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Kirk Jorgensen

Kirk Jorgensen

Growth Marketing & Demand Generation Leader
San Rafael,CA

Summary

Global Marketing & Operations leader dedicated to building high-performance teams. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Seasoned B2B demand generation and growth marketing professional with 10+ years of experience building qualified sales pipelines through the innovative use of product-led growth (PLG), account-based marketing (ABM), and growth marketing strategies.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Head of Global Demand Generation - Fusion

Autodesk
San Francisco, CA
04.2020 - Current
  • Led a global team of 7 growth, demand generation and partner/channel marketing managers across NAMER, EMEA, and APAC
  • Defined strategy for product led growth (PLG), account based marketing (ABM), and partner marketing campaign development and execution to hit aggressive pipeline and growth targets
  • Increased volume of trial MQLs into sales organization QOQ for 12 consecutive quarters hitting 100%+ of subscription targets every QTR
  • Developed strong relationships with regional sales teams and held seats on Fusion sales and marketing leadership teams
  • Implemented lead generation and pipeline models to enable agile strategies and accurate forecasting
  • Partnered with Data Science teams to develop scoring models for our freemium and trial audiences to improve conversion rates through PLG initiatives
  • Successfully helped to grow Fusion from incubation into the flagship product for the Design and Manufacturing organization at Autodesk

Head of Demand Generation and Operations

Returnly
San Francisco, CA
11.2019 - 05.2020
  • Developed demand generation and go-to-market strategies for a FinTech start-up to accelerate lead generation, target account engagement, and pipeline coverage within the direct-to-consumer (DTC) and Shopify ecosystem
  • Increased net new leads by 300% YOY and demo requests by 75% YOY by leading coordinated content and partner marketing initiatives
  • Managed a remote team of 5 BDRs out of the Chicago office achieving 110% quota coverage
  • Developed foundational assets including ideal customer profiles (ICPs), personas, messaging pillars, and revenue models
  • Part of company-wide layoffs due to COVID downturn

VP Demand Generation and Operations

Business Wire - Berkshire Hathaway Company
San Francisco, CA
10.2018 - 11.2019
  • Reported directly to CMO & CRO in this high visibility position
  • Managed global B2B marketing and revenue operations teams across 26 global offices
  • Recruited by Business Wire to develop and implement a go-to-market (GTM) plan for a beta SAAS platform
  • Delivered 3x pipeline coverage and 107% of revenue targets every quarter for the news release segment of the business helping to drive revenue growth for the first time in over 5 years
  • Led digital transformation of sales operations strategy to forecast new business, upsell, and renewal pipeline as well as enrichment and segmentation of over 500K customer and prospect accounts
  • Collaborated with the executive team to develop a go-to-market strategy and market segmentation for an enterprise SAAS platform
  • Managed a team of 6 direct reports and 25 individual contributors consisting of digital marketing, BDRs, and field marketing experts.

VP Demand Generation and Operations

Swrve
San Francisco, CA
03.2017 - 10.2018
  • Managed a global B2B marketing team of 10 across San Francisco, Dublin, and London offices encompassing field marketing & events, sales development representatives (SDRs), paid lead generation, and content marketing for Swrve’s Mobile Marketing SAAS platform
  • Delivered 3x pipeline coverage and 105% revenue targets for four consecutive quarters
  • Responsible for building models to identify demand generation targets as well as marketing budgets across APAC, EMEA, and NAMER
  • Dual reporting to both CRO and CMO to develop a global go-to-market strategy.

Head of Marketing

Fluxx
San Francisco, CA
12.2016 - 03.2018
  • Managed a team of 7 B2B SAAS marketing leaders responsible for product marketing, content marketing, demand generation, and sales development representatives (SDRs)
  • Built out ABM model and framework for target account selling of Fluxx’s grant management SAAS platform into large ($500M+) foundations and community organizations
  • Trained and hired the SDR team to develop strategic account plans and messaging to drive 4x pipeline coverage for four consecutive quarters.

Director of Global Demand Generation

App Annie Inc.
San Francisco, CA
09.2014 - 03.2016
  • Owned implementation of Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategy across marketing, sales and product teams reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
  • Developed testing framework and comprehensive enterprise attribution and analytics to shift from a lead generation strategy into an ABM model
  • Managed a team of 5 campaigners and dotted line into global marketing teams in APAC and EMEAR of ten digital marketers
  • Oversaw a global budget of $2 million across paid search and paid social.

Director of Agency Services

Adchemy
Foster City, CA
07.2012 - 09.2014
  • Launched a high-performing Agency Services team and developed relationships with leading agencies and top internet retailers
  • Led and trained teams of 6 SEM managers to design high-quality, revenue-generating campaigns
  • Managed monthly budgets exceeding $10 million
  • Grew agency channel revenue by 200% and fostered relationships with major search agencies
  • Reduced testing and burn-in costs by 50% and increased customer ROI by 100%+ for key accounts
  • Managed accounts with top 10 internet retailers and agencies worth $2M+ monthly including Walmart, Macy’s, Toys R Us, Staples, Vistaprint, and Gap.

Founder

PPCMX
San Miguel De Allende, Mexico
01.2006 - 01.2011
  • Founded the leading boutique digital marketing agency in Mexico
  • Developed successful SEO/SEM and social media marketing strategies across diverse industries
  • Led a successful go-to-market strategy growing the client list to over 100 accounts
  • Successfully exited through an acquisition by the leading web hosting company in Mexico
  • Rated as the Best in Search 2012 by Top SEOs for Link Building and Pay-per-Click Management

Agricultural Commercialization Volunteer

Peace Corps - Guatemala
Tactic, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
08.1997 - 12.1999

Wrote feasibility studies for EU and USAID to obtain $200K in funding for 20 large-scale cooperative commercial greenhouse projects

Education

Master in International Management (MIM) - International Marketing And Management

Thunderbird School of Global Management
Glendale, AZ
05.2001 -

Master in Business Administration (MBA) - MIS

The UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Eller Graduate School of Management
Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics - undefined

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ, Center for International Economics
Santa Cruz, CA

Skills

    Account Based Marketing

Product Led Growth

Demand Generation

Growth Marketing

Software

6Sense

Adobe Experience Manager

Looker

Microsoft BI

Timeline

Head of Global Demand Generation - Fusion

Autodesk
04.2020 - Current

Head of Demand Generation and Operations

Returnly
11.2019 - 05.2020

VP Demand Generation and Operations

Business Wire - Berkshire Hathaway Company
10.2018 - 11.2019

VP Demand Generation and Operations

Swrve
03.2017 - 10.2018

Head of Marketing

Fluxx
12.2016 - 03.2018

Director of Global Demand Generation

App Annie Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2016

Director of Agency Services

Adchemy
07.2012 - 09.2014

Founder

PPCMX
01.2006 - 01.2011

Master in International Management (MIM) - International Marketing And Management

Thunderbird School of Global Management
05.2001 -

Agricultural Commercialization Volunteer

Peace Corps - Guatemala
08.1997 - 12.1999

Master in Business Administration (MBA) - MIS

The UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Eller Graduate School of Management

Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics - undefined

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ, Center for International Economics
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