CMO

Bain & Company, Inc.; Santa Ana (CA); Hybrid; USD 325,000 - 621,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Hands-on ownership

Open, funded role

Job summary

Bain & Company is seeking a Chief Marketing Officer in California who champions cross-functional collaboration and hands-on ownership. This open, funded role offers a high compensation range and mentorship to grow in general leadership.

The position emphasizes driving performance, aligning vendors and internal teams, and translating stakeholder needs into clear goals while managing competing priorities with rigorous attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating general expertise (required).
• Curiosity and willingness to read docs before asking questions.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Hold Santa Ana vendors to the standard promised to users.
• Keep CA reporting accurate enough to base decisions on.
• Manage competing demands while maintaining attention to detail.

Skills

Curiosity

Portfolio

Self-motivated

Team collaboration

Bias toward action

Hybrid teamwork

Job description

The general ground is shifting, and Bain & Company wants a CMO in CA who sees Cross-Functional Collaboration as the way through. This c-level opening gives you $325,000 - $621,000, hands-on ownership, and the mentorship to keep growing in general.

Key Responsibilities

• Hold Santa Ana vendors to the standard we promised our users
• Keep CA reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Catch the Problem Solving regression a tired reviewer would miss
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Goal Setting plan
• Contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and reduce waste

What You'll Bring

• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your general expertise
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• A hands-on bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a self-directed hybrid team

Bain & Company partners with organizations across Santa Ana, CA to bring generously-mentoring thinking to everyday general challenges. Psychological safety is something we actively build, so disagreeing in good faith is encouraged.

From the $325,000 - $621,000 starting line, expect coaching that grows your Resilience and benefits that quietly cover the rest of life.

This is an open, funded role that we intend to fill in the coming weeks.

Don't wait for the perfect moment to switch into general work, because it's right now.