Job Description

Chief of Staff (Office of CMO) & Head of Strategic Initiative

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Dataiku is a highgrowth private software company with more than $300 million in annual revenue, operating across North America, Europe, and Asia. It delivers the Universal AI Platform that gives organizations control over their AI talent, processes, and technologies.

Position Overview

As Chief of Staff (Office of CMO) & Head of Strategic Initiative, you will lead the Marketing Chief of Staff organizationthe strategic and operational command center that aligns priorities, programs, people, and processes to maximize pipeline and ARR impact. You will partner closely with the CMO and Marketing Leadership Team to translate vision into execution, ensuring operational excellence, crossfunctional alignment, and measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Operates as the Marketing PMO, leading planning, execution, and delivery of crossfunctional initiatives such as global campaigns, launches, and GTM transformations.
• Ensures programs are executed on time, within scope and budget, with clear success metrics tied to pipeline and ARR outcomes.
• Partners with senior stakeholders across Product, Sales, and Customer Success to enable unified GTM execution.
• Owns and operationalizes the Marketing MBO framework, translating strategy into measurable objectives, key results, and execution plans.
• Leads quarterly and annual alignment reviews to track progress, ensure accountability, and maintain performance transparency across teams.
• Leads annual and quarterly planning cycles, aligning headcount, budgets, and investments with strategic priorities and revenue goals.
• Partners with Finance and People teams to manage resource planning, forecast performance, and optimize marketing ROI.
• Serves as the central coordination point between Marketing, Product, Sales, and Customer Success, ensuring unified execution of gotomarket strategies.
• Facilitates leadership meetings, offsites, and operating rhythms to maintain visibility, collaboration, and decision velocity.
• Establishes operating dashboards, performance reviews, and retrospectives to monitor progress, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement.
• Institutionalizes best practices in planning, governance, and execution to improve marketing agility and impact.
• Leads a small, highperforming team responsible for program management, planning, and business operations.
• Develops talent and fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence across the Marketing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business, marketing, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in marketing operations, strategy, or program management, including leadership of crossfunctional teams.
• Proven track record driving operational excellence and strategic alignment within large, matrixed organizations.
• Exceptional organizational, planning, and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into actionable strategies.
• Strong executive communication and influence skills; able to operate effectively with senior leadership and crossfunctional partners.
• Deep understanding of marketing performance management, financial planning, and GTM execution.
• Datadriven mindset with demonstrated ability to drive measurable business results.
• Comfortable operating in fastpaced, ambiguous environments requiring high judgment and adaptability.
• Strategic operator and trusted advisor to the CMO and leadership team.
• Bias for action with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Highly collaborative and empathetic leader who builds trust and alignment across diverse teams.

Compensation And Benefits

The final compensation package for this role will be determined during the interview process and is based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to geographic location, internal equity, education, skill set, experience and training. Eligible roles may also be entitled to receive commission or other variable compensation through Dataiku's incentive compensation program.

Dataiku also offers comprehensive benefits, including stock options, medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, pretax commuter benefits, a 401(k) company match, paid vacations and sick leave, paid parental leave, employer paid disability coverage, and additional health and wellbeing perks and benefits. Dataiku reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.

US only national base pay ranges: $170,000 - $230,000 USD.

What are you waiting for!

At Dataiku, you'll be part of a journey to shape the everevolving world of AI. We're not just building a product; we're crafting the future of AI. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth, we can't wait to welcome you to Dataiku! And if youd like to learn even more about working here, you can visit our Dataiku LinkedIn page.

Our practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency and fairness. Dataiku also believes that a diverse identity is a source of strength and allows us to optimize across the many dimensions that are needed for our success. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on business needs, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, veteran status or any other aspect which makes an individual unique or protected by laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. This applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, performance, promotion and termination and all other conditions and terms of employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact us at: reasonable-accommodations@dataiku.com

Dataiku will never ask you for payment of any type during the interview or hiring process. Other than our videoconference application, Zoom, we will also never ask you to make purchases or download thirdparty applications during the process. If you experience something out of the ordinary or suspect fraudulent activity, please review our page on identifying and reporting fraudulent activity here.

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Fulltime

Job function

• Administrative

Industries

• Software Development

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