Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
We’re looking for a Marketing Innovation Manager to lead the exploration and incubation of new marketing initiatives, processes and programs. In this cross-functional role, you’ll identify opportunities, pilot new ideas, and help shape the future of AI-enabled marketing at Elastic. You’ll work closely with leadership and teams across the company to test, refine, and scale innovative approaches that drive measurable impact. If you are a data-driven, creative marketer who thrives on cross-team work to build and scale new ideas, this role is for you.
What You Will Be DoingIdentify High-Impact Marketing Opportunities
- Proactively identify strategic opportunities to improve marketing initiatives, processes, and programs across the organization.
- Evaluate emerging trends, channels, and tools to propose initiatives that could meaningfully increase engagement, efficiency, or ROI.
- Define hypotheses, success metrics, and business impact for new ideas to be tested with clear success/fail criteria and recommendations for scale or stop.
Pilot & Test Key Initiatives
- Design and run experiments to validate pilot & test key Initiatives.
- Collect data, analyze results, and iterate on pilots to determine what works and what can be scaled.
- Collaborate with Marketing Operations, Campaigns, Communications and other teams to ensure experiments complement existing workflows.
Drive Adoption & Deliver Impact
- Partner with GTM teams to implement validated initiatives, ensuring successful integration into workflows.
- Track performance and impact of scaled initiatives, demonstrating value and business outcomes.
- Provide guidance, documentation, and best practices to enable teams to adopt and sustain new approaches.
- 5+ years in marketing, GTM strategy, or innovation-focused roles in B2B or technical product environments.
- Proven ability to independently lead experiments, incubate new programs, and influence teams to adopt new approaches.
- Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills; able to turn insights into actionable recommendations.
- Self-starter with strong project management skills; able to drive initiatives without day-to-day oversight.
- Creative, curious, and energized by experimentation and “white-space” opportunities.
- Familiarity with modern marketing tools and martech; able to quickly evaluate and adopt new technology.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected]. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster)
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