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About OSS Ventures

TL;DR

• Position: Head of Marketing

• Location: Paris, France, with flexible remote options (hybrid)

• Salary Range : 50K-80K

• Type of Contract: Full-time, Permanent

• Direct Reporting Line: CRO, Jean-Philippe Lorinquer

OSS Ventures builds and invests in tech companies that transform the production model towards a more sustainable and desirable future. We empower founders to innovate and disrupt traditional industries through technological solutions.

As a startup studio and venture capital firm, we partner with industrial experts to create and scale startups that bring digital transformation to the industrial world. We offer end-to-end support, from ideation to scaling, ensuring that our companies succeed by leveraging our network, expertise, and resources.

Our values : 

• 🙇 Trusting Team Excellence: We build trust within our ecosystem, act as a unified team, and aim for top performance.

• 😅 Fail, Learn, Succeed: We embrace failure as part of the growth journey, focusing on continuous learning and improvement.

• 🔪 We Eat What We Kill: We reward results, prioritize risk-taking, and value fairness in risk-reward symmetry.

• 📈 Compound the System: We optimize systems, leverage automation, and believe in the collective over individual achievements.

• 🛖 Build Something the World Needs: We strive for impactful, innovative solutions that have a meaningful presence in the world.

• 🏃 Think and Do It Quick:Speed and efficiency are key, avoiding overthinking and prioritizing rapid action and results.

About the job

Mission

The Head of marketing will lead the development and execution of marketing strategies that drive growth for OSS Ventures and its portfolio companies. 

Your role will be pivotal in amplifying brand visibility, generating high-quality leads, and supporting founders in scaling their marketing efforts.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy for OSS Ventures, aligning with core business objectives.

• Provide strategic marketing guidance and support to portfolio companies, including go-to-market plans, branding, and content initiatives.

• Manage content marketing across various channels such as blogs, newsletters, and social media with 5 target audiences : LPs, VCs, Portfolio Startups, external startups for dealflow & potential investors

• Collaborate with the revenue team to optimize lead generation and nurture campaigns.

• Analyze marketing performance metrics to drive data-informed strategies and adjustments.

• Coordinate with portfolio marketing teams

• Assist the investor communications with a quarterly investor newsletter & yearly LP events

• Organize events & trade shows

• Animate an industrial community through a content strategy

• Manage a marketing intern

Performance Indicators

• Increase in brand awareness and engagement across digital channels.

• Growth in qualified leads for OSS Ventures and support for the marketing success of portfolio startups.

• Effective and measurable marketing campaigns leading to increased acquisition and retention.

About you

Mandatory

•  5+ years of experience in digital marketing and content strategy.

• Proven track record in B2B SaaS marketing

• Strong background in lead generation, performance marketing, and data analytics.

  This will be important in your Job, we’ll teach what you currently miss: 

• Deep understanding of the industrial sector and its unique marketing challenges.

• Advanced skills in marketing automation tools and CRM systems.

  
  Overall expected behaviors

• Proactive: Anticipate and address challenges; seize opportunities.

• Data-Driven: Base decisions on data analysis and insights.

• Collaborative: Work seamlessly with internal teams and founders to create unified strategies.

• Self organization: Prioritization and attention to detail in order to manage multiple tasks, topics for different companies….at the same time

  What Success Looks Like

• Consistent growth in lead generation and brand engagement.

• Positive feedback from founders on marketing support and strategy execution.

• Enhanced market positioning and visibility for OSS Ventures and its portfolio companies.

  What’s in it for You

• Opportunity to shape the marketing strategy of a leading startup studio in industrial tech.

• Hands-on impact on the growth and success of innovative startups.

• Work within a dynamic team that values pragmatism, speed, and results.
  

  Career Path

• Potential for growth into a CMO role at OSS Ventures.

• Opportunities to lead marketing initiatives across various startups within our portfolio or a path to launch a startup as a founder with us

  Process Interview

  1. Screening Call with our Head of Growth, Ashok (30 minutes)

     Objective : Initial introduction, discussion of your background. 

  2. Immersion interview with our Chief Revenue Officer (1 hour)

     Objective : Designed to analyze your experience in detail, your career path and achievements

  3. Technical Interview + Case Study with our Head of Growth & CRO (1,5hour)

     Objective: In-depth discussion on your marketing experience, projects, and strategic thinking

  4. Interview with our Head of people (45 minutes)

     Objective : Culture fit

  5. Final Interview with CEO (30 minutes)

     Objective : Open discussion and high level vision alignment