Director, Marketing Technology & Engineering

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h2 class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="637gr-0-0"><span data-offset-key="637gr-0-0"><span data-text="true">What is The Role</span></span></h2> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="b0dtp-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b0dtp-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b0dtp-0-0"><span data-text="true">The Director, Marketing Technology &amp; Engineering owns Elastic's complete MarTech ecosystem — both what we build and what we buy. This role sets the technology strategy, drives a build vs. buy decision framework, leads engineering teams delivering first-party applications, and manages the full lifecycle of third-party platforms. The ideal candidate bridges product thinking, engineering, and marketing domain expertise to deliver a scalable, integrated, and measurable technology stack.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="frq72-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="frq72-0-0"><span data-offset-key="frq72-0-0"><span data-text="true">You’ll sit at the intersection of marketing, sales, engineering, and operations, guiding </span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r1q:" class="chakra-text css-cua023"><span data-offset-key="frq72-1-0"><span data-text="true">roadmap</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="frq72-2-0"><span data-text="true"> development, leading team execution, and aligning systems and workflows to our go-to-market strategy. From campaign tooling to CRM connectivity to intake automation, you’ll shape how marketers operate and how marketing connects to revenue.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="411tk-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="411tk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="411tk-0-0"><span data-text="true">This is a high-impact management role that requires deep technical proficiency, critical thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and a </span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r1s:" class="chakra-text css-1h4n5cs"><span data-offset-key="411tk-1-0"><span data-text="true">passion</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="411tk-2-0"><span data-text="true"> for enabling marketing scale through technology.</span></span></div> </div> <h2 class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="33olo-0-0"><span data-offset-key="33olo-0-0"><span data-text="true">What You Will Be Doing</span></span></h2> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="2c2ro-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2c2ro-0-0"><strong><span data-offset-key="2c2ro-0-0"><span data-text="true">Strategy &amp; Vision</span></span></strong></div> </div> <ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul" data-offset-key="3vf94-0-0"> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="3vf94-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3vf94-0-0"><span id="popover-trigger-:r1u:" class="chakra-text css-bcri66"><span data-offset-key="3vf94-0-0"><span data-text="true">Define and own the dual MarTech </span></span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r20:" class="chakra-text css-cua023"><span data-offset-key="3vf94-1-0"><span data-text="true">roadmap</span></span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r22:" class="chakra-text css-bcri66"><span data-offset-key="3vf94-2-0"><span data-text="true">, covering both the product roadmap for what Elastic builds and the vendor </span></span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r24:" class="chakra-text css-cua023"><span data-offset-key="3vf94-3-0"><span data-text="true">roadmap</span></span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r26:" class="chakra-text css-bcri66"><span data-offset-key="3vf94-4-0"><span data-text="true"> for what Elastic buys, ensuring investments align with marketing and business objectives and that internal and external capabilities complement each other</span></span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="59u51-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="59u51-0-0"><span data-offset-key="59u51-0-0"><span data-text="true">Own and maintain the build vs. buy evaluation framework, including decision criteria, business case methodology, and recommendation process </span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="86o66-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="86o66-0-0"><span id="popover-trigger-:r28:" class="chakra-text css-bcri66"><span data-offset-key="86o66-0-0"><span data-text="true">Partner with XCMO and cross-functional stakeholders to translate campaign, demand gen, and go-to-market priorities into clear, actionable technology initiatives that drive execution, automation, and seller </span></span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r2a:" class="chakra-text css-1j6t0d7"><span data-offset-key="86o66-1-0"><span data-text="true">engagement</span></span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="b9ii8-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b9ii8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b9ii8-0-0"><span data-text="true">Monitor emerging tools, trends, and AI-powered capabilities to continuously assess their relevance to Elastic's stack</span></span></div> </li> </ul> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="8jbrd-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8jbrd-0-0"><strong><span data-offset-key="8jbrd-0-0"><span data-text="true">Engineering &amp; Product Ownership</span></span></strong></div> </div> <ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul" data-offset-key="7hfr5-0-0"> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="7hfr5-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7hfr5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7hfr5-0-0"><span data-text="true">Own the product vision and prioritization for internally built marketing applications, including our custom React-based application</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="jjrj" data-offset-key="aoteh-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-