Chief Marketing Officer, CMO

Description All About Kantata Kantata provides the Kantata Cloud for Professional Services™, which offers businesses clarity, control, and confidence to optimize resource planning and elevate operational performance. Our software is purpose-built to help over 2,500 professional services organizations across more than 100 countries focus on their most important asset: their people. By leveraging Kantata, professionals gain access to the information and tools they need to win more business, ensure the right people are always available at the right time, and delight clients with exceptional project delivery and outcomes. Kantata is well-capitalized, continuously hiring, and rapidly growing our loyal and diversified customer base. We are recognized as an employee-rated Best Place to Work, providing a dynamic work environment with a team that is passionate about what they do. JOB DESCRIPTION The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is a critical member of the senior leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO. The CMO will orchestrate an integrated global marketing strategy to drive Kantata's future growth and market deployment. This role owns Kantata's global brand presence across all channels, cultivates thought leadership, and ensures marketing alignment with sales, product, business development, and customer loyalty strategies. The CMO will build and lead a world-class marketing team, drive revenue growth, and continuously refine Kantata's value proposition to propel the company as an industry innovator and leader. Primary Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive global marketing strategy aligned with company vision, research, and point of view. Collaborate across the organization to ensure integration with sales, product, business development, and customer loyalty initiatives.
• Brand Ownership: Own Kantata's global brand presence across digital, print, and event channels. Drive brand awareness and preference through public relations, analyst relations, and software review site coverage.
• Thought Leadership: Grow Kantata's position as a thought leader in the market, fueling market education and narratives that support the company's vision and innovation.
• Team Development: Build, mentor, and manage a world-class team of marketers across marketing communications, demand generation, and product marketing disciplines.
• Revenue Growth: Drive marketing-sourced opportunities to the pipeline and improve sales conversion rates through sales enablement, product positioning, pricing, and programs.

What You Bring To The Role

• 15+ years in B2B SaaS marketing leadership, including C-Level, executive roles in high-growth companies in evangelical categories
• Proven success in category creation, product launches, and new logo acquisition at scale
• Experience supporting global enterprise sales motions with deal sizes >$250K ARR, and upwards >$1MM
• Expertise in building and mentoring high-performing, cross-functional marketing teams
• Strong analytical mindset with a metrics-driven approach to pipeline, ROI, and customer expansion
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, with a reputation for energizing teams and aligning executives, and thought leadership

This is a hybrid role that may work remote or in the office. We expect there will be times when meeting for an in person event will be necessary for your role. Call To Action Ready to lead the way and make a lasting impact at Kantata? If you're passionate about building world-class brands, driving business growth, and shaping the future of professional services, we want to hear from you! Apply today to join a dynamic team that values innovation, authenticity, and putting people first. EEOC Statement Kantata is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job