AARP

VP, Marketing Technology

AARP$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, IT, Business, Computer Science, or related; MBA preferred.
  • 10+ years in marketing technology, digital marketing, or related leadership roles.
  • Expertise in analytics, customer data, personalization, and campaign orchestration platforms.
  • Experience in the governance and optimization of complex MarTech ecosystems.
  • Strong knowledge of data architecture, privacy, and security practices.
  • Ability to develop frameworks and best practices for technology adoption across teams.
  • Proficient in leading cross-functional collaboration to achieve business outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Define business requirements for selecting and integrating marketing platforms.
  • Ensure marketing platforms are secure, scalable, and interconnected.
  • Lead the creation of standards and operating models for effective technology use in marketing.
  • Assess current capabilities and identify areas to modernize for competitive advantage.
  • Oversee the architecture and adoption of a comprehensive marketing tech ecosystem.
  • Drive the scaling of personalization capabilities across marketing channels.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan
  • Company-funded pension plan
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off for holidays, vacation, and caregiving
  • Performance-based and peer recognition programs
  • Tuition reimbursement options.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Vice President, Marketing Technology is responsible for optimizing and advancing the enterprise marketing technology ecosystem to enable personalized, data-driven, and scalable marketing experiences. This role works closely with digital and technology teams to drive the adoption and effective utilization of existing technology capabilities while identifying business needs, capability gaps, and opportunities for future enhancements. The Vice President provides oversight and coordination of the tools, platforms, and processes that support consistent communication, performance measurement, and continuous improvement across marketing channels. Through strong cross-functional collaboration, this leader helps ensure marketing technology capabilities evolve to meet changing business needs and support long-term enterprise growth.

Responsibilities

  • Defines the business requirements and oversees the selection, integration, and optimization of marketing platforms including analytics, personalization, and campaign orchestration tools.
  • Ensures marketing platforms are effectively connected, scalable, and secure by partnering with enterprise technology teams, enabling seamless data flow and consistent execution of personalized, data-driven marketing experiences.
  • Leads the creation and evolution of frameworks, standards, and operating models that empower marketing teams to use technology effectively and consistently across the enterprise.
  • Assesses current marketing technology capabilities and identify opportunities to modernize platforms, streamline workflows, and improve scalability to drive competitive advantage and future ready marketing operations.
  • Oversees the architecture, implementation, optimization, and adoption of the marketing technology ecosystem, ensuring it supports personalization, automation, measurement, content delivery, and omnichannel engagement.
  • Leads the adoption and scaling of personalization capabilities across marketing channels, ensuring teams effectively leverage data-driven insights and establishing measurement approaches to evaluate impact on engagement, conversion, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing technology, digital marketing, marketing operations, or related technology leadership roles, including experience leading enterprise-scale MarTech initiatives.
  • Demonstrated expertise in marketing technology platforms, including analytics, customer data, personalization, campaign orchestration, automation, and content delivery solutions.
  • Proven experience leading the selection, integration, optimization, and governance of complex marketing technology ecosystems across large organizations.
  • Strong understanding of data architecture, systems integration, data privacy, security, and enterprise technology practices to ensure scalable and compliant marketing operations.
  • Experience developing and implementing operating models, frameworks, standards, and best practices that drive effective technology adoption and consistent execution across marketing teams.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration with marketing, digital, data, analytics, and technology teams to deliver business outcomes and support enterprise growth strategies.
  • Strong analytical, strategic planning, and leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to leverage data-driven insights, personalization, and performance measurement to improve engagement, conversion, and operational efficiency.

AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.

Additional Requirements
  • Regular and reliable job attendance
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
  • Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions
  • In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise

Hybrid Work Environment

AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as remote workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work can only be done within the United States and its territories.

Compensation and Benefits

AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company-funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance-based and peer-based recognition and tuition reimbursement.

About AARP

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age. The organization was founded in 1958 and has over 38 million members. AARP provides information, advocacy, and services for people over the age of 50. The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1958

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