CareerPlan

Director, Marketing Strategy & Operations

Glendale, CAFull-time$218k–$328k2026-07-20 → 2026-11-11

Core

Director-level partner to the CMO leading strategy, operations, and budget/spend for the Marketing organization, translating ambiguous cross-functional problems into clear plans and driving execution.

Role type

Director, Marketing Strategy & Operations

Builds

Marketing operating cadence, annual/multi-year planning, strategic initiatives (ROI modeling, channel/funnel performance), and team frameworks.

Domain

SaaS / High-growth tech / Management consulting

Required skills

Strategic planning, operations management, budget/spend oversight, cross-functional leadership, data analysis (ROI modeling, funnel performance), team leadership and development, ambiguity resolution, rapid domain ramping, complex problem distillation.

Preferred skills

SaaS go-to-market experience, growth strategy, management consulting background.

Technologies

AI tools, automation tools.

Responsibilities

Own high-priority strategic initiatives end-to-end; steward Marketing's full-lifecycle outcomes in cross-functional conversations; run the operating cadence and drive strategic pivots; drive annual and multi-year planning; lead and grow a high-performing team of analysts; use AI to create leverage and redirect time toward judgment-heavy work.

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC with team leadership