Field Marketing Manager, EMEA
Harness
Position Summary
Harness is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and hands-on marketing manager to join our growing marketing team. The successful candidate will be an experienced B2B marketing professional and an all-around superstar who enjoys working across the full spectrum of marketing tactics, from events to copywriting to public relations. This individual will be used to collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive marketing programs, events and campaigns that generate qualified leads and activated opportunities for sales.
Field Marketing Managers play a crucial role in connecting the broader marketing strategy with on-the-ground sales efforts, ensuring that marketing initiatives resonate with local markets and drive meaningful business results.About the role
Events management
- Plan, organize, and execute both virtual and in-person events such as trade shows, conferences, meetups, and workshops.
- Manage event logistics, vendor relationships, and budget to ensure events run smoothly.
- Work with sales to maximize event ROI through pre-event outreach, on-site engagement, and post-event follow-up.
Campaign Planning and Execution
- Develop and execute regional marketing campaigns and events tailored to specific markets, industry verticals, or customer segments.
- Coordinate with the sales team to align marketing efforts with sales goals, ensuring campaigns support lead generation and pipeline growth.
- Leverage various marketing channels such as webinars, events, digital advertising, and email campaigns to reach target audiences.
Lead Generation and Pipeline Contribution
- Focus on generating and nurturing high-quality leads through localized marketing activities.
- Track and analyze key metrics such as MQLs (Marketing Qualified Leads), meetings scheduled and completed, pipeline activated, and conversion rates to assess the effectiveness of marketing efforts.
- Work with our digital marketing and operations teams to leverage marketing automation and CRM systems to track and manage leads through the sales funnel.
Sales Enablement
- Collaborate closely with the sales team to provide tools, resources, and content that align with regional marketing strategies.
- Create sales collateral, presentations, and case studies that highlight the company's value proposition and benefits for specific industries or markets.
- Conduct training sessions to ensure sales teams understand the marketing campaigns and how to leverage them effectively.
Regional Market Insights and Strategy
- Develop a deep understanding of regional market dynamics, competition, customer needs, and industry trends.
- Use this knowledge to tailor messaging and content, positioning the company’s products in ways that resonate with local audiences.
- Provide feedback to the broader marketing and product teams on market-specific trends and customer feedback.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with the wider team like product marketing, digital marketing, content and campaign management teams to create cohesive and consistent campaigns.
- Collaborate with product marketing and Field CTO teams to ensure marketing initiatives align with product launches, updates, and customer success stories.
- Serve as the key point of contact between field marketing, sales, and other internal teams, ensuring communication flows smoothly.
Budget Management and ROI Analysis
- Manage the budget for field marketing activities, ensuring efficient use of resources.
- Monitor and analyze the ROI of various marketing activities to determine their effectiveness and make adjustments as needed.
- Provide regular reports and insights on campaign performance to stakeholders, highlighting successes and areas for improvement.
Brand Awareness and Relationship Building
- Develop PR strategies to increase brand awareness and thought leadership within the region or industry.
- Build relationships with industry influencers, partners, and local media to amplify the company’s message.
- Identify opportunities for sponsorships, partnerships, and speaking engagements that can enhance the company’s visibility.
Additional Tasks
- Work with field sales and sales engineering teams to localise content, assets and campaigns into French and German
- Willing to travel across Europe and Internationally for meetings and events where necessary.
- Not shy of getting hands-on with some of the less glamorous aspects of the role such as shipping swag and setting up breaking down event booths.
- Trusted to deputise for the Director, Marketing EMEA in meetings when necessary
About you
- 3+ years of experience: Proven track record in B2B marketing, preferably within the tech industry.
- Language skills: The ideal candidate will be fluent in English, French and German but Fluency in English + French and/or German is a requirement
- Event management: Skilled in organizing virtual and in-person events like trade shows and webinars.
- CRM and automation tools: Proficient in Salesforce, Asana, Marketo or similar platforms for campaign management.
- Data analysis: Ability to track and optimize key metrics like MQLs and conversion rates.
- Strategic Planning: Develop and adapt regional marketing strategies aligned with business goals.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with sales, product, and marketing teams to ensure alignment.
- Customer-centric approach: Deep understanding of B2B buyer journeys and industry challenges.
- Project management: Manage multiple campaigns and timelines effectively.
- Budget management: Experience in managing marketing budgets for maximum ROI.
- Bachelor’s degree: In marketing, business, or a related field; relevant certifications are a plus.
Work Location
Paris, Fr
What you will have at Harness
- Competitive salary
- Flexible work schedule
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
- Monthly internet reimbursement
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.