[Hiring] Senior Director, Global Field Marketing @IonQ

Role Description

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Director; Global Field Marketing to help build, scale, define and operationalize a world-class regional marketing organization that drives pipeline, accelerates strategic deals, and strengthens customer engagement across EMEA. The role sits at the center of the company’s revenue engine, partnering closely with Sales, Product Marketing, Demand Generation, Events, and Executive Leadership to translate global marketing strategy into regionally relevant programs that influence revenue outcomes. This is a highly visible role responsible for ensuring the company’s marketing investments in the field translate into measurable business impact, stronger customer relationships, and durable market leadership.

• Define and lead the global field marketing strategy, ensuring regional marketing programs drive measurable pipeline, revenue influence, and strategic account engagement.
• Establish the global operating framework for regional marketing, including planning cadence, campaign orchestration, KPIs, budget allocation, and best practices.
• Serve as the regional marketing leader for EMEA, partnering closely with Global Sales leadership to drive pipeline and revenue growth.
• Build alignment between global marketing priorities and regional market realities, ensuring global campaigns translate effectively into local execution.
• Develop scalable frameworks for account-based marketing, regional campaigns, executive engagement programs, and strategic events.
• Build a high-performance organization that balances global consistency with regional flexibility.
• Establish a culture of commercial accountability, cross-functional alignment, and measurable marketing impact.
• Develop and execute regional programs supporting enterprise, strategic, and public sector accounts.
• Lead integrated campaigns across events, ABM, digital engagement, executive briefings, PR and partner initiatives.
• Support complex enterprise sales cycles with executive-level engagement programs, customer storytelling, and strategic industry initiatives.
• Develop programs that deepen relationships with strategic customers, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders.
• Partner with Sales leadership on account planning, deal acceleration strategies, and executive engagement programs.
• Elevate the company’s presence through thought leadership, flagship events, and curated executive forums.
• Partner with global marketing leaders to ensure field programs amplify product launches, industry campaigns, and corporate initiatives.
• Translate global messaging into regionally relevant narratives and use cases.
• Define and track clear performance metrics, including pipeline generation, campaign ROI, deal acceleration, and regional engagement metrics.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of marketing leadership experience in high-growth enterprise technology or emerging technology companies.
• Proven track record leading regional and/or international marketing teams across complex, multi-country markets.
• Deep experience supporting enterprise and strategic sales motions, including long sales cycles and multi-stakeholder buying groups.
• Demonstrated success partnering with enterprise sales organizations to drive pipeline, revenue growth, and strategic account engagement.
• Exceptional storyteller who can balance technical credibility with executive-level clarity.
• Strong commercial acumen and comfort owning pipeline and revenue impact.
• Proven track record in similar roles within the Americas region is strongly preferred.
• Experience operating in matrixed global organizations, influencing without authority.
• Comfortable navigating cultural nuance, regulatory complexity, and varied market maturity levels.
• Deep experience with account-based marketing, regional campaigns, executive engagement, and strategic events.
• Ability to engage effectively with C-suite executives, technical buyers, and industry stakeholders.
• Inspirational leader who builds high-performing global teams.
• Collaborative partner to Sales, Product, and Marketing leadership.
• Comfortable balancing global strategy with hands-on regional execution.
• Data-driven decision maker with a bias toward measurable impact.

Requirements

• Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity.
• Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
• Our benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401K, unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
• Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided when a candidate receives an offer of employment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Matching 401K.
• Unlimited PTO and paid holidays.
• Parental/adoption leave.
• Legal insurance.
• Home technology stipend.