CMO (San Francisco)

Job Description

Job Description

Chief Marketing Officer - USA

About ArangoDB

Founded in Germany and now headquartered in San Francisco, at ArangoDB we're on a mission to make working with complex data simple, powerful, and AI-ready. Based in California and in Cologne (with a global team), were building a cutting-edge data platform that helps organizations bring all their data together graph, document, key / value, full-text, and vector search in one engine.

Why does that matter? Because it means developers and data teams can build next-gen AI applications like RAG, knowledge graphs, and smart agents without gluing together a bunch of tools that were never meant to work together.

Our platform makes it easy to work with any kind of data-structured, semi-structured, or unstructured, and it gives teams everything they need to build faster, smarter, and with way more context. From our easy-to-learn AQL query language to modern integration tools, were here to help teams grow and scale with AI.

Sounds exciting? We think so too. Come join us and help shape the future of data.

Location

Candidates who live in and are authorized to work in the United States will be considered (preference in San Francisco, CA). While this is a work-from-home role, some travel may be required.

About the position :

The Chief Marketing Officer will build and manage the global marketing organization for ArangoDB. This person will be a member of the Executive Team and report directly to the CEO. This role will manage the overall vision and strategy for the marketing roadmap. Specifically, the ideal candidate will own the following responsibilities :

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Promote the company as an industry innovator to the press and public, managing all outbound communications across the website, blog, and social media channels.
• Set clear marketing objectives, define target audiences, develop and execute strategies, and track adoption through measurable KPIs.
• Maintain and align roadmaps with company vision and long-term strategy.
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Customer Success, and Product teams, representing the voice of the customer and delivering actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a marketing team covering product marketing, partner marketing, content creation, demand generation, and brand strategy.
• Develop metrics and ROI-driven KPIs to assess campaign success and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Communicate marketing strategies with internal teams, gathering feedback to refine priorities.
• Create and own go-to-market (GTM) strategies for new products and features, driving demand through customer and prospect engagement.
• Evolve and strengthen brand positioning, ensuring consistent messaging that resonates with target audiences.
• Manage and scale the marketing budget efficiently, optimizing channel mix for growth while maintaining long-term sustainability.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience :

• Proven marketing leadership experience in the enterprise software sector, with a strong track record in building complex systems.
• Demonstrated success in scaling businesses from ~$10M to $250M+ in revenue.
• Extensive experience in developing and executing go-to-market strategies for SaaS platforms, including targeted paid advertising, online / offline events, and content marketing (white papers, case studies, blogs, etc.).
• Skilled in building and managing global marketing teams within diverse, distributed organizations.
• Background spanning both large enterprises and high-growth startups, ideally in Cloud / SaaS environments, with direct involvement in significant growth trajectories.

Personal Characteristics :

• Thoughtful, process-oriented, energetic, dedicated, and has an unrelenting drive to succeed and win.
• Highly motivated and is still working hard to build a lasting career and legacy.
• Thrives in fast-paced, collaborative, and low-politics environments.
• A professional with the intellect and the executive presence to become a true business partner across the corporate and field functions someone who is capable of contributing to broader business conversations beyond his / her functional expertise.
• Experience in a high-growth environment. Entrepreneurial in nature, possessing the ability to wear many hats.
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
• A reputation for unquestionable ethics and integrity.
• Values diversity and treats all people with respect and dignity.

Why Join ArangoDB

Our headquarters is in San Francisco (US) and we have an office in Cologne (Germany), but most of our diverse team works remotely worldwide. So, do you prefer your desk at home or do you want to join us at one of our locations? Your choice.

The global minds of ArangoDB come from 5 different continents and more than 20 countries. Diverse backgrounds enable us to see new solutions. We invite people from every culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and of every age to apply to our positions. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. Arango is committed to a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any of these characteristics. We love this diversity and encourage everyone curious and visionary to join the multi-model movement.

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