VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized)
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
2 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized). Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Please match to this family only if your organization does not have specialized marketing job families. Responsible for strategic leadership of the marketing function applying knowledge across a broad set of marketing disciplines (two or more marketing areas). Responsible for developing and implementing an effective marketing strategy to achieve its revenue, profit, growth and market share objectives. Responsibility ranges from market needs identification, to customer segmentation, new product design and development, through product management, pricing, advertising and marketing communications, and to the management of the distribution channels. . Collaborates with cross-functional teams and executives to develop or oversee the implementation of marketing strategies. Takes a leadership role in relationships with advertising agencies, key marketing service vendors, and others reinforcing the company's mission, values and strategy. Ensures that contemporary marketing tools and processes such as digital marketing are utilized effectively to support the overall marketing objectives. Typically, a key member of the executive leadership team. Requires experience managing a material portfolio of products and services in a large complex organization. Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or MBA in Business, Marketing or a related field, and extensive functional management experience in two or more areas of Marketing.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized)
VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized) salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized) pay?
- 2 surveys publish VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized) benchmarks, including data from Empsight. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized) pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for VP Marketing - Generalist (match if Marketing is not specialized) varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
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