Strategic Marketing Operations Lead

Speedrun Talent Network; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with 4% match (US Only)

Paid Parental Leave

Medical Leave

Caregiver Leave

Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays

Commuter Benefits (In-Office)

Monthly Wellness Stipend

In Office Set-Up Reimbursement

Job summary

Replit is seeking a Head of Marketing Strategy & Operations to run the business side of marketing. You will own the marketing budget, plan cycles, and operating cadence, and partner with the CMO on priorities and executive storytelling.

This role requires turning ambiguity into executable plans, operating with a CMO and CFO, and eventually building a team after establishing processes for a 25-person marketing organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in marketing strategy and operations.
• Owned a sizable marketing budget end to end.
• Built or run a planning cycle (annual or half-year) and an operating cadence for a leadership team.
• Drafted board or executive materials for a senior leader and know the difference between a readout and a narrative.
• Experience with headcount planning and hiring operations alongside a Talent team.
• Run vendor evaluations and procurement alongside Finance and kept a clean view of contracts and renewals.
• Comfortable as an individual contributor; this is the first ops hire.
• Scope light and move fast; build just enough process for a fast team.

Responsibilities

• Own the marketing budget end to end with Finance: allocation across teams and channels, tracking against plan, forecasting, variance flags.
• Build visibility on spend by team, channel, and program to inform decisions.
• Lead quarterly, half-year, and annual budget planning and present to Finance and the executive team.
• Own vendor and agency contracts end to end: evaluations, procurement, renewals, and cost Justification.

Skills

Budget ownership

Planning & OKRs

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor evaluations

Individual contributor

AI tooling

Tools

Budget tools

Planning tools

Job description

Replit is seeking a Head of Marketing Strategy & Operations to run the business side of marketing. You will own the marketing budget, plan cycles, and operating cadence, and partner with the CMO on priorities and executive storytelling.

This role requires turning ambiguity into executable plans, operating with a CMO and CFO, and eventually building a team after establishing processes for a 25-person marketing organization.