Vice President of Growth Marketing, Cision

• 15+ years of experience in B2B SaaS demand generation, growth marketing, or revenue marketing, including significant experience supporting enterprise sales motions
• 7+ years in senior leadership roles with a proven ability to build and scale high‐performing marketing teams
• Demonstrated ownership of pipeline and revenue outcomes—not just lead volume—in complex, global go‐to‐market environments
• Deep fluency in demand generation metrics, funnel optimization, forecasting, attribution, and marketing technology (e.g., Salesforce, Eloqua or comparable platforms)
• Strong credibility with Sales and executive leadership, with a track record of building high‐trust cross‐functional partnerships
• Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills

Desirable

• We’re looking for a strategic, execution-oriented Vice President of Growth Marketing to lead and scale Cision’s global demand generation and growth engine
• This role owns the strategy, performance, and operating model behind the multi‐channel programs that generate and accelerate pipeline across enterprise and mid markets
• This is a highly cross‐functional leadership role for a revenue-minded marketer who can pair strategic rigor with hands‐on execution
• You will shape demand strategy, build scalable operating models and teams, and partner closely with Sales, Marketing Operations, Revenue Operations, Product Marketing, Brand, and Field Marketing to improve lead quality, conversion, and overall funnel efficiency
• As a member of the Marketing Senior Leadership Team, you will play a critical role in shaping how Marketing drives measurable growth and revenue impact
• This role reports directly to the Chief Marketing Officer
• Own and evolve global demand generation and growth marketing strategy with accountability for pipeline growth, conversion efficiency, and revenue impact
• Translate company revenue goals into clear demand plans, forecasts, operating metrics, and execution roadmaps
• Architect and operationalize a unified funnel strategy for sales‐led motions, ensuring seamless experiences, clear handoffs, and shared accountability with Sales and RevOps
• Lead end‐to‐end demand programs across performance marketing, paid media, SEO/AEO/GEO, web strategy and conversion rate optimization, ABM, integrated campaigns, email and programmatic marketing
• Identify, test, and scale the highest‐leverage demand channels, campaign types, and programs to drive qualified mid‐market and enterprise pipeline
• Own enterprise marketing‐to‐sales funnel design, including qualification, scoring, routing, SLAs, and conversion optimization
• Support expansion into new markets and geographies with scalable, repeatable demand frameworks
• Serve as a trusted partner to Sales leadership on pipeline planning, account coverage, forecast credibility, and deal acceleration
• Partner with Product Marketing and Brand to ensure demand programs are persona‐driven, differentiated, and aligned to ICPs and priority use cases
• Collaborate with Field Marketing on high‐touch enterprise and executive programs, including ABM initiatives, roundtables, curated dinners, roadshows, and industry events
• Define and own measurement frameworks, attribution models, and performance definitions in partnership with Revenue Operations
• Inspect performance regularly, optimize spend and programs based on impact, and clearly communicate results, insights, and trade‐offs to executive leadership
• Act as executive sponsor for AI‐driven transformation within Growth Marketing to increase experimentation velocity, team productivity, and marketing effectiveness
• Build, coach, and scale a global team across demand generation, growth marketing, and performance functions
• Clarify ownership, priorities, and success metrics while remaining close enough to the work to diagnose issues and drive execution
• Establish operating rhythms that create accountability, speed, and continuous improvement