WeWork

Senior Director, Global Demand Generation & Performance Marketing

WeWork$180K — $220K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in global demand generation and digital marketing
  • Proven B2B and B2C lead generation success, ideally in commercial real estate
  • Strong Account Based Marketing expertise targeting enterprises
  • Extensive knowledge of digital marketing technology (Google Ads, LinkedIn)
  • Experience managing global marketing budgets with ROI focus
  • Deep understanding of global SEO, GEO, and SEM best practices
  • Exceptional analytical skills with a data-driven approach

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute global demand generation and performance marketing strategies
  • Monitor global marketing performance and optimize campaigns across regions
  • Build and enhance demand generation funnels to boost lead volume
  • Collaborate with sales, product, and creative teams on marketing initiatives
  • Direct global media strategies across digital, social, and traditional channels
  • Manage digital marketing performance metrics for optimization
  • Lead and mentor a high-performing, geographically distributed marketing team

Benefits

  • 20 days of PTO and 11 paid holidays annually
  • 80 hours of paid sick time per year
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits
  • 401k plan participation
  • Life and AD&D insurance
Full Job Description
About the Opportunity

WeWork is seeking a seasoned and strategic marketing leader to serve as the Senior Director of Global Growth, overseeing Demand Generation and Performance Marketing on a global scale. Reporting directly to the Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, this role will drive WeWork's performance marketing efforts across media, digital marketing, web, and SEO. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to lead complex, global marketing initiatives within a matrix organization and a proven track record of delivering measurable results across both B2B and B2C audiences in various regions. They will need to strategize and execute multi-channel media campaigns, optimizing to deliver a high ROI and downstream funnel impact.

This position requires expertise in demand generation and performance marketing for a global organization, with a focus on driving, measuring and optimizing impactful campaigns and lead generation efforts targeting SMBs, real estate brokers, and enterprise clients. Prior experience working in the commercial real estate sector or a similar field is highly desirable.

The role demands exceptional cross-regional and -functional collaboration skills, cultural fluency, and the ability to manage and execute strategies that address both global opportunities and local market nuances. This is a unique opportunity to shape the global growth trajectory of WeWork while leading a high-performing team.

Responsibilities:

Global Strategic Leadership:
  • Develop and implement a global demand generation and performance marketing strategy aligned with WeWork's business priorities.
  • Monitor and report on global marketing performance and ensure campaigns are optimized for impact across multiple regions.
  • Adapt strategies to address the unique dynamics and challenges of international markets.


Demand Generation Across Regions:
  • Build and optimize demand generation funnels to increase lead volume and customer conversion across B2B and B2C segments, including SMBs, brokers, and enterprise clients.
  • Partner with sales, product, and creative teams to align marketing initiatives with business goals
  • Create scalable marketing funnels tailored to regional and local needs while maintaining global consistency.


Media & Advertising:
  • Direct the global media strategy, optimizing campaigns across digital, social, and traditional channels for various markets.
  • Leverage testing and data insights to refine messaging and enhance performance in key regions.
  • Manage marketing budgets and allocate spend across channels for maximum ROI
  • Own digital marketing performance metrics including CAC, ROAS, conversion rates, LTV, retention, and pipeline contribution


Web & SEO/GEO:
  • Oversee and manage the global web presence and experience to ensure it operates as a high-performing, regionally relevant lead-generation platform.
  • Develop and execute SEO & GEO strategies to improve visibility and organic traffic across markets and search platforms.


Data-Driven Insights:
  • Analyze and report on global campaign performance to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
  • Lead deep analysis of business performance to inform marketing strategy.
  • Build self-service reporting tools to deliver performance insights to marketers.
  • Drive refinement of global attribution models and forecasting.


Team Leadership:
  • Lead, build and mentor a geographically distributed high-performing marketing team of 10+ people, as well as external agency partner relationships, across demand generation, digital marketing, and SEO/GEO.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence globally.


About You
  • 12+ years of experience in demand generation, digital marketing, performance media, or growth marketing in a global capacity.
  • Proven success in driving lead generation and capture for both B2B and B2C audiences, ideally within commercial real estate or professional services.
  • Strong Account Based Marketing expertise, targeting enterprise organizations with tailored marketing approaches.
  • Extensive knowledge of digital marketing technology and platforms (e.g., Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn, Search and CRM systems).
  • Experience building and managing global marketing budgets with a demonstrated ability to deliver measurable ROI.
  • Deep understanding of global SEO, GEO and SEM best practices and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
  • Strong cross-regional leadership skills with experience managing geographically distributed teams.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.


Compensation & Benefits

Base Pay:$180,000 to $220,000 annually

Incentive Compensation: WeWork employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan specific to their role. Your recruiter will detail what incentive plan is applicable to this specific role. WeWork incentive plans are subject to the terms of the applicable incentive compensation plan, which will be made available to you after commencing employment. WeWork reserves the right to amend its incentive plans, and nothing in this job requisition or any other document creates a right to a specific incentive plan payment.

Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for comprehensive benefits (subject to the terms of applicable plans/policies/agreements, which will be made available to you after commencing employment), including: 20 days of PTO, 11 paid holidays, and 80 hours of paid sick time per full calendar year; 16 weeks paid parental leave; competitive healthcare benefits; 401k plan; and life and AD&D insurance.

About WeWork

WeWork is a real estate company that provides shared workspaces for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 and has since expanded to over 800 locations in more than 100 countries. WeWork's spaces offer amenities such as high-speed internet, printing and scanning services, and conference rooms. The company has faced controversy over its business model and financial practices, including its failed IPO in 2019. In 2020, WeWork announced plans to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Learn more about WeWork
Size
15,000 employees
Market Cap
$830.6 million
Industry
Founded
2017
NASDAQ

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