Head of Marketing & Community

ChurchDesk is the leading technology partner for churches in Europe. We help thousands of parishes move from paper spreadsheets and disconnected tools into a single platform that supports their day-to-day work and their relationship with members. Were a vertical SaaS company that grows on the back of trust churches choose us because we understand them show up for them and meet them where they are on their digitization journey.

Were hiring a Head of Marketing & Community to build the next chapter of growth at ChurchDesk. You will own the marketing function end-to-end brand positioning content product marketing community and events and sit on the leadership team. Youll partner closely with Revenue and Product to translate what we do into a story churches trust and then scale how we tell it.

This is a builders seat. You inherit a small capable team of three and a strong foundation with the mandate to shape the strategy the team and the tooling that take us to the next level.

• Marketing strategy the multi-year plan: how we grow in which markets and through which motions.

• Brand & positioning how a church recognises ChurchDesk as a partner not a vendor.

• Content & thought leadership building trust at scale through editorial storytelling and a consistent voice across markets.

• Product marketing launches messaging competitive positioning and sales enablement in lockstep with Product.

• Community & events webinars newsletters on-site events across our markets led through your two specialists.

• Pipeline contribution defining and delivering marketings contribution to revenue jointly with the Revenue team.

• Team coach and grow the existing team; selectively expand as the business scales.

• Budget vendors & martech accountability for spend and the systems that measure it.

Must-have:

• A curious mindset that wants to get to know our customers their opportunities and challenges.

• 5 years of marketing experience including 3 years leading a team in B2B SaaS.

• Demonstrable track record of building brand and category awareness in a trust-driven considered-purchase market.

• Strong product marketing chops youve shipped positioning messaging and launches that landed and you partner naturally with Product.

• Evidence of building marketing as a growth function alongside Sales/Revenue youve owned a number and a narrative at the same time.

• A strong writer and editor who sets the bar for the teams voice

• Experience managing a distributed team across countries.

• You communicate clearly and confidently in English. An additional language such as: Danish Norwegian or German is a plus.

Nice to have:

• Vertical SaaS experience or experience marketing to a mission-driven community (nonprofits faith education healthcare public sector).

• Worked at a company in the roughly 5M20M ARR range and helped it scale.

• Comfortable in markets where the buyer is atypical slower cycles trust over features brand carries weight.

• European multi-market go-to-market experience especially DACH and the Nordics.

Your preferred way of working:

• You lead with respect for what makes our customers work meaningful. Churches are an institution to support not a vertical to extract from.

• Youre a clear thinker and an even clearer writer.

• Youre hands-on enough to set the standard and disciplined enough to scale through your team.

• You hold two truths at once: brand takes time and we still have to hit a number this quarter.

• Youll work on something that matters with people who care in a category where great marketing is still a rare advantage. The buyers are thoughtful the mission is real and theres room to build something distinctive.

• An open warm work environment youre not just a number but a valued part of the team.

• Beautiful modern office space in Copenhagen central vibrant and well connected.

• Fancy a change of scenery Come visit us in Berlin! Well cover all your travel and expenses so you can work alongside the team and soak up the local Berlin vibe

• 30 days of vacation because rest matters.

• A transparent and supportive feedback culture grow together learn from each other and communicate openly.

• Unforgettable team experiences from company events to trips like sailing in Croatia ski trips and visits to our Copenhagen office.

At ChurchDesk we believe that the church plays an important role in society. Our platform is used by thousands of congregations to organise their work improve communication with members reach more people and unlock new ways of fundraising.
Our customers are part of one of the largest and oldest institutions in the world: the Church. It is undergoing significant change to prepare for the future and we are here to support that transformation. For churches across Europe it is crucial to work more efficiently and stay connected to their members and communities.

ChurchDesk has been around for more than 15 years evolving from a startup into an international company serving customers across Europe. And were just getting started!

We actively live our values in our daily work:

#challenge: We challenge ourselves and our customers to continuously improve. We work like a professional sports team: with ambition discipline and strong team spirit.

#dogoodbusiness: Doing good business is a marathon not a sprint. It requires endurance quality and integrity every single day.

#jointheride: The journey matters just as much as the destination. Be part of it celebrate successes and have fun! We value being together especially in the office.