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Kantata · 3 days ago

Vice President, Marketing Communications

Kantata is a leading provider of professional services automation software, empowering organizations to optimize resource planning and project management. The Vice President of Marketing & Communications will shape the company's global brand narrative and oversee corporate communications, product marketing, and media strategy to drive revenue growth and strengthen market positioning.

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Hiring Manager
Molly Ahadpour
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Responsibilities

Define and execute Kantata’s global brand, communications, and market-positioning strategy
Ensure brand identity, messaging, and visual expression reinforce competitive differentiation and category leadership
Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, CHRO, and CMO on brand, messaging, and corporate narrative
Build and govern a global brand and communications framework that standardizes quality, voice, and visual identity across all regions, channels, and teams
Establish the cross-functional operating model for how Marketing, Sales, Product, Customer Success, and People teams adopt and use messaging frameworks
Create a company-wide single source of truth for messaging and positioning to drive efficiency, alignment, and execution across GTM motions
Ensure alignment of messaging, positioning, and content strategy with Business Development, Customer Marketing, and Partner teams to support enablement, advocacy, and expansion
Own all corporate communications, including PR, AR, media relations, crisis communications, change management, and corporate reputation
Serve as the executive owner for leadership communications for internal announcements, organizational changes, and major strategic updates
Partner with the CHRO to lead employee communications and support culture alignment
Support the CEO with high-impact communications for employees, customers, analysts, investors, and the board
Shape Kantata’s external narrative in partnership with the CEO, CMO, and CPSO, ensuring alignment across investor communications, board materials, analyst engagements, and major announcements
Oversee ESG, DEI, and corporate responsibility messaging to ensure clarity, transparency, and consistency
Personally craft or refine executive-level content, including speeches, bylines, internal memos, and strategic narratives
Lead Kantata’s global content engine—web, social, digital, editorial, campaigns, and creative
Ensure all content aligns with message architecture and global brand standards
Drive SEO, organic traffic, digital engagement, and paid media performance
Establish global standards for content quality, brand expression, and governance across internal teams, agencies, partners, and regions
Oversee the editorial strategy across web, blog, research, and executive content to drive thought leadership and brand consistency
Provide strategic content and creative direction for demand generation, digital campaigns, and lifecycle marketing to improve conversion and funnel performance
Partner with Sales, Operations, and Customer Success to ensure GTM playbooks and content reinforce message alignment and commercial impact.to ensure message consistency and measurable impact on conversions
Advance executive thought leadership with high-impact speaking roles, bylines, and media opportunities
Strengthen Kantata’s analyst presence through coordinated strategy, message alignment, and proactive engagement
Maintain an integrated narrative across analyst relations, media, executive speaking, and corporate thought leadership
Own the executive speaking calendar and ensure strategic participation in high-value industry, customer, and partner events
Partner with Marketing and Product on event strategy, messaging, and executive visibility to maximize brand influence
Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing global Marketing & Communications organization
Oversee MarComm budgeting, agency/vendor management, and operational frameworks for planning and execution
Define KPIs and dashboards to measure MarComm impact, reach, quality, adoption, and ROI
Establish global workflows, processes, roles, and operating mechanisms across regions and sub-teams
Drive cross-functional accountability across Product, Sales, Customer Success, People, Legal, and Operations to ensure timely execution and alignment
Ensure all corporate, product, and internal communications meet the highest standards of quality, rigor, accuracy, and governance

Qualification

Brand strategyCorporate communicationsB2B SaaSExecutive communicationGlobal leadershipContent strategyDigital marketingOperational excellenceStorytellingTeam leadership

Required

15+ years in marketing and communications with global leadership experience
Deep expertise in brand strategy, corporate communications, PR/AR, and B2B SaaS
Exceptional storytelling and executive communication skills
Proven ability to lead global teams and scale high-performance organizations
Track record of influencing senior executives and aligning cross-functional partners

Preferred

Bold, strategic, and collaborative leader who unifies global teams around shared priorities
Demonstrates exceptional enterprise leadership, driving alignment, accountability, and operational rigor
Exercises sound judgment and composure in high-stakes or sensitive situations
Thinks in systems, frameworks, and scalable models
Represents the company with strong executive presence across analysts, media, customers, and partners
Anticipates risks and market shifts; proactively shapes the narrative and execution plan
Inspires and develops global teams with clarity, empathy, and purpose
Models Kantata's values: Build Boldly, Put People First, Execute Relentlessly
Operates with strong data-driven discipline and operational excellence

Company

Kantata

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Kantata develops purpose-built software to provide professional services organizations clarity, control, and confidence.

H1B Sponsorship

Kantata has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (2)
2021 (2)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$111.46M
Key Investors
Goldman Sachs Growth EquityCarrick Capital Partners
2019-04-11Series E· $48M
2016-11-15Series D· $39M
2015-02-24Series C· $19M

Leadership Team

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Michael Speranza
CEO
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