Head Of Digital Marketing

Firstup
  • Hybrid - Chicago, IL
  • $200,000–$220,000 Per Year
  • Autofill and Review
2 days ago

Job Description

The Head of Digital Marketing will lead Firstup's global digital growth strategy, driving

measurable pipeline, bookings, platform adoption, and customer retention. This leader

will own digital demand generation, the company website, paid channels, content

strategy, and lifecycle marketing while partnering closely with Sales, Product, Customer

Success, and Marketing Operations. As a strategic and hands-on player-coach, they will

build a high-performing team and establish a disciplined, data-driven approach to

investment, execution, and optimization.

Responsibilities

Build and execute a clear, measurable digital demand generation strategy aligned

with company priorities and objectives, including bookings growth and platform

adoption, and product launch success.

Build and execute a compelling AEO and SEO strategy to amplify our point of view in

the market and drive inbound demand

Own global paid channel strategy across Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic,

Affiliate, and other channels for enterprise audiences, including planning, forecasting,

budget pacing, audience design, and performance management.

Build and execute top-of-funnel account engagement programs (content, paid,

nurture) that surface intent and engagement signals across target accounts, and

establish clear criteria/thresholds for advancing accounts into the ABM program.

Partner with the ABM lead to define account scoring and handoff criteria, ensuring a

consistent flow of engaged, qualified accounts move from digital marketing into

1:1/1:few ABM plays.

Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Customer Success to ensure marketing drives

pipeline, product engagement, and retention via digital channels.

Own the company website as a strategic growth asset, improving positioning, buyer

journeys, conversion, and experimentation.

Lead demand generation programs that support both new business acquisition and

expansion opportunities.

Build a content strategy that supports the full buyer journey, strengthens Firstup's

market position, and improves conversion at every stage.

Establish a rigorous operating cadence around goals, investment decisions,

performance insights, and optimization.

Lead the team to

Develop lean and effective campaigns, partner marketing programs, and

lifecycle marketing programs.

Optimize lead management, nurture flows, scoring, and tight alignment with

Marketing Operations

Build and execute programs targeting top targets and advance them to ABM

targets

Drive scalable, targeted customer digital marketing programs that support

upsell and renewal through lifecycle campaigns and tailored content.

Collaborate closely with Digital CS to deliver integrated, data-informed

campaigns that reinforce value, accelerate adoption, and improve retention.

Attract and retain high-performing talent

Coach team members and lead with agility

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or similar field of study, or

commensurate professional experience

10+ years of experience in Digital Marketing, including at least 4+ years if leadership

experience within a B2B SaaS organizations

Deep expertise with modern marketing technology platforms, including Clay,

Demandbase, Marketo, and Qualified

Proven success driving digital marketing programs, ideally with enterprise GTM

models.

A "player-coach" who enjoys being in the trenches and can develop strategy and

execute without layers of support.

Resourceful operator who has run high-performing digital demand generation

programs in a company focused on profitable growth

Comfortable with driving trade-off decisions and prioritizing ruthlessly for impact and

effectiveness

Bookings obsessed with deep expertise in digital marketing and ABM, with strong

fluency in marketing analytics, attribution, and marketing-sales partnership

Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple projects

Competencies

Mission-driven. Deep belief in Firstup's purpose; sees employee experience as a

meaningful category to shape

Able to establish influence and operate as a collaborative partner with peers across

Sales and Customer Orgs

Results-oriented, relentlessly focused on pipeline, adoption, and ROI

Experience supporting distributed workforces and go-to-market models across North

America and Europe

$200,000 - $220,000 a year

Firstup expects the base salary for this role to be between $200,000-220,000. The starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Numbers & Facts

LocationHybrid - Chicago, IL
Salary$200,000–$220,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Alliance/Partner Marketingunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Business-to-Business (B2B)unmatched
  • Cadenceunmatched
  • Campaignsunmatched
  • Channel Strategiesunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Customer Acquisitionunmatched
  • Customer Retention/Renewalunmatched
  • Demand Generationunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Financial Modelingunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • Lead Managementunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Marketingunmatched
  • Marketing Campaignunmatched
  • Marketing Strategyunmatched
  • Mergers and Acquisitionsunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Online Marketingunmatched
  • Outbound Marketingunmatched
  • Partner Salesunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
  • Power Amplifierunmatched
  • Product/Service Launchunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Search Engine Marketing (SEM)unmatched
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)unmatched
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Target Marketingunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Up-Sellingunmatched

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