Rubrik

Sr. Manager, Strategic Marketing

Rubrik$171K — $257K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, or related field (MBA preferred).
  • 10+ years of experience in marketing strategy, analytics, and team leadership in a high-growth SaaS environment or strategy consulting.
  • Proven ability to navigate 'white space' and develop actionable plans from ambiguous requests.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the capability to interpret complex reports and datasets.
  • Fluency with analytics platforms like Salesforce, Tableau, and Excel.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence without formal authority.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze KPIs and business performance to uncover growth opportunities.
  • Develop innovative, scalable solutions aligned with strategic goals.
  • Implement comprehensive go-to-market strategies and create high-stakes narratives for leadership.
  • Drive the integration of generative AI capabilities into marketing efforts.
  • Lead the Pipeline Efficiency Task Force to identify and optimize pipeline challenges.
  • Utilize advanced analytics for informed decision-making on marketing initiatives.
  • Manage cross-functional strategic projects and enhance process efficiency.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence high-level strategic decisions.
  • Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with growth potential.
  • Be part of a culture that emphasizes accountability and excellence.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies, specifically in generative AI.
  • Collaborative work across various teams and leadership levels.
Full Job Description
Sr. Manager, Strategic Marketing

Rubrik is seeking a strategic and analytical Sr. Manager, Strategic Marketing to lead our marketing efforts and support our rapid growth objectives. This role is designed for a world-class problem solver who is energized by ambiguity. You will be tasked with taking complex, open-ended projects from the Chief of Staff, Strategic Marketing-making sense of them, identifying the core challenges, and building the operational action plans to solve them.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in marketing strategy, data analytics, and team leadership, with a specific obsession for building scalable solutions in "white-space" environments. If you are an investigator who thrives when given a problem without a clear roadmap, this role is for you.
What you'll be doing:

Marketing Strategy & Discovery:
  • Analysis & Insights: Analyze KPIs and business performance to identify key challenges and opportunities for growth. You won't just report on data; you will investigate it to find "the story" and provide actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
  • Solution Design: Develop innovative, scalable solutions to drive business performance. You will be given open-ended strategic goals and be expected to design the framework and execution plan from scratch.
  • Strategic Execution: Develop and implement comprehensive go-to-market strategies aligned with Rubrik's business objectives. You will own the creation of high-stakes strategic narratives and decks for Marketing Leadership and Global All-Hands.
  • AI Innovation: Driving and partnering on strategic projects across marketing efforts to implement generative AI capabilities. You will be responsible for investigating tool adoption, auditing the quality of AI-generated outputs (such as SDR communications), and ensuring technology effectively serves our brand and efficiency goals.


Analytics & Pipeline Investigation:
  • The Pipeline Efficiency Task Force: Run the Pipeline Efficiency function. You will lead a cross-functional group to identify where we can gain more pipeline through innovation or optimization and make the hard calls on which programs to scale, cut, or pivot.
  • Advanced Analytics: Utilize advanced analytics to inform strategic decisions. Have command of the funnel and key metrics and reports.
  • Data-Driven Approaches: Implement data-driven approaches for campaign analysis, customer segmentation, and predictive models.

Project Management & Team Excellence:
  • Autonomous PMO: Ability to effectively manage strategic initiatives across teams and seniority.
  • Process Improvement: Continuously improve project management processes to enhance efficiency, taking messy cross-functional workflows and turning them into streamlined engines.
  • Team Leadership: Build and manage a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, investigative rigor, and excellence.
Who you are:
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, or related field (MBA preferred).
  • 10+ years of experience in marketing strategy, analytics, and team leadership within a high-growth SaaS environment or strategy consulting.
  • The "Sense-Maker": You are comfortable with "white space." You have a proven ability to take an open-ended request, conduct the necessary investigation, and return with a concrete plan of action.
  • Investigative Mindset: You naturally look beneath the surface of a report. You ask the "second and third-order" questions that lead to breakthroughs.
  • Data-Minded: Fluency with analytics platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Tableau, Excel) and the ability to drive change through data-backed arguments.
  • Strong Communicator: Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and lead cross-functional teams without formal authority.
Desired Attributes:
  • Proactive Problem Solver: A passion for building scalable solutions and a proactive approach to identifying and solving business bottlenecks.
  • Comfort with Ambiguity: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where the "right answer" isn't always obvious.
  • Integrity & Urgency: A high level of dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation.

Innovative Thinker: A deep curiosity for new technologies, specifically how Generative AI can be operationalized to drive marketing performance.

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The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; additionally, the role is eligible for bonus potential, equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U.S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Pay Range

$171,400-$257,000 USD

About Rubrik

Rubrik is a cloud data management company based in Palo Alto, California. The company offers a suite of software that provides backup and recovery, cloud migration, disaster recovery, and data governance services. Rubrik's software is designed to work across multiple cloud platforms and on-premises data centers. The company was founded in 2014 by Bipul Sinha, Arvind Jain, Soham Mazumdar, and Arvind Nithrakashyap. Rubrik has raised over $553 million in funding and is valued at over $3 billion.
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2,000 employees
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Founded
2014

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