About this role
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Location: San Francisco, CA
We're looking for a Chief of Staff to the CMO to provide business leadership and establish operational rigor for the Databricks Marketing organization and support our mission to be the leading enterprise Data + AI company. You will develop an understanding of strategic and operational challenges faced by teams and define appropriate solutions to address such challenges. As a member of the leadership team, directly reporting to the CMO, you will extend the reach of the CMO by acting as a strategic advisor to the Marketing leadership team and managing all the critical business operations of the CMO office, including:
• AI transformation
• investment stewardship
• annual strategic planning
• company priority initiatives
• marketing priorities
• cross-functional initiatives
• executive presentations
• marketing performance (ROI) management
• organizational strategy
• internal marketing communication
The impact you will have:
• Translate Databricks' company strategy into Marketing annual plans, OKRs, and strategic initiatives
• Drive marketing alignment and execution by driving company priority and marketing priority initiatives across a 250-person Marketing team
• Identify and lead cross-functional process improvements that deliver on company-wide efficiency and profitability goals, most notably our AI transformation
• Accelerate decision-making velocity by owning critical CMO forums (e.g., Marketing leadership, Marketing strategy), running high-impact agendas and follow-through on all action items
• Increase planning and analytic rigor; improve Marketing ROI and efficiency year-on-year in line with the company’s rapid growth goals, and in partnership with Analytics and Finance
• Drive marketing-wide and cross-functional alignment by driving CMO communications and exec presentations, including driving All-Staff meetings and quarterly business reviews
What we look for:
• 10+ years of marketing experience, ideally including recent experience at Director level
• B2B experience working at a dynamic, high-growth software company
• Proficiency in AI and ideally experience transforming marketing functions with AI
• Proficiency in analytics and data-driven decision-making
• Significant experience leading strategic and annual planning
• Significant project management and OKR leadership skills, with experience in achieving quantifiable results
• Excellent written and verbal communication and relationship-building skills with Senior Leadership and C-Level
• Experience in organizational structure improvement and process optimization
• Experience with an Analytic Consulting firm is preferred
• Experience as a Chief of Staff nice to have, not essential
Pay Range Transparency
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