VP of Marketing

Location: New York, NY (In-office 4x per week)

At Kizen, we build technology that makes AI actually work for people.

Our platform helps organizations automate the workflows that matter most — from enabling healthcare providers to deliver proactive patient care, to helping insurance organizations manage contracting and commissions, to empowering financial institutions to classify documents, extract data, and calculate risk automatically.

And that’s just the beginning. With Kizen, developers can build new enterprise applications, while business users can customize dashboards and agents using AI, low-code, or code — all on the same platform. The possibilities are limited only by imagination.

What used to take months or years to build, configure, and connect now takes just days. Kizen combines powerful pre-built agents and use cases with an enterprise platform for automation and data connection — all built on an AI-first architecture that’s easy to adopt, scale, and trust.

We’re not chasing hype. We’re solving real operational problems and helping the world’s most complex organizations work faster, smarter, and more humanely.

Join us in transforming how industries work — one workflow, one agent, and one customer success story at a time.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to own and define the marketing narrative for a rapidly growing, AI-first enterprise SaaS platform. We are looking for a hands-on VP of Marketing with a history of successfully building and scaling a B2B marketing function from the ground up in a growth stage company as we bring our next-gen platform to the world.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime for someone who wants to be at the heart of the AI movement to better humanity. As the VP of Marketing you’ll be working directly with our CEO to define, build, and execute the company's global marketing strategy to drive brand awareness, pipeline generation, and market leadership.

In this dynamic role, you’ll lead our teams responsible for:

1. Driving Growth: Ensuring the company takes all steps required to meet and exceed revenue targets
2. Defining and Evolving Brand Identity: Clarifying Kizen’s market position, narrative, and voice to resonate with enterprise decision-makers in target industries.
3. Demand Generation: Creating and managing multi-channel campaigns to deliver high-quality, sales-ready leads and accelerate pipeline growth.
4. Building a World-Class Team: Recruiting, mentoring, and leading a high-performing marketing team across all functions (content, product, digital, operations).
5. Enabling Sales Success: Partnering closely with the Sales and Product teams to ensure alignment on messaging, collateral, and go-to-market strategies.
6. Developing Verticalized GTM Channels & Funnels: Specializing in Healthcare, Insurance, and Financial services to start - though we’d expect you to work with the team to identify other verticals to target in the future as well.

Key Responsibilities

Brand Strategy & Thought Leadership

• Own and evangelize the company's core messaging, market positioning, and brand narrative globally.
• Establish Kizen as a visionary thought leader in the AI and workflow automation space through compelling content, press, and analyst relations.

Demand Generation & Growth

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, data-driven strategy for all performance marketing channels, including SEO/SEM, paid social, email marketing, and events.
• Manage the marketing budget with a clear focus on maximizing ROI and pipeline contribution.
• Establish and report on key marketing KPIs (MQLs, SQLs, CPL, Pipeline Influence) to the executive team.

Product Marketing & Sales Enablement

• Lead the Product Marketing function, ensuring the company's product features, use cases, and value proposition are clearly articulated to the market and sales team.
• Develop high-impact sales collateral, presentations, case studies, and competitive intelligence materials.

Team Leadership & Operations

• Hire, coach, and manage a team of marketing professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, experimentation, and accountability.
• Select, implement, and manage the essential marketing technology stack (e.g., CRM, Marketing Automation, analytics tools).

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive marketing experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior leadership role (Director/VP) at a B2B SaaS company.
• Proven track record of building and scaling a marketing function from an early stage to significant ARR (e.g., $1M to $10M+, or $10M+ to $100M+).
• Deep expertise across the full marketing mix: brand, content, demand generation, digital, social, and product marketing.
• Strong understanding of the enterprise sales cycle and proven ability to build a high-volume, high-quality sales pipeline.
• Data-driven decision maker, highly proficient in marketing analytics, reporting, and attribution models.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling value propositions.
• Experience marketing AI, workflow automation, or other complex enterprise technology products.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field; MBA or equivalent experience is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• A "roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude, willing to execute campaigns directly while also thinking strategically.

We’re a fast-growing company that values innovation, growth, and continuous improvement. By joining Kizen, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company while enjoying a supportive, dynamic, and collaborative workplace. You’ll have opportunities for professional development, impact, and career advancement.

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Engaging Work Culture
• Top-Tier Compensation
• Equity Package
• Healthcare Coverage
• Professional Development Stipends
• Health and Fitness Stipend
• PTO 

Kizen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics. At Kizen, we fully comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals. 

The base salary range for this position is $250,000.00 $350,000.00. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base salary, we also offer generous equity and benefits packages.
If you're excited about creating impactful experiences and contributing to a fast-paced, people-focused team, we'd love to meet you!
OTE - 750,000-$1,000,000 OTE Base pay: $250,000 - $350,000 + $500,000-$650,000 Bonus
Compensation Range
$250,000—$350,000 USD