Director, Business Planning (REMOTE)

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Role

The Director, Business Planning is a key role that leads critical planning activities to support the CMO and the entire marketing function. This is a highly visible position working closely with senior executives. The position requires an individual who understands how to get things done through influence and collaboration, and takes ownership for all aspects of business planning work in Marketing, from strategizing to execution.

Responsibilities

End to End Business Planning :

Manage marketing strategy in partnership with sales, customer success, products and finance

Run the annual and quarterly planning cycles

Coordinate with Sales, Product, Product Marketing, Finance, HR to develop an integrated GTM business plan

Create and execute robust business plans to drive high performance across the marketing function

Own and manage the OKR processes

Develop marketing roadmaps to align with product and sales, and own the integrated marketing calendar

Formulate a holistic view on marketing data, and identify key metrics

Assist running the cadence with CoS:

Assist the Chief of Staff running the business cadence for marketing, including Quarterly/Monthly/Weekly reviews

Assist the CMO with e-staff cadence including Quarterly/Monthly/weekly reviews

Align agendas in marketing and ensure consistency in information cascading

Requirements

10+ years of experience in high growth tech company, management consulting firm, investment banking, leading data-driven strategy formulation and execution

5+ years working on annual planning or business planning, demonstrated ability and prior experience in leveraging data to create GTM strategy, marketing strategy preferred

Proficient at telling stories in a narrative format is preferred

Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated track record for building collaborative relationships across all levels of the organization

Very comfortable rolling up their sleeves and get things done without supervision

MBA preferred, but not required

We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

(Colorado only*) Minimum base salary of $135,000. You may also be eligible for incentive pay + equity + benefits.*Note: Disclosure per sb19-085 (8-5-201 et seq).

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