Director, AI Accelerator Marketing

C3.ai, Inc.; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

C3 AI is seeking a results-driven marketing leader to run the C3 AI Accelerator Series from the Redwood City office. The role demands hands-on, multi-city event execution and a proven ability to generate pipeline through direct marketing.

You will partner with marketing and sales to drive campaigns, manage budgets and vendors, and ensure flawless delivery at major industry events. Travel and in-office collaboration are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; advanced degree (MBA or master's) preferred.
• 7+ years of professional experience, including significant marketing experience.
• Proven success in direct marketing, with campaigns and conversion results you can demonstrate from invitation through attendance to pipeline
• Experience running multi-city event programs at a consistently high standard
• Experience managing budgets, agencies, and vendors; experience leading or mentoring a team
• Data-driven approach to measurement and pipeline attribution
• Strong communication skills and the presence to work with senior executives and customers
• Willingness to travel extensively, domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

• Execute the Accelerator strategy, global calendar, messaging, and creative in partnership with marketing leadership
• Maintain and apply the Accelerator Playbook, including operating model, checklists, and decision rights, to ensure consistency as the program scales
• Plan and run the direct-marketing campaigns behind every event: personalized outbound, email, account-based campaigns, and partner channels
• Manage the registration funnel and data; drive qualified attendance, show rate, and cost per qualified attendee
• Partner with sales on target accounts, seller activation, and direct outreach, and drive post-event follow-up that converts attendees into account conversations
• Own the workback, market intake, and activation checklist for each city, including agency, venue, and vendor coordination
• Ensure attendee, technical, and facilitator readiness for a working session where every participant builds
• Run the scorecard and post-event debriefs, and report results, including pipeline influenced, to marketing leadership
• Manage the event budget and lead a small team of event and campaign marketers

Skills

Marketing leadership

Direct marketing

Multi-city event programs

Budget management

Data-driven measurement

Executive communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or master's degree

Job description

C3 AI is seeking a results-driven marketing leader to run the C3 AI Accelerator Series from the Redwood City office. The role demands hands-on, multi-city event execution and a proven ability to generate pipeline through direct marketing.

You will partner with marketing and sales to drive campaigns, manage budgets and vendors, and ensure flawless delivery at major industry events. Travel and in-office collaboration are required.