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Join Cengage Group as a Director of Growth Marketing to lead demand generation efforts and optimize marketing performance aimed at driving measurable growth.

Responsibilities: Lead strategy and execution across demand generation efforts, own marketing performance analytics, develop acquisition and retention programs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize the buyer journey.

Skills: 10+ years of B2B marketing experience, expertise in paid acquisition and ABM strategy, strong analytical skills, and proven success in scaling marketing programs that drive revenue.

Qualifications: 3-5 years in a senior growth/demand leadership role, with a strong background in performance analytics and collaboration with sales teams.

Location: Virtual, United States (MA)

Compensation: $138200 - $180000 / Annually

We believe in the power and joy of learning

At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery

Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/

What you'll do here:

• Lead the strategy and execution across all demand generation efforts including paid media, ABM, and events.
• Own the marketing performance dashboard using data analytics to optimize marketing and drive measurable growth.
• Champion marketing performance measurement through advanced analytics, attribution modeling, and reporting.
• Build and manage a high-performing team passionate about lead generation and performance optimization.
• Develop coordinated acquisition and retention programs across channels to grow pipeline and increase CLTV.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, customer success, product development, and product marketing to optimize the buyer journey.
• Experiment, test, iterate—continuously improving programs with data at the core.
• Lead marketing operations teams to optimize lead quality, improve conversion rates, and accelerate pipeline through the funnel.
• Drive marketing-sourced and marketing-influenced pipeline through a combination of acquisition and acceleration programs.
• Partner with the digital experience team on execution of global paid media and digital experience delivery to generate and convert demand at scale.
• Continuously test, iterate, and improve lead generation and conversion strategies based on data and insights.

Skills you will need here:

• 10+ years of B2B marketing experience, with 3–5 years in a senior growth/demand leadership role.
• Expertise in paid acquisition, ABM strategy, and event marketing.
• Deep knowledge of performance analytics, attribution, and funnel optimization.
• Proven success scaling marketing programs that directly drive revenue.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills—you know how to encourage teams and align cross-functional partners.
• Experience partnering with sales teams to build alignment and optimize the handoff and follow-up of leads.
• Strong analytical approach with hands-on experience using attribution, performance dashboards, and return on investment analysis to guide strategy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to influence at all levels of the organization.

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Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or at +1 (617) 289-7917.

About Cengage Group

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

$138,200.00 - $180,000.00 USD