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Vertical Marketing Leader
First AdvantageUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Jul 2025
💰 $115,000/yr($78,000/yr – $115,000/yr)
About the role
Job Title: Vertical Marketing Leader - Americas
Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: U.S. Remote
At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.
Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
About The Role:
First Advantage is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and AI-forward Vertical Marketing Leader to accelerate growth in our Healthcare, Transportation, Industrials, Government, Education, Non-Profit verticals and LATAM geographic markets. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of marketing, sales, and product—focused on owning and executing go-to-market strategies that generate leads, increase revenue, and drive client engagement.
In this role, you will lead the end-to-end development of targeted marketing programs—from audience segmentation and campaign strategy to execution and performance optimization. You’ll play a pivotal role in translating corporate campaigns into vertical-specific initiatives that directly support field performance and sales conversion.
If you’re a marketing strategist who thrives on building relevance at scale, understands the power of AI in modern marketing, and knows how to partner closely with Sales and Customer Success to drive measurable outcomes—this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: U.S. Remote
At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.
Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
About The Role:
First Advantage is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and AI-forward Vertical Marketing Leader to accelerate growth in our Healthcare, Transportation, Industrials, Government, Education, Non-Profit verticals and LATAM geographic markets. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of marketing, sales, and product—focused on owning and executing go-to-market strategies that generate leads, increase revenue, and drive client engagement.
In this role, you will lead the end-to-end development of targeted marketing programs—from audience segmentation and campaign strategy to execution and performance optimization. You’ll play a pivotal role in translating corporate campaigns into vertical-specific initiatives that directly support field performance and sales conversion.
If you’re a marketing strategist who thrives on building relevance at scale, understands the power of AI in modern marketing, and knows how to partner closely with Sales and Customer Success to drive measurable outcomes—this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and Own Vertical Marketing Strategy: Create and execute a comprehensive marketing plan for key verticals that aligns with business priorities and drives pipeline growth.
- Segment target audiences, leveraging data, and primary and secondary research to understand pain points and unmet needs.
- Drive Demand Generation & Sales Alignment: Build and localize integrated marketing programs that generate high-quality leads, accelerate sales cycles, and enable Account Executives to win.
- Leverage AI to Scale and Personalize: Use AI-driven tools for audience segmentation, lead scoring, predictive analytics, campaign optimization, and content generation—bringing smarter marketing to the forefront.
- Activate Campaigns Across the Funnel: Translate corporate campaigns and messaging into vertical-specific formats that resonate—across digital, events, email, and field marketing tactics.
- Create Vertical Thought Leadership: Develop relevant, insight-driven content that positions First Advantage as a trusted expert in each industry.
- Partner Cross-Functionally to Maximize Impact: Collaborate with Sales, Customer Success, Product, Legal, and Corporate Marketing to ensure consistency, compliance, and effectiveness in execution.
- Measure, Learn, and Optimize: Track performance across channels and programs. Report regularly on marketing-sourced pipeline, campaign ROI, and vertical engagement.
- 5+ years of B2B marketing experience, ideally in regulated, complex, or compliance-driven industries (Healthcare, Transportation, Industrials preferred)
- Strong track record of supporting sales teams and influencing revenue through marketing
- Hands-on experience with AI-powered marketing platforms (e.g., Jasper, Writer, ChatGPT, HubSpot AI, predictive lead scoring tools)
- Proven success managing multi-channel campaigns and tailoring messaging by audience and vertical
- Strategic thinker with an eye for detail and strong project management skills
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present to sales, leadership, and executive stakeholders
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with shifting pri
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