Senior Marketing & External Engagement Leader

Sierra Space Corporation; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 156,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

Paid time off (3 weeks)

Job summary

Sierra Space Corporation in Colorado is seeking a Senior Manager of Marketing & External Engagement to lead corporate marketing, brand activation, and external engagements. You will own the tradeshow strategy, develop customer-facing collateral, shape brand positioning, and oversee budgets and vendors.

The role requires strong executive presence, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record in high-visibility marketing initiatives within national security, civil space, or defense markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in marketing, external engagement, customer engagement, events, communications, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, high-visibility external engagements or marketing initiatives.
• Strong strategic and project-management skills, including experience managing significant budgets and multiple concurrent priorities.
• Ability to translate business objectives and customer insights into external engagement and marketing strategies.
• Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience managing agencies, vendors, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own Sierra Space's enterprise tradeshow and conference strategy, which covers annual planning, prioritization, budgets, sponsorships, exhibits, speaking opportunities, customer engagements, and executive participation.
• Develop customer-facing marketing collateral, presentations, capability materials, advertising, and brand assets, produced in partnership with Strategic Communications, Digital Engagement, and business teams.
• Shape Sierra Space's brand strategy and market positioning, turning business priorities and customer insights into a differentiated and compelling market presence.
• Manages external creative, graphics, exhibit, advertising, and marketing vendors and agencies, also owning the marketing and external-engagement budgets, schedules, contracts, and performance reporting.
• Creating post-event and campaign reports that assess customer engagement, business impact, lessons learned and future investment decisions.
• Maintains awareness of competitor positioning, industry activity, and emerging opportunities in the space and defense markets.

Skills

Executive presence

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related discipline

Tools

CRM

Analytics tools

Job description

Sierra Space Corporation in Colorado is seeking a Senior Manager of Marketing & External Engagement to lead corporate marketing, brand activation, and external engagements. You will own the tradeshow strategy, develop customer-facing collateral, shape brand positioning, and oversee budgets and vendors.

The role requires strong executive presence, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record in high-visibility marketing initiatives within national security, civil space, or defense markets.