Director, Strategic Marketing

Celestica; Canada; Remote; CAD 119,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Market Intelligence and Sales Enablement Specialist to drive strategic insights and support sales teams. This remote position requires strong analytical and communication skills, and a background in market research and sales enablement. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree, with an emphasis on collaborative teamwork and strategic thinking. Salary range is estimated at $119,000 - $165,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years’ experience in market intelligence, sales enablement, market research or related roles.
• Demonstrated success improving sales onboarding and ramp.
• Able to work independently and deliver quickly.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze data on customer behavior and sentiment.
• Create market intelligence reports and presentations.
• Develop sales enablement plans and track impact.

Skills

Analytical & Critical Thinking

Strategic Thinking

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Data & Technology Tools

Understanding of Channel Sales/Marketing

Sales training design/execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field (Marketing or Business preferred)

MBA preferred

Tools

Dynamics CRM

Sales Navigator

Challenger

Google Workspace

AI tools/agents

Job description

Remote Position: Yes
Region: Americas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Remote Employee Canada

Summary

Role requires a unique blend of skills to analyze markets, competitors and customer behavior to provide actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making and go to market/sales strategies. You will be a critical link between market insight and sales execution, enabling sales teams to excel in every customer interaction, from initial contact to close, by aligning tools, processes, and reporting across business segments and functions.

Key responsibilities include assimilating and analyzing data to create insightful reports and presentations that inform go-to-market strategies, collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure that market and competitive insights are integrated into our sales approach, and equipping sales teams with the resources and tools needed to improve their sales effectiveness.

Role requires strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills to help Celestica achieve profitable revenue growth and meet key sales goals.

Detailed Description

Key Responsibilities – Market Intelligence

• Customer Insights: Gather and analyze data on customer behavior, sentiment and needs to understand market dynamics and inform customer targeting strategies
• Market and Trend Analysis: Analyze industry trends and emerging opportunities in target markets
• Competitive Analysis: Understand competitor strategies and market positioning to identify threats and opportunities
• Data Synthesis and Insight Generation: Synthesize data from various sources into actionable business insights to support sales opportunity identification
• Strategic Recommendations: Provide strategic advice and develop recommendations for competitive positioning and sales growth strategies. Lead workshops to identify key account growth opportunities.
• Reporting and Presentation: Create market intelligence reports, executive summaries, and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to leadership and relevant teams
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, such as sales and account teams, to ensure market insights are leveraged effectively

Key Responsibilities – Sales Enablement

• Align with Business Goals: Understand overarching business objectives and how sales enablement can help achieve them. Drive enablement activities, ensure funnel sufficiency and sales growth goals.
• Manage Account Plans: Oversee account plan process, outlining key customer engagement to foster long‑term, value‑driven relationships
• Develop Enablement Strategies and KPIs: Create sales enablement plans, track impact of enablement initiatives
• KPI Reporting: Manage and execute processes to complete KPI reporting and management reviews
• Gather/Summarize Feedback:Collect input from sales teams and other stakeholders to understand and address their needs and challenges
• Technology and Tools: Oversee the implementation of sales tech stack and other relevant technologies
• Performance Measurement and Analysis: Monitor relevant KPIs to measure the effectiveness of enablement efforts
• Training and Development: Deliver onboarding programs for new sales hires
• Sales Process Optimization: Identify areas for sales process improvement and efficiency gains

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Analytical & Critical Thinking
• Strategic Thinking
• Research Skills
• Communication Skills
• Project Management
• Data & Technology Tools
• Dynamics CRM, Sales Navigator, Challenger, Google Workspace
• AI tools/agents
• Understanding of Channel Sales/Marketing
• Sales training design/execution

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Overnight travel may be required

Typical Experience

• 5–10+ years’ experience in market intelligence, sales enablement, market research or related roles in high‑growth environments
• Demonstrated success improving sales onboarding and ramp
• Able to work independently and deliver quickly
• Strong writing skills
• Comfort aligning cross‑functional teams and managing projects with multiple stakeholders
• Strategic thinker with a doer mentality—able to work fast, smart, and collaboratively

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Marketing or Business preferred), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA preferred.
• Educational Requirements may vary by geography

Salary Range

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Salary Range: $119 - 165K Annually

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

Company Overview

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer‑centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full‑scale production and after‑market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next‑generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.