Account Based Marketing Director

Arkose Labs is on a mission to create an online environment where all consumers are protected from spam and abuse. As a Fast Company 2025 Best Workplace for Innovators, we provide a proactive fraud deterrence platform, Arkose Titan, designed to neutralize modern attacks powered by Agentic AI and LLMs. By combining proprietary intelligence with dynamic friction, we undermine attacker ROI to protect global giants like Microsoft, Meta, and Roblox.

Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, we maintain a global presence across APAC, Central and South America, and EMEA.

The Director of Account-Based Marketing will own the strategy, execution, and performance of Arkose Labs' account-based marketing program, driving high-quality pipeline and ARR within our Ideal Customer Profile (ICP). This role requires a metrics-obsessed revenue leader who lives and breathes funnel performance, demonstrates hands-on technical channel expertise, and operates with an experimental, hypothesis-driven mindset. You'll be a true sales partner focused on pipeline velocity and ARR, not vanity metrics, ensuring every campaign has a clear strategic rationale and measurable business impact.

• Design and implement a comprehensive, multi-tiered ABM strategy aligned with company revenue goals and ICP criteria
• Define target account selection criteria and segmentation framework based on funnel analytics, historical conversion data, and pipeline contribution
• Develop account tiering structure (1:1, 1:few, 1:many) and appropriate engagement strategies for each tier
• Establish baseline funnel metrics and define success criteria for each account tier (pipeline created, velocity, win rate, ARR)
• Translate business objectives into a coherent account marketing roadmap with clear prioritization and measurable milestones

• Design and execute hypothesis-driven, personalized, multi-channel campaigns for target accounts
• For each campaign, articulate clear hypothesis, expected outcomes, and success metrics before launch—no random acts of marketing
• In coordination with digital marketing, field marketing, and brand marketing functions, build campaigns across email, direct mail, paid advertising, events, and content syndication
• Demonstrate hands-on technical proficiency with all campaign tools and channels—able to build, optimize, and troubleshoot campaigns independently
• Develop account-specific value propositions and messaging frameworks
• Coordinate intent data monitoring and trigger-based outreach programs
• Design and manage account-based advertising campaigns across Linked In, display networks, and other platforms
• Run continuous experiments to test messaging, channels, timing, and offers; systematically document learnings and apply insights to future campaigns

• Partner closely with sales leadership and account executives to prioritize target accounts based on pipeline potential and ARR opportunity, not lead volume
• Own joint pipeline targets with sales; success measured by SQLs, pipeline created, deal velocity, and closed/won ARR—not MQLs
• Establish clear processes for account handoffs, lead routing, and opportunity tracking
• Facilitate regular account planning sessions between marketing and sales teams
• Create shared account intelligence repositories and communication protocols
• Develop sales enablement materials specific to ABM initiatives
• Eliminate marketing/sales finger‑pointing through shared accountability on revenue metrics and transparent, real‑time pipeline reporting

• Live and breathe funnel metrics—implement comprehensive ABM dashboards tracking account engagement scores, pipeline velocity, conversion rates at each funnel stage, win rates, deal size, and ARR contribution
• Track campaign performance at the account level and optimize based on insights using a test‑and‑learn approach
• Demonstrate deep fluency in interpreting funnel data to diagnose bottlenecks, predict outcomes, and course‑correct in real time
• Conduct regular program reviews and present results to leadership with clear ROI analysis and pipeline attribution
• Monitor…