
Director of Demand Generation
RunPod
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $250,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own end-to-end demand generation strategy and execution across all channels, including paid media, email/lifecycle, SEO/content distribution, events, webinars, ABM, and partner co-marketing
- Build, manage, and optimize campaign programs that drive MQLs, SALs, pipeline, and revenue against defined targets and efficiency benchmarks
- Own marketing-sourced and marketing-influenced pipeline metrics; build dashboards and reporting cadences to track funnel performance from top-of-funnel through closed-won
- Design and execute multi-touch, multi-channel campaigns targeting AI/ML engineers, platform teams, and technical decision-makers at mid-market and enterprise accounts
- Manage and optimize paid acquisition budgets across Google, LinkedIn, programmatic, sponsorships, and emerging channels; hold yourself to CAC and LTV/CAC targets
- Partner with Sales to build and refine lead scoring, MQL/SAL definitions, SLAs, and handoff processes that improve conversion rates and deal velocity
- Architect and manage the marketing tech stack (CRM, MAP, attribution, intent data, enrichment) to support scalable, data-driven demand gen operations
- Plan and execute Runpod’s event strategy, including owned events, sponsored conferences, and field marketing activations
- Build lifecycle and nurture programs that convert free-tier users and signups into qualified pipeline (PLG-to-sales motion)
- Hire, develop, and lead a demand generation team as the function scales; define roles, set priorities, and establish operating cadences
- Collaborate with Product Marketing, Content, and Developer Relations to align campaigns with launches, positioning, and audience insights
Requirements
- 8+ years of B2B demand generation or growth marketing experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role
- Proven track record of building and scaling demand gen programs that directly contributed to pipeline and revenue targets at a high-growth B2B SaaS company
- Deep hands-on experience with marketing automation, CRM (HubSpot or Salesforce), attribution tools, and paid media platforms
- Experience marketing to developers or technical audiences (infrastructure, DevTools, cloud, or AI/ML strongly preferred)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights; comfortable building and interpreting pipeline and funnel models
- Experience owning a demand gen budget of $1M+ and reporting on CAC, LTV/CAC, and channel ROI
- Experience working in PLG or hybrid PLG + sales-assisted environments
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; demonstrated ability to partner closely with Sales, Product, and GTM leadership
- Successful completion of a background check
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company- everyone on the team receives stock options — your impact drives our growth, and you share in the upside.
- Generous medical, dental & vision plans — we cover 100% for all employees and partial for dependents.
- Flexible PTO- take the time you need to recharge
- Most roles are remote work first with an inclusive, collaborative teams utilizing slack as the main form of internal communication
- Join a passionate team on the cutting edge of AI infrastructure — where culture, learning, and ownership are at the heart of how we scale.
- $1,200 Home Office & Equipment Stipend- We set you up for success from day one with gear and support to create your ideal workspace
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
demand generationgrowth marketingcampaign managementmarketing automationCRMattribution toolspipeline metricsdata analysislead scoringbudget management
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-functional collaborationanalytical skillscommunicationteam developmentstrategic planningproblem-solvingproject managementinsight generationperformance optimization