a marketing function from an early stage.
- Direct access to the CEO.
- A real seat at the leadership table.
- Autonomy to set strategy.
- Support to execute the strategy.
Real-time data infrastructure company solving problems in the data streaming space.