About the company
Navan is at the forefront of redefining business travel and expense management.
Responsibilities
- Execute a region-specific field marketing strategy and execution plan for the DACH market that aligns with regional sales targets and company growth objectives.
- Plan, manage, and execute a portfolio of high-impact initiatives: live and virtual events, trade shows/conferences (including key local partnerships such as the VDR and Handelsblatt forums), co-branded partner events, targeted unique experiences, and localized campaigns that target both prospects and key accounts.
- Partner with Sales leadership to identify target accounts/segments, design tailored field marketing strategies, and support pipeline acceleration.
- Collaborate closely with central marketing teams (Content, Digital, Creative, Product Marketing, Marketing Ops) to adapt global campaigns for the DACH market - including localized content, German-language messaging, and assets.
- Define and implement best-in-class lead-handoff processes and workflows in partnership with the local BDR, SDR, and AE teams, ensuring clear attribution from marketing activity to pipeline generation and conversion.
- Use data and analytics to track performance against KPIs (with a heavy focus on driving volume and conversion from Sales Qualified Opportunities to Verified Opportunities), derive actionable insights, and continuously optimize investment across channels.
- Manage budgets, vendor and agency relationships, ensuring cost-efficiency while delivering premium, high-quality experiences and localized collateral.
- Champion creative, agile, high-impact marketing execution within a fast-paced environment, working closely with regional functions to maintain momentum.
Requirements
- You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field; an MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
- You bring 5+ years of hands-on experience in field marketing, demand generation, or event marketing - ideally within B2B SaaS, travel/expense tech, or a high-growth technology context.
- You have a proven track record of designing and executing demand generation and field marketing campaigns that drove measurable pipeline growth, brand visibility, and sales support results.
- You are fully fluent in both written and spoken German and English.
- You excel in fast-paced, ambiguous environments; you combine strategic thinking with strong project management, execution discipline, and leadership skills.
- You thrive working cross-functionally, collaborating with Sales, Customer Success, Product Marketing, Content, and Revenue and Marketing Ops to deliver aligned go-to-market impact.
- You are analytical - comfortable using data to measure impact, build reports and dashboards, and iterate quickly on what works.