Senior Director of Marketing

ACN

$150K — $180K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or Communications; Master's preferred.
  • 8+ years of progressive marketing experience with leadership roles.
  • Minimum of 5 years leading high-performing marketing teams.
  • Experience in cross-functional marketing initiatives from strategy through execution.
  • Strong background in integrated marketing, digital marketing, and branding.
  • Proven track record managing budgets and agency relationships.
  • Familiarity with marketing technologies and AI tools.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily marketing operations and project execution.
  • Translate strategic goals into executable project plans.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate project obstacles.
  • Establish and uphold a culture of accountability and operational excellence.
  • Directly oversee creative, graphic design, video production, and digital marketing functions.
  • Facilitate collaboration across product, IT, compliance, and sales teams for effective project execution.
  • Implement systems to enhance workflow, speed, and visibility in marketing operations.

Benefits

  • Onsite work environment Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
  • Occasional travel for training or educational support.
  • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
  • Mandatory security training to maintain a secure work environment.
Full Job Description
The Senior Director of Marketing is responsible for translating marketing strategy into flawless execution. This individual serves as the operational leader of the marketing department, ensuring projects move forward with urgency, cross-functional teams remain aligned, and strategic initiatives are delivered on time, on budget, and at the highest standard of quality.

This role is ideal for a leader who thrives on bringing clarity to complexity, creating momentum, building accountability, and turning great ideas into measurable business results.

The Senior Director of Marketing is more than a functional leader. They are the force that keeps the marketing organization moving.

Drive Marketing Execution
  • Lead the day-to-day execution of the marketing organization.
  • Translate strategic initiatives into detailed project plans with clear ownership, priorities, milestones, and deadlines.
  • Ensure projects move forward proactively, identifying and removing obstacles before they impact delivery.
  • Establish a culture of accountability, urgency, and operational excellence.

Lead Several Marketing Functions

Provide direct leadership and coaching for some of the following functional areas, and general leadership for the entire team:
  • Creative Services
  • Graphic Design
  • Video Production
  • Copywriting
  • Ai Marketing
  • Digital Marketing

Develop talent while fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Manage Cross-Functional Marketing Initiatives

Partner closely with Product, IT, Compliance, Sales, Operations, Communications, and Executive Leadership to ensure seamless execution of enterprise marketing initiatives.

Serve as the central point of coordination for large, cross-functional projects.

Own Marketing Operations
  • Lead weekly marketing planning meetings.
  • Prioritize projects based on business impact.
  • Manage department workflows and resource allocation.
  • Improve marketing processes and operational efficiency.
  • Implement systems that increase speed, visibility, and accountability.
  • Manage agency relationships and external partners as needed.


Champion AI and Innovation

Support the adoption of AI tools and emerging marketing technologies that improve efficiency, creativity, and execution.

Encourage continuous innovation while maintaining operational discipline.

Support Executive Leadership

Partner closely with the Chief Marketing Officer to execute strategic priorities, prepare executive presentations, support board-level initiatives, and ensure organizational alignment across the business.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means:
  • Marketing initiatives consistently launch on time.
  • Teams operate with clarity and accountability.
  • Cross-functional partners trust Marketing to deliver.
  • Bottlenecks are identified and removed before they become problems.
  • The marketing team feels supported, empowered, and challenged.
  • Projects maintain exceptional creative quality while improving speed of execution.
  • The CMO is able to spend more time focused on strategy, innovation, and executive leadership because the marketing organization is operating at a high level.
  • Exceptional leadership and team development skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and hold teams accountable.
  • Proven ability to drive multiple complex projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and business objectives.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Ability to translate strategic direction into actionable plans and execute with urgency.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing creative teams, agency partners, and external vendors.
  • Solid understanding of integrated marketing, branding, digital marketing, content development, and campaign execution.
  • Demonstrated ability to improve processes, increase operational efficiency, and remove organizational bottlenecks.
  • Comfortable using marketing technology platforms, project management tools, and AI-powered productivity tools.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound business decisions using data.
  • Ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field required. Master's degree preferred.
  • 8+ years of progressive marketing experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
  • Minimum of 5 years leading and developing high-performing marketing teams.
  • Demonstrated success managing cross-functional marketing initiatives from strategy through execution.
  • Experience overseeing integrated marketing functions, including creative services, digital marketing, content development, branding, and campaign execution.
  • Proven track record of successfully managing budgets, agency relationships, and marketing operations.
  • Experience implementing marketing technologies, workflow improvements, or AI-driven productivity solutions is highly desirable.
  • Experience supporting executive leadership through strategic planning, presentations, and organizational initiatives is preferred.


Working Environment

Onsite employees- As a condition of youremploymentwith ACN, Inc, you may be required to work onsite at our designated office orfacility. When considering this position, please be awarethat you will be expected to perform your duties at our physical location as outlined in your offer ofemployment,Weunderstand circumstances may require temporary remote work arrangements and exceptions may be granted on acase-by-case basis. However, it's essential forcandidatesto understand that the standard expectations is to work onsite.

Office environment Mon-Fr, between the hours of 8 A.M to 5 P.M

The position may require occasional travel of for continuing education, training or support.

Physical Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions on a case-by-case basis.
  • To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those indicative of a typical corporate office. environment. This includes prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Required to stand periodically; walk, hear, listen, talk, and visually see.
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel; the ability to reach with hands and arm.
  • The ability to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Security Training Requirement:
Please be aware that this position requires successful candidates to complete mandatory security training during their onboarding process. Security training is essential to our commitment to maintaining a secure work environment, protecting sensitive information, and ensuring the safety of our personnel. The specifics of the required security training will be communicated during the onboarding process. If you are prepared to fulfill this training requirement and are enthusiastic about contributing to our organization's security culture, we invite you to apply for this position.

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