Director of Marketing

Kognitos is at the forefront of revolutionizing the trillion-dollar hyper-automation market. Our mission is to redefine how software is built and maintained by leveraging cutting-edge multi-agent automation platforms. We are pioneering advancements in agentic workflows, enabling machines to reason, plan, and execute tasks in a deterministic fashion.

Our approach elevates debugging to English, bypassing traditional programming languages that struggle to adapt to runtime surprises. Kognitos is building "HAL"—but the friendly, helpful kind—to create systems that align AI safety with business value, solving challenges in efficient fine-tuning, multimodal reasoning, and real-world adaptability.

Our team includes top engineers from Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Pure Storage, and leading tech startups. Many of our engineers have studied at IIT, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, UIUC, Caltech, and the University of Michigan.

With offices in San Jose, CA, and Bangalore, India, we’re building a global center of excellence in AI automation.

At Kognitos, you won’t just build software—you’ll help shape the future of AI-driven automation.

Role Summary

As the Director of Marketing at Kognitos, you will be a major driving force behind bold, integrated marketing strategies that elevate brand awareness, fuel demand generation, and cultivate a vibrant community. Working closely with the VP of Marketing, you’ll lead cross-functional teams to rapidly test, refine, and scale campaigns that position Kognitos as a trailblazer in AI automation. 

This senior role calls for a strategic visionary who thrives on turning ambitious goals into high-impact results, seamlessly balancing big-picture thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-moving, innovative environment. If you’re eager to build a market-leading brand, influence the entire marketing funnel, and lead a growing team with entrepreneurial energy, this is the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the VP of Marketing to define and implement marketing strategies aligned with Kognitos’ business objectives and growth plans.

• Lead and collaborate with team members across marketing, design, PR, and more.

• Plan, execute, and optimize multi-channel marketing campaigns, including digital, social, physical events, and PR..

• Manage marketing operations, including optimization of the lead funnel in Hubspot and Salesforce.

• Act as a brand champion to ensure consistent messaging and visual identity across all platforms.

• Utilize data-driven insights to measure campaign effectiveness, refine strategies, and report towards achieving targeted KPIs.

• Partner with sales, product, and customer success teams to ensure marketing efforts support pipeline growth and customer retention.

• Foster a collaborative team culture in line with Kognitos’ values.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive marketing experience with at least 3 years in a management role, preferably as a Director.

• Proven track record in B2B SaaS or enterprise technology marketing; extensive in startup and growth stage companies a major benefit.

• Expertise in developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns that deliver measurable business impact.

• Strong leadership and team development skills with Coach/Player outlook.

• Proficiency in marketing analytics and performance measurement tools.

• Excellent communication (including public speaking), project management, and stakeholder engagement abilities.

• Extensive experience in working in a variety of technology tools and platforms aligned with marketing ranging from Hubspot, Salesforce, Outreach, Google Analytics, Social advertising portals, SEO tools, and similar. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Final note

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Equal opportunities provider

Kognitos is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.