Director of Marketing Operations, Astronomer

• 7+ years in B2B SaaS marketing operations, with strong command of Marketo (or equivalent MAP) and Salesforce
• Comfort with deep data analysis. You can write queries, build dashboards, and dig into data to find answers without waiting for someone else
• A track record of building or significantly improving marketing operations at a growth-stage company
• Experience managing people and a genuine interest in developing talent
• Strong strategic instincts. You understand how marketing operations connects to pipeline, revenue, and business outcomes
• A bias toward action: you'd rather build something imperfect and iterate than wait for a perfect plan
• Clear, direct communication. You can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders without jargon

Desirable

• We're looking for a Director of Marketing Operations to own the systems, data, and processes that power Astronomer's marketing engine
• You'll report to the VP of Revenue Marketing and manage a small team (a Senior Manager focused on campaign operations and a coordinator/specialist you'll help hire)
• This role is equal parts strategic and hands-on: you'll partner closely with marketing and sales leadership to turn data into decisions, while also building and optimizing the infrastructure that lets the team scale
• The right candidate is someone who genuinely enjoys both the big picture and the details
• You can present a budget model to the CMO in the morning and debug a Marketo flow in the afternoon
• A Senior Director title is available for candidates with the right experience and leadership profile
• Own and optimize Astronomer's marketing technology stack (Marketo, Salesforce, LeanData, and supporting tools), ensuring it meets current needs and can scale with the business
• Build and maintain marketing attribution models, dashboards, and reporting that give leadership clear visibility into what's working and what's not
• Partner with marketing and sales leadership to enable data-backed, strategic decision making around campaign mix, hiring plans, budgets, and resource allocation
• Design and implement complex automations and workflows, including AI-powered processes, to increase team efficiency and scale
• Manage and develop a team of two, fostering a culture of ownership, excellence, and continuous improvement
• Serve as the go-to expert on marketing data quality, lead management, and lifecycle operations
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales Ops and Finance to ensure alignment on definitions, processes, and reporting