Marketing Strategy & Planning Director
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Job Location:
Santa Clara - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 203200 - 254000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners Cohesity makes it easy to secure protect manage and get value from data across the data center edge and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities including immutable backup snapshots AI-based threat detection monitoring for malicious behavior and rapid recovery at scale.
Weve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation Product Strength and Simplicity in Design.
Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.
Were seeking a highly strategic and analytically driven Director of Strategy & Planning to partner closely with the VP of Marketing Operations and broader marketing leadership. This role will be pivotal in shaping how we plan execute and optimize our marketing organization to drive impact at scale. Youll lead annual planning drive cross-functional strategic initiatives manage marketing performance measurement and ensure alignment with company-wide business objectives.
This is a high-visibility role ideal for a business-minded marketing strategist who thrives in complex environments and has a proven track record of turning insight into action.
HOW YOULL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:
Strategic Planning & Leadership
Lead the annual and quarterly marketing planning processes: budget allocation goal setting headcount planning and performance forecasting.
Collaborate with Finance Sales Product and Regional Marketing leads to align plans with company goals revenue targets and go-to-market strategy.
Support the development of marketings long-term strategic roadmap and OKRs translating vision into executable plans.
Act as a strategic advisor to the VP of Marketing Operations and CMO on organizational effectiveness and investment prioritization.
Business Performance & Insights
Build and maintain marketing performance frameworks dashboards and KPIs (pipeline coverage ROI efficiency metrics channel performance etc.).
Provide actionable insights through data analysis and market intelligence to support better decision-making.
Drive post-mortem analysis of major initiatives and campaigns to assess impact and inform future strategies.
Program Management & Operational Excellence
Oversee strategic initiatives and transformation projectsensuring cross-functional alignment clear milestones and timely delivery.
Serve as the connective tissue across Marketing Sales Finance and Operationsdriving collaboration and consistency.
Identify opportunities to improve operational processes governance and reporting infrastructure.
Partner with RevOps and Sales Ops on GTM alignment and demand generation planning.
Budgeting & Resource Management
Support the management of the global marketing budgetpartnering with Finance to forecast spend and track ROI.
Drive headcount planning in collaboration with HR and department leads; assess org design needs to support growth.
WED LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING
812 years of experience in marketing operations business strategy consulting or corporate planningpreferably in B2B SaaS tech or enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of the marketing funnel GTM motions and performance marketing.
Experience leading or supporting marketing planning cycles and managing budgets across global organizations.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skillsable to influence at all levels of the organization.
Advanced analytical and modeling skills; comfort working with data tools like Tableau Excel Salesforce Marketo or other BI platforms.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs from strategy to execution.
WED BE EXTRA EXCITED IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
Prior experience at a company undergoing rapid scale or IPO preparation.
Familiarity with PMO tools (Asana Smartsheet etc.).
Consulting background (e.g. McKinsey BCG Bain or similar) is a plus.
MBA or advanced degree in Business Strategy or Marketing Operations.
Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors including a candidates skills qualifications and experience location and salary expectations and therefore a starting salary at the low end high end or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation commission (if in a sales function) and/or equity grants. Additionally full-time employees are eligible to participate in ourcomprehensive benefits framework including health and wellness benefits vacation paid holidays and refresh days 401(k) retirement plan life and disability insurance coverages and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.
Pay Range :
The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.
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Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex sexual orientation national origin or nationality ancestry age disability gender identity or expression marital status veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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In-Office Expectations
Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.
Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply provided they have the right to work in the job location.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Marketing
- Pricing
- Analysis Skills
- Research Experience
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Modeling
- Leadership Experience
- Management Consulting
- Analytics
About Company
Cohesity gives you both data security and data management. Defend against ransomware with immutable backup, AI-based early threat detection, and rapid data recovery.
