Ellucian

Solutions Marketing Manager | B2B SaaS & EdTech | Hybrid |Reston, VA

Ellucian$90K — $130K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in product or solutions marketing within a B2B SaaS company
  • Proven ability to translate complex products into clear, customer-centric messaging
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, especially with product and sales teams
  • Experience developing sales enablement assets that drive measurable business impact
  • Analytical mindset to leverage market and customer insights for decision-making
  • Proficient in AI-enabled marketing and productivity tools like ChatGPT or similar
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills for diverse audiences

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine solution-level positioning and messaging in a competitive SaaS landscape
  • Partner with product, corporate strategy, marketing, sales, and customer teams to align go-to-market strategies
  • Create high-impact sales enablement materials to facilitate deal progression
  • Support execution of key solution launches with clear external messaging
  • Translate customer insights and market trends into actionable recommendations
  • Leverage AI-powered tools for messaging development and campaign optimization
  • Collaborate with marketing teams to drive growth through targeted messaging

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible time off
  • Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account for health, financial, or learning interests
  • 401k with match and BrightPlan for savings
  • Parental leave
  • 5 charitable days to support community involvement
  • Telemedicine services
  • Wellness programs including mental health support and virtual fitness classes
  • Diversity and inclusion programs with employee resource groups
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Education Assistance Program and professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
About the Opportunity

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of product, marketing, sales, corporate strategy and customer value, where you'll help define how our solutions are positioned and brought to market. As a Solutions Marketing Manager, you'll turn complex capabilities into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with higher education buyers globally. You'll play a key role in enabling go-to-market success by connecting our solutions to real customer challenges and outcomes. This is an opportunity to partner cross-functionally, influence strategy, and make a measurable impact on how we grow.

Where You Will Make an Impact
  • Develop and refine solution-level positioning and messaging that differentiates our offerings in a competitive SaaS landscape
  • Partner closely with product, corporate strategy, marketing, sales, and customer teams to align go-to-market strategies with customer needs and business priorities
  • Create high-impact sales enablement materials (pitch decks, value frameworks, solution sheets) that help move deals forward
  • Support go-to-market execution for key solution launches, ensuring strong internal alignment and clear external messaging
  • Translate customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into actionable marketing recommendations
  • Leverage AI-powered tools and insights to enhance messaging development, audience targeting, campaign optimization, and go-to-market efficiency
  • Partner with campaign, field, customer impact, and digital marketing teams to support pipeline growth through targeted, outcome-driven messaging
  • Contribute to how we package and bring solutions to market

What You Will Bring
  • 3+ years of experience in product or solutions marketing within a B2B SaaS company
  • Proven ability to translate complex products into clear, customer-centric messaging
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, especially with product and sales teams
  • Experience developing sales enablement assets that drive measurable business impact
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage market and customer insights to inform decisions
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills across multiple formats and audiences
  • Proficiency using AI-enabled marketing and productivity tools (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Jasper, or similar) to support research, content development, messaging refinement, and workflow efficiency
  • Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to confidently present to internal stakeholders, customers, and executive audiences
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% for customer meetings, industry events, and internal team collaboration

Extra Credit
  • Experience marketing multi-product or platform-based solutions
  • Familiarity with enterprise sales cycles and buyer personas
  • Background in higher education, ERP, or similar industries
  • Experience working in global markets
  • Familiarity with AI-driven marketing strategies, personalization, or generative AI applications within B2B SaaS marketing


What makes #Ellucianlife

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible time off
  • Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
  • 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
  • Parental Leave
  • 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
  • Telemedicine
  • Wellness
    • Headspace Care (mental health)
    • Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
  • RethinkCare & Wellthy- caregiver support
  • Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups
  • Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
  • We Foster a learning culture with:
    • Education Assistance Program
    • Professional development opportunities
    • LinkedIn Learning

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About Ellucian

Ellucian is a provider of software and services to higher education institutions. The company was founded in 1968 and offers a range of solutions, including student information systems, financial management systems, and analytics. Ellucian's technology is designed to help colleges and universities improve their operations, enhance the student experience, and achieve their strategic goals. The company has a global presence and serves more than 2,700 institutions in over 50 countries.
Learn more about Ellucian
Size
3,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1968

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