Director, Brand Influence, Advocacy – AI Discovery
Job Description:
- Define and execute Calendly's long-term customer advocacy and AI discovery strategy.
- Define and manage channel roadmaps for social media and PR/Communications.
- Build and scale customer advocacy programs including reviews, references, testimonials, ambassadors, speakers, referrals, and creator programs.
- Develop a customer evidence engine that transforms customer success into trusted digital assets including reviews, user-generated content, tutorials, community discussions, and executive advocacy.
- Partner with Growth, SEO, and Content teams to advance Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
- Increase Calendly's visibility across AI-powered discovery platforms including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot.
- Expand Calendly's presence across review sites (ie, G2, Trustradius), Reddit, LinkedIn, YouTube, podcasts, industry communities, and partner ecosystems.
- Lead employee and executive advocacy initiatives that amplify authentic brand voices.
- Partner with Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Product, Customer Success, and Lifecycle Marketing to support product launches, adoption, and expansion.
- Lead, coach, and develop the advocacy, social, and PR team while establishing clear operating rhythms and measurable outcomes.
- Measure performance using traditional channel-specific metrics alongside emerging AI discovery metrics.
Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in Brand Marketing, Customer Marketing, Community, Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, or Customer Advocacy.
- Experience building and scaling advocacy or community programs within a B2B SaaS organization.
- Strong understanding of Product-Led Growth (PLG) and customer-led growth strategies.
- Experience building programs from 0→1 while scaling mature functions.
- Exceptional cross-functional leadership and executive communication skills.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience defining KPIs and measuring business impact.
Benefits:
- All full-time (30 hours/week) employees are also eligible for our Top Performer Bonus program (or Sales incentive)
- Equity awards
- Competitive benefits