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Director, Growth Marketing - Financial Services and Trading

Wood Mackenzie • New York, NY

Growth MarketingDirecteurOn-siteFull time$220K - $280K
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B2B SaaSDirector-Level$220K-$280KOn-Site NYCFinancial ServicesFull-Funnel MarketingTeam Leadership

The Challenge

Wood Mackenzie is the global energy intelligence leader—trusted by Fortune 500 energy companies and financial institutions. You'll own growth marketing strategy for their high-value Financial Services & Trading vertical, scaling pipeline and revenue across new customer acquisition, expansion, and retention.

Your Mission

First 3 Months
1

Map current growth marketing tech stack, audit campaign performance against ARR/NRR/GRR targets, and identify 2-3 quick wins to accelerate pipeline velocity

2

Establish baseline metrics across all funnel stages (awareness, consideration, decision) and define north star KPIs aligned to vertical revenue goals

3

Build stakeholder alignment with vertical sales, product, and commercial leadership—lock in quarterly revenue targets and marketing contribution expectations

4

Audit and optimize existing campaigns (ABM, content, paid, events) and propose integrated 6-month roadmap with resource allocation

By 6 Months
1

Launch and scale 3-4 full-funnel integrated campaigns (ABM + paid + events + content) driving measurable new customer ARR growth

2

Implement AI-powered optimization across email, SEO, paid media, and content syndication—target 15-20% improvement in conversion rates quarter-over-quarter

3

Build and operationalize regional marketing nuances—customize messaging, channels, and cadence for key geographies (EMEA, APAC, Americas)

4

Drive Net Revenue Retention (NRR) via expansion and renewal campaigns; establish playbooks for customer advocacy and retention marketing

KPIs You'll Own

New Customer ARR

Total annual recurring revenue generated from new customer acquisition campaigns—your primary growth lever.

Customer Expansion ARR

Revenue from upsell and cross-sell campaigns targeting existing customers—tied directly to growth marketing effectiveness.

Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

Measure of customer retention and expansion; marketing drives this via advocacy and renewal campaigns.

Gross Revenue Retention (GRR)

Baseline retention rate before expansions; marketing supports retention strategy through engagement and advocacy.

Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) by Channel

Efficiency metric across paid, events, ABM, and content—target continuous optimization via AI and testing.

Pipeline Velocity (Stage-to-Close Time)

Speed from marketing-qualified lead to revenue—critical for forecasting and resource allocation.

Tools & Stack

Synoptic AI (proprietary)HubSpot or Marketo (marketing automation)Salesforce (CRM)LinkedIn (ABM, paid)Google Analytics / mixpanel (analytics)Outreach or Salesloft (sales enablement)SEMrush or similar (SEO/SEM)

Your Team

Your Manager

VP Growth or Chief Marketing Officer (implied)

Current Team

Global growth marketing team (size not specified); you'll manage vertical-specific growth marketers across regions

Likely backfill or expansion—building out Financial Services & Trading vertical team

The Package

Salary

$220K-$280K base

Variable

Likely 20-30% bonus tied to ARR/NRR targets

Equity

Likely in private equity structure (Wood Mackenzie ownership model unclear—assume restricted stock or profit sharing)

Remote

On-site, New York, NY; travel expected for regional events and stakeholder alignment

Benefits & Perks

Competitive health, dental, vision coverage
401(k) with employer match
Professional development and conference budget
Flexible PTO and remote work flexibility (beyond NYC core hours)
Global team exposure—collaborate across 30 countries
Access to proprietary energy intelligence and data

Company Intelligence

Wood Mackenzie is the world's leading provider of analytics, insights, and proprietary data for the energy and natural resources sector. With 2,700+ experts across 30 countries, they serve Fortune 500 producers, utilities, financial institutions, and governments. They're leveraging AI and interconnected data to deliver strategic insights across the entire energy value chain.

Team Size

2700

Funding

Private (owned by Verisk Analytics parent company)

Customers

Global energy producers, utilities, financial institutions, governments, trading firms

Culture

Inclusive, trusting, customer-committed, future-focused, curious—emphasis on breaking silos and driving change through AI adoption

Is This Role For You?

For You If
  • You've led growth marketing teams at B2B SaaS or enterprise software companies and own full-funnel strategy (acquisition → expansion → retention)
  • You're fluent in ABM, demand generation, pipeline metrics, and can tie marketing activity directly to revenue outcomes (ARR, NRR)
  • You thrive in matrix organizations—comfortable influencing senior stakeholders across sales, product, and C-suite without direct authority
  • You're data-obsessed and AI-curious; you experiment relentlessly and optimize based on performance (not gut feel)
  • You have 8+ years of growth/demand gen experience with 3+ years in a people leadership role
Won't Work If
  • You're a brand marketer or communications specialist—this is pure growth/demand gen with hard revenue targets
  • You need maximum flexibility—this is on-site in NYC with regular travel to client-facing events
  • You struggle to quantify impact or tie marketing spend to pipeline and revenue
  • You prefer working solo or in small teams—this requires cross-functional leadership and influence across the global organization

Interview Process

1

Recruiter Screen (30 min)

Background, growth marketing philosophy, experience with B2B SaaS/enterprise, team leadership

2

Hiring Manager Deep Dive (60 min)

Growth strategy framework, case study of a full-funnel campaign you owned, how you'd approach the Financial Services & Trading vertical

3

Leadership Panel (90 min)

VP Growth/CMO, VP Sales (Financial Services), VP Product; discuss alignment, cross-functional influence, commercial acumen

4

Take-Home Strategy Project (optional)

Build a 6-month growth marketing plan for Financial Services & Trading vertical with budget allocation and KPI targets

5

Executive Close (30 min)

MD/SVP level; culture fit, vision alignment, expectations

Interested in this role?

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