BlackLine

Senior Director, North America Marketing

BlackLine$224K — $280K *
Enterprise Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20+ years of experience in marketing, specifically in B2B SaaS.
  • 15+ years in B2B marketing with at least 5 years in regional leadership.
  • Proven expertise in pipeline contribution models and account-based marketing strategies.
  • Strong operational and analytical capabilities with a focus on measuring marketing impact.
  • Experience in managing comprehensive marketing campaigns and team leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing plan aligned with business objectives.
  • Lead and mentor a team of marketing managers and specialists for success.
  • Manage all aspects of the Beyond the Black North America event and various trade shows.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on integrated marketing campaigns targeting key accounts.
  • Build relationships with sales teams, channel partners, and industry influencers to enhance collaboration.
  • Oversee the regional marketing budget for events and customer marketing, ensuring ROI optimization.
  • Define KPIs for marketing activities, analyze performance, and report insights to senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
  • Short-term and long-term incentive programs based on eligibility.
  • Commitment to pay transparency in compensation expectations.
Full Job Description
Make Your Mark:
The Senior Director of Marketing is a strategic executive leader responsible for overseeing and implementing strategic marketing initiatives in specific geographic regions or territories. This role requires an experienced B2B marketing leader with extensive experience in developing and executing successful marketing campaigns and the ability to influence global go-to market strategies. This leader must have extensive experience in event management for large complex events. The primary responsibility of the Senior Director of Marketing is to work directly with the CRO, Senior Vice President of Sales, and global Marketing disciplines to translate business goals into integrated marketing plans that deliver pipeline, accelerate sales velocity, and support regional revenue growth. This role will coach and mentor staff to execute agreed plans and support individual sales teams across client and net new business. The role serves as a B2B strategist, creative contributor, and project manager, ensuring consistent and high-quality marketing pipeline-building activities. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and enjoy data analysis. You will lead and develop a high-performing NA marketing operations organization and serve as a key member of the global marketing leadership team. You will not be afraid of hard work and will enjoy making those around you successful.

You'll Get To:
  • Strategy development and implementation of a comprehensive marketing plan that aligns with the overall business objectives and drives revenue growth in the North America.
  • Lead a team of marketing managers and/or specialists. Provide guidance, support and mentorship to ensure the team's success.
  • Own and manage all elements of the Beyond the Black North America event and numerous trade shows and sponsored events.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, product marketing, solutions marketing and corporate marketing, to execute global integrated marketing campaigns that effectively target key accounts in the territories.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including regional sales teams, channel partners, and industry influencers, to drive collaboration and ensure marketing efforts are aligned with sales goals.
  • Develop and manage regional marketing budget including events, field marketing, and customer marketing, ensuring optimal allocation of resources to achieve maximum return on investment.
  • Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for events, field and customer marketing activities, track and analyze campaign performance, and provide regular reports and insights to senior leadership.
  • Collaborate with other regional marketing leaders and contribute to the development and sharing of best practices, marketing tools, and processes to enhance overall marketing effectiveness. Managerial Responsibility
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary marketing team across events, field marketing, and customer marketing.
  • Cultivate a high-performance culture focused on accountability, innovation, and collaboration.


What You'll Bring:

Years of Experience in Related Field: 20+ years Education: Related degree Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

We're Even More Excited If You Have:
Years of Experience in Related Field: 20+ years Education: Related degree Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- 15+ years of experience in B2B SaaS marketing, including 5+ years in regional leadership roles
  • Deep understanding of pipeline contribution models, account-based marketing, and intent-based strategies
  • Executive presence and experience influencing C-level stakeholders
  • Strong operational and analytical skills; able to define and measure marketing impact
  • Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams
  • Excellent communication and storytelling capabilities, both written and verbal
  • Experience with tools such as Salesforce, Marketo, 6Sense, Tableau, and event/engagement platforms- Experience training and managing people.
  • Significant experience in event and trade show management- Experience in content writing and trade show management.
  • Experience using Tableau, Marketo, On24, Cvent, 6Sense, Salesforce, Wrike, Outreach, Sales Navigator, LinkedIn, Social Advocacy, and Direct Mail platforms i.e. Sendosa or Reachdesk (or similar solutions.).


Salary Range:
$224,000.00-$280,000.00

Pay Transparency Statement:

Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.

In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.

We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model - for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.

About BlackLine

BlackLine, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. The company’s platform is designed to help midsize companies and large enterprises improve the accuracy and efficiency of their financial reporting. BlackLine’s software is used by accounting and finance teams to manage tasks such as journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, and intercompany accounting. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.
Learn more about BlackLine
Size
1,812 employees
Market Cap
$3.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$46.9 million
Founded
2001
5 Year Trend
+27.2%
Revenue
$351.7 million
NASDAQ

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