Senior Marketing Manager, NA

Senior Marketing Manager, NA page is loaded Senior Marketing Manager, NA Apply locations Saint Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec Montreal, Quebec time type Full time posted on Posted 6 Days Ago job requisition id R14123 About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Global Marketing and Public Policy Department

The Global Marketing and Public Policy team is responsible for Vantage’s brand, identity, and positioning in the global marketplace. The team further leads public and analyst relations, as well as public affairs, to ensure all constituents are educated on Vantage’s products and services while advancing the company’s position on data center public policies. The team partners with sales, design, engineering, construction, finance, legal, and other departments to grow market share, acquire and retain customers, launch products, represent the company before governments, and expand into new geographies. In addition, the team spearheads the overall product design of the data center aesthetics to ensure a consistent customer experience around the world.

Position Overview

The Senior Marketing Manager, North America will be primarily responsible for planning, implementing, and reporting on Canadian marketing and government affairs programs in order to attract new customers, retain existing customers, elevate the Vantage brand, as well as engage with economic development, government officials, and the community to advocate for Vantage. Areas of focus will include all field marketing activities, events, lead generation campaigns, content templates, public relations, government affairs and marketing operations. The individual will report directly to the Vice President, Global Marketing and will work together with various stakeholders and teams within the organization, including leadership, sales, design, engineering, and construction, to achieve department and corporate goals.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop marketing plan and budget for Canada.

• Select and manage all regional marketing partners/agencies and government affairs consultants.

• Engage with and support coworkers to ensure a cohesive team, unified goals, and successful outcomes.

• Manage all events, both internally and externally, from concept to budgeting, planning, execution, and reporting.

• Contribute to content creation; manage all Canadian content templates, videos, social media messaging, etc.

• Develop integrated campaigns to keep Vantage top-of-mind with relevant constituents, attract new candidates (potential employees) to the company, and report on effectiveness/KPIs.

• Work with NA public affairs and in-country consultants to ensure Vantage has the ability to build data centers, tracking all relevant policies, laws and local sentimental; proactively lead community and advocacy programs.

Duties

• Manage tradeshows, broker/customer/prospect/partner events, and internal events, including planning, budgeting, implementing, attending, and hitting predefined KPIs.

• Develop, execute, and measure targeted campaigns, email deployments and other lead generation activities, mainly focused on strategic target accounts and brokers. Manage the database and list segmentation.

• Develop, implement, and measure all public relations government affairs activities across Canada.

• Provide competitive, market and product intelligence as required.

• Manage regional marketing photography.

• Work with HR and Director of Marketing on local recruiting campaigns.

• Assist in the management of Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Analytics, the marketing calendar and other tools to execute, track and measure program performance.

• Research, identify and track current and emerging policy and political issues impacting the data center industry across Canada; engage internal stakeholders to determine company’s position, priorities, and risks.

• Create and manage a community engagement program in jurisdictions where Vantage operates or plans to operate across Canada.

• Draft positioning statements and external-facing documents; prepare presentations and talking points for internal and external meetings.

• Participate in various chambers of commerce, trade associations and industry coalitions as a proponent of Vantage and the data center industry.

• Promote Vantage’s commitment to sustainability, diversity and inclusion; engage in the community supporting Vantage’s role as a good corporate citizen.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications or Journalism, or equivalent experience required.

• 5-7 years of experience in related field required.

• Data center experience is strongly preferred, but not required.

• Ability to write marketing copy is essential; attention to detail is a must.

• Knowledge of Salesforce, HubSpot, WordPress, Adobe Creative Cloud and Google Analytics preferred.

• Bilingualism (French and English) is desired for this position due to the nature of the role requiring daily interactions with people from different departments (Marketing, Sales, Operations, HR etc.) whose stakeholders are located in the United States, in Europe and in APAC and that the only common language to communicate with them is English.

• Travel required is expected to be 5 to 10%. Travel includes managing events and visits to other Vantage offices. Travel may increase over time as the business evolves.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.