Chief Growth & Client Experience Architect

RK Partners; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

RK Partners is seeking a strategic, hands-on Chief Marketing Officer to build the marketing and client experience infrastructure for its next growth phase. This executive will shape the strategy, create scalable processes, and assemble the resources needed to support long‑term vision.

With approximately $1.5B in AUM and a goal to double, the CMO will lead brand, demand generation, client journeys, referrals, and partnerships across the organization, reporting to the leadership team.

Qualifications

• Senior-level leadership across marketing, client experience, brand or growth.
• Demonstrated experience building or transforming a marketing function.
• Track record turning strategy into measurable execution.
• Experience partnering with sales, advisors, and revenue teams.
• Ability to build programs, processes, and teams from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing and client experience strategy aligned with growth objectives.
• Build and improve the end-to-end client journey.
• Establish scalable onboarding, communication, events, engagement, and relationship standards.
• Develop programs and tools to generate introductions and deepen client relationships.
• Create consistency and accountability around referrals and client advocacy.
• Strengthen brand positioning, messaging, and market presence.
• Oversee content, social media, digital marketing, thought leadership, events, and ads.
• Partner with advisors and leadership to connect marketing to business development.
• Establish metrics and accountability around client experience and results.
• Evaluate marketing partners, technology, processes, and resources; decide what to build or expand.
• Manage initial marketing budget of ~ $200,000 with potential for more.
• Determine team resources needed and build the marketing function as the organization grows.

Skills

Senior leadership

Strategic planning

Marketing leadership

Growth & branding

Job description

RK Partners is seeking a strategic, hands-on Chief Marketing Officer to build the marketing and client experience infrastructure for its next growth phase. This executive will shape the strategy, create scalable processes, and assemble the resources needed to support long‑term vision.

With approximately $1.5B in AUM and a goal to double, the CMO will lead brand, demand generation, client journeys, referrals, and partnerships across the organization, reporting to the leadership team.