Head of Marketing

6 days ago


Cape Town South Africa RoomRaccoon Full time R2 000 000 - R2 500 000 per year

RoomRaccoon 

RoomRaccoon was founded by Nadja Buckenberger and Tymen Van Dyl in 2017 with a mission to redefine hotel operations through our all-in-one hotel management system.     

Our diverse team of 110 professionals, spread across 5 offices worldwide, serves 2000+ clients across Europe, USA and Africa.  Our benefits include equity, formal training budget allowance, annual hotel allowance, as well as birthday and Xmas vouchers.     

Interested? Keep reading on 

Job title: Head of Marketing 

Location: Breda, Netherlands | Lisbon, Portugal | Cape Town, South Africa 

Language: English 

Work-type: Hybrid 

Your North Star 

As Head of Marketing, your mission is to generate sustainable revenue growth by driving consistent demand for RoomRaccoon. The demands should fuel both new customer acquisition and upsell opportunities with existing customers.    

A Day in the Life of the Head of Marketing 

Demand Generation & Growth 

  • Lead and execute a robust demand generation strategy to drive new customer acquisition and upsell opportunities  
  • Partner closely with Sales & Customer Success to deliver a qualified pipeline, shorten sales cycles, and expand existing accounts
  • Build multi-channel campaigns (digital, content, events, partnerships) with measurable impact on revenue growth  

Brand Leadership  

  • Strengthen RoomRaccoon's positioning and differentiation in global markets
  • Champion the RoomRaccoon brand across all internal and external touchpoints, ensuring consistency and relevance
  • Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and customer insights to refine brand and product messaging 

Team Leadership 

  • Lead, inspire and grow a high-performing marketing team of 10+ people, fostering creativity, accountability and results
  • Drive recruitment, team development and performance management
  • Cultivate a data-driven culture with clear KPI's and ROI accountability 

Strategic Collaboration 

  • Work hand-in-hand with the Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Digital Marketing to align brand, demand generation and revenue goals
  • Collaborate with the Chief Product Officer on go-to-market strategies for new and existing features
  • Partner with the Leadership Team to ensure marketing initiatives directly contribute to RoomRaccoon's growth targets 

Budget & Performance Management 

  • Own the Marketing budget and ensure effective resource allocation to maximise ROI
  • Continuously track, measure and optimise marketing performance across all channels  
     

Key skills:  

  • Proven success in leading demand generation and brand marketing within a SaaS company, ideally beyond €10M ARR
  • Experience driving measurable pipeline and revenue growth in competitive markets
  • Strong background in scaling teams and marketing programs internationally
  • Track record of exceeding targets and driving team success 

What Sets You Apart 

  • Demand generation expertise with a strong grasp of performance marketing, funnel optimisation and account-based marketing
  • Excellent leadership skills with a history of building and developing high-performing teams
  • Strong communication with the ability to influence stakeholders and rally teams around a shared vision
  • Creative yet data-driven mindset, balancing storytelling with measurable impact  
  • Resilient, adaptable and excited to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced environment 

How to be successful as the Head of Marketing 

  • Problem Solver – You anticipate roadblocks and proactively clear them
  • Adaptable – You thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving tech environment
  • Collaborative – You bring teams together to align on goals and get results
  • Customer-Centric – You keep the needs of hoteliers at the core of every decision
  • Persuasive Communicator – You inspire, influence, and close deals 

Perks 

Equity 
Mac environment 
Performance bonuses 
Formal Training budget 
Annual Hotel experience 

RoomRaccoon Values

Accountability  
Beat Yesterday  
Clock Speed  
Deals a Deal  
Empower Another  

Disclaimer: Thanks so much for your excitement about joining RoomRaccoon We're lucky to have so many talented people eager to be part of our team, so we're reviewing applications as they come in. If you don't hear from us within three weeks, it means we've decided to move forward with other candidates this time—but don't be discouraged Keep an eye on our careers page, and we'd love for you to apply for roles that fit your talents in the future 


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