Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Silicon Valley, CA (Hybrid/Remote-friendly) | Global Team | Full-time | Competitive Salary
About Us
We’re building a secure, user-centric digital identity platform powered by Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and Decentralized Identity (DID). Our mission is to give individuals and organizations control over their digital identities with exceptional privacy, security, and efficiency.
Leveraging verifiable credentials, blockchain, and AI-driven solutions, we’re shaping a trusted digital ecosystem across banking, healthcare, education, government, and travel. Join a Silicon Valley–rooted, globally distributed team shaping the future of digital trust.
The Role
Seeking an accomplished Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) based in or connected to Silicon Valley to lead brand, growth, and go-to-market strategy. This executive role owns market positioning, demand generation, thought leadership, and strategic communications—partnering closely with Product and Revenue to scale across enterprise and public-sector markets.
What You'll Do
- Strategic Marketing Leadership: Define and execute a multi-year GTM strategy aligned to company objectives and revenue targets.
- Category & Brand Building: Elevate category leadership in SSI/DID; craft differentiated positioning and messaging for enterprise buyers.
- Integrated Growth Engine: Own demand generation, lifecycle marketing, and performance KPIs across paid, owned, and earned channels.
- Enterprise GTM: Enable account-based marketing (ABM), field marketing, partner co-marketing, and pipeline acceleration with Sales.
- Content & Thought Leadership: Ship authoritative content (reports, POVs, webinars, conference talks) that shapes industry dialogue.
- Product Marketing: Drive segmentation, ICPs, value propositions, and launch plans for new products and features.
- PR & Communications: Build media, analyst, and ecosystem relationships; represent the company at Silicon Valley and global events.
- Market Intelligence: Translate competitive and customer insights into strategy, roadmap inputs, and pricing/packaging recommendations.
- Marketing Operations: Implement a modern MarTech stack, lead measurement frameworks, and drive operational excellence.
- Team Leadership: Hire, mentor, and scale a high-performing, diverse marketing organization.
What You'll Bring
- 8–12+ years in senior marketing leadership at high-growth tech companies; startup or scale-up experience strongly preferred.
- Proven success building brands and predictable pipeline in enterprise B2B (security, identity, data infrastructure, or SaaS a plus).
- Deep expertise in product marketing, demand generation, and ABM; fluency in funnels, attribution, and ROI.
- Strong operator: builds scalable processes, dashboards, and rhythm-of-business across GTM teams.
- Executive presence with excellent communication; comfortable on stage, with media, and influencing C‑suite and boards.
- Hands-on experience with CRM, MAP, analytics, and experimentation (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot/Marketo, Segment, GA).
- Track record partnering with Sales, Product, and Partnerships to drive revenue and market expansion.
- Familiarity with regulated and public-sector markets (finance, healthcare, gov/edu) is a plus.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Silicon Valley DNA: Access to top-tier partners, customers, events, and talent networks.
- Impact at Scale: Help define category leadership in digital identity and verifiable credentials.
- Flexible Work: Hybrid/remote-friendly with periodic collaboration in Silicon Valley.
- Competitive Salary: Market-aligned compensation with performance incentives.
- Culture of Builders: Flat, agile organization that values experimentation, ownership, and speed.
Our Values
- Transparency first: Open communication, clear goals, and shared context.
- Continuous improvement: Learn fast, iterate, and raise the bar.
- Customer-centric: Outcomes over outputs; trust and usability drive adoption.
- Data-driven: Decisions anchored in evidence and measurable impact.
- Balance: Sustainable pace and respect for personal well-being.
