Senior Manager, Growth Marketing
Beverly, OH - USA
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Job Summary
Were seeking a hands-on strategic and performance-driven Senior Manager Growth Marketing to own Highlands digital marketing engine and lead generation strategy. This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Director Marketing and is responsible for accelerating customer acquisition through a mix of hands-on campaign execution and day-to-day leadership of our digital agency.
The ideal candidate is highly analytical brings deep expertise in paid media strategy targeting and campaign setup and is a continuous learner who isnt afraid to challenge how we do things. They know how to put AI and marketing tools to work efficiently to build processes that drive growth and scale deep AI expertise isnt required but a bias for finding smarter ways of working is.
This role will play a critical part in scaling our presence with school districts municipalities and fleet operators and in building the infrastructure to optimize pipeline growth campaign performance and marketing-sourced revenue.
Growth Strategy & Performance Marketing
- Own full-funnel growth strategy across paid media (Google LinkedIn Meta TikTok) SEO/AEO email and web to drive qualified leads and maximize ROI
- Direct our digital marketing agency on demand generation strategy and paid media execution reviewing approving and optimizing campaigns to hit CPL and pipeline targets
- Develop paid acquisition strategies tailored to priority personas (e.g. superintendents directors of transportation CFOs/business managers school board members)
- Collaborate with Sales and Market Development to align campaign targeting with key territories procurement cycles and prospect lists to fill the pipeline
- Serve as Highlands day-to-day owner of the digital agency relationship briefing prioritizing and holding the partner accountable to scope timelines and performance
- Translate Highlands goals into clear direction for agency-led strategy and paid media and approve deliverables against brand quality and performance standards
- Manage media budget and pacing alongside the agency to maximize return
- Own the balance of in-house vs. agency work bringing execution in-house where it drives efficiency and result
Digital Analytics & Reporting
- Own Highlands marketing data integrity and single source of truth across GA4 HubSpot Looker and ad platform dashboards
- Partner with the agency on reporting infrastructure to track core funnel KPIs across all digital channels with a goal to continually improve quality of leads
- Turn data insights into test plans and growth hypotheses; lead reporting cycles to share learnings and recommendations with leadership
Website & CRO
- Optimize Highlands website for traffic engagement and conversion through UX improvements funnel analysis and A/B testing
- Own landing page strategy and performance collaborating with the agency design content and web development resources as needed
SEO/AEO & Content Performance
- Own on-page and technical SEO strategy to grow organic traffic and improve rankings including visibility within AI/LLM search
- Partner with content brand and PR teams to build a content calendar that supports keyword priorities and thought leadership goals
- Use tools like SEMrush to identify and fill content gaps aligned with buyer intent
CRM Email & Personalization
- Own and execute email marketing and marketing automation (HubSpot) nurture flows and lifecycle programs aligned with agency strategy and recommendations
- Build and manage audience segmentation strategies for email advertising and nurture flows
- Support account-based marketing (ABM) campaigns in coordination with Sales targeting high-value districts or municipalities with personalized ads and assets
- Run structured A/B tests on email subject lines content and send timing using AI tools to generate and evaluate variants faster and turn results into repeatable playbooks
AI & Marketing Operations
- Take a practical efficiency-minded approach to AI and marketing tools you dont need to be an AI expert but you know how to put the right tools to work for targeting campaign optimization content and analytics
- Partner with the agency to assess integrate and roll out AI tools that help drive efficiency and scale
- Build workflows and playbooks that improve team efficiency and create a scalable data-driven marketing operation
- 7 years of experience in growth digital or performance marketing with a track record of owning channel strategy and performance
- Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor and subject-matter expert
- Experience managing agencies or external vendors and driving strong results from partners
- Deep hands-on experience with analytics platforms (GA4 Looker HubSpot etc.) and testing frameworks (A/B multivariate)
- Deep hands-on experience with Google Ads LinkedIn Ads Meta Ads and paid social tools
- Experience developing full-funnel strategies across acquisition nurture and retention
- Working knowledge of SEO CRO and marketing automation tools (HubSpot etc.)
- Highly analytical with strong communication skills and the ability to distill complexity into clear recommendations
- A continuous learner who stays on top of new tools and tactics and isnt afraid to challenge how we currently do things
- Experience in B2B or public sector (B2G) marketing a plus
- Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus program
- A supportive highly collaborative team-oriented environment
- Ability to work with bright innovative and forward-thinking colleagues
- Health Vision and Dental coverage for employees & their dependents
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(k) program and company match
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
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