Director of Marketing Automation, Workiva

$147-250k

+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

Salesforce
Marketo
Expert level
Remote in US
Workiva

Business data platform

Be an early applicant

Workiva

Business data platform

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseComplianceAnalyticsData AnalysisCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$147-250k

+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

Salesforce
Marketo
Expert level
Remote in US

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseComplianceAnalyticsData AnalysisCloud Computing

Company mission

Workiva’s mission is to power transparent reporting for a better world.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Marketing, Business, or related field
  • 10+ years of experience in marketing automation, or a closely related field
  • Marketo and Salesforce Experience Cloud administration experience
  • Minimal travel, less than 10%
  • Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

Desirable

  • Strong focus on Marketo (or equivalent MAP); Marketo Certified Expert (MCE) certification is a plus
  • Experience in a fast-growing SaaS company with revenues of $1B or more
  • Proven experience creating and operationalizing global email marketing strategies, including lead nurturing, segmentation, and scoring programs, and scaling/adapting across regions and languages
  • Demonstrated understanding of email nurturing methodology as part of an optimized buyer’s journey
  • Experience working with marketing, sales, sales enablement, sales operations, customer success, and technical stakeholders to develop processes for a high-growth marketing organization; exceptional problem-solving skills are essential
  • Excellent analytical, project management, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to interpret data, provide actionable insights, and lead multiple projects in a matrixed, global organization

What the job involves

  • We are seeking a Director of Marketing Automation to join our dynamic marketing operations team
  • The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert in Marketo and act as the product owner
  • This role will focus on scaling our marketing automation efforts across multiple business functions and regions, driving email strategy, and maximizing the marketing automation platform (MAP) roadmap and spend
  • This is a highly cross-functional role requiring strategic and tactical execution, as well as strong program management
  • Marketing Automation Platform Product Owner:
  • Serve as the Product Owner and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Marketo, overseeing all aspects of the platform, including configuration, integration, and ongoing maintenance
  • Maximize the potential of the marketing automation platform to drive efficiency and effectiveness in campaign execution
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including GDPR, CCPA, and others
  • Strategy and Execution:
  • Develop, operationalize, and optimize a comprehensive email marketing strategy, including automated campaigns, lead nurturing, segmentation, and scoring, in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Audit and enhance email performance using data-driven insights, such as A/B testing and quality assurance
  • Conduct research and analyze metrics to uncover untapped audiences, segmentation opportunities, and gaps in the customer experience
  • Scalability and Optimization:
  • Scale marketing automation efforts to support multiple business units and regional marketing teams, ensuring relevance across languages and regions
  • Optimize campaign performance through data analysis, continuous improvement, and innovation within the MAP
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Collaborate with sales, product, IT, and customer success teams, as well as regional marketing teams, to ensure alignment and consistency in global marketing campaigns
  • Roadmap and Innovation:
  • Drive the MAP roadmap by identifying and implementing new features and functionalities that align with business goals
  • Identify and capitalize on gaps and opportunities within the MAP
  • Training and Enablement:
  • Provide training and ongoing support to marketing team members on best practices and effective use of the marketing automation platform
  • Develop and maintain documentation and resources to ensure continuous team enablement

Our take

For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its cloud-based data platform.

Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.

Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.

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Insights

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

5% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Oct 2014

$0.7m

EARLY VC

Dec 2012

$30.7m

SERIES C

Total funding: $46.9m

Company benefits

  • A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
  • Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
  • 401k w/ match
  • Health, dental, and vision
  • Vacation accruals
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Volunteer time-off
  • Parental leave
  • Travel & accident insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Work remotely
  • Discount programs
  • Health and wellness
  • Pet-friendly atmosphere
  • Choose from additional plans that cover legal expenses, stolen identity, or even your pet's health

Company values

  • Customer success: Always delight our customers.
  • Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways.
  • Trust: Always rely on each other.
  • Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong.
  • Integrity: Do the right thing, every time.
  • Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.
  • Collaboration: Share resources and work together.

Company HQ

Holborn, London, UK

Leadership

Marty Vanderploeg

(CEO, not founder)

Previously worked as a Professor at Iowa State University. Founded Engineer Animation Inc. in 1990.

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