Lead complex cross-functional marketing projects from problem definition through design, launch, test, iteration, and scale while measuring qual and quant impact
Support marketing teams who need extra capacity or expertise in high priority projects by offering hands-on flex support or ownership of defined sub-problem areas
Partner with marketing leadership to propose, prioritize, and scope the project portfolio
Define success metrics and test plans up front, and report results candidly, including what didn't work.
Document what works, build playbooks, and hand off to a permanent owner or team

Marketing operations 40 %

Own annual and quarterly planning and OKR discipline, translating strategic intent into priorities, milestones, and measurable outcomes

Analyze marketing performance, trends, and customer insights to identify growth levers
Lead the org through operating change, including the transition to AI-enabled ways of working
Own marketing budget and headcount planning with Finance, building integrated resource plans and tradeoff recommendation

Partner with People Team on headcount planning and scaling hiring plansManage key marketing vendor evaluations, procurement, and onboarding of new tools

Marketing Chief of Staff 20%

Manage the leadership operating rhythm: staff meetings, business reviews, offsites, extended leadership meetings, all-hands, off-site retreats
Act as a strategic thought partner and advisor to marketing leadership on key decisions, priorities, and emerging opportunities; provide high candor feedback to executive leadership
Support leadership in navigating ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, team management, and driving execution

What you’ll bring:

5–7 years in strategy, chief of staff, management consulting, indie hacker, agency, or marketing/growth or GTM operations
Experience with a wide range of tactics and channels (you don’t need them all): lifecycle marketing, SEO, SMS and push, paid channels, social, content, and creator, earned media, thought leadership, events, B2B and/or B2C, SaaS marketing, digital marketing, segmentation
A first-principles thinker who can break a complex process into parts, decide what to change, automate with AI, or keep human, and connect the dots across functions
Proven record leading complex cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong program management skills
Experience working with large marketing budgets: including forecasts, budgeting, headcount planning, investment tradeoffs
Experience with hiring, recruiting, and onboarding operations
Excellent presentation skills; experience building exec-level decks
Detail oriented, if you are reading the third to last bullet, congrats :) as a bonus here are a few tips. 1) don’t use AI in your writing for the application – really, it’s painfully obvious 95% of the time and I want to hire you not Claude 2) mention you saw this bullet in our interview :)
Experience managing executive operating rhythms, leadership meetings, business reviews, offsites, and planning forums
Familiarity with common marketing tech stack tools

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