Director of Marketing Strategy

As the Director of Marketing Strategy, you will serve as the chief operating partner and strategic advisor to the Chief Marketing Officer at Dropbox.

In this dual-engine role, you will be responsible for both shaping our strategic growth initiatives and managing our operational infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Strategic Initiatives & Growth Partnerships

• Hypothesis-Driven Problem Solving: Frame and analyze highly ambiguous strategic questions.
• Business Case Formulation: Build quantitative models to justify major marketing investments.
• Partnership Structuring: Partner with Business Development teams to commercially evaluate and structure complex alliances.
• Special Projects: Lead agile, cross-functional teams to rapidly prototype and pilot new commercial initiatives.

Marketing Operations, Planning & Budget Governance

• Strategic & Financial Planning: Lead the annual and quarterly integrated planning cycle for the marketing organization.
• Capital Allocation & Budget Control: Work with RevOps to oversee the global marketing budget.
• Measurement & Reporting: Establish the core executive metrics framework to report on marketing performance.

Requirements

• Top-Tier Consulting Pedigree: 8–10+ years of professional experience, including a foundational stint at a top-tier management consulting firm.
• Hybrid B2B & B2C Experience: Proven comfort evaluating strategic problems that span both enterprise accounts and end-consumers.
• Financial & Analytical Mastery: Advanced capabilities in financial modeling, corporate budgeting, and data analysis.
• Process Design & Governance: Experience building and scaling operational processes.
• Executive Presence: Superb narrative storytelling skills.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field. MBA from a top-tier business school is highly preferred.

Durable Skills

• Awareness: Understand yourself and others.
• Judgment: Evaluate information and make decisions in complex situations.
• Adaptability: Learn, adjust, and stay effective through change.
• Connection: Communicate, collaborate, and build trust.

Compensation

• US Zone 2: $211,100-$285,700 USD
• US Zone 3: $187,700-$253,900 USD