You need these 7 things to become a 1st time VP of Marketing:
1. People management experience (ideally at least 4-6+ people, some may require 10+)
2. Product/brand marketing experience and demand generation experience
3. Expert at budgeting, forecasting, financial management, headcount planning, and agency management
4. Able to speak to past quantitative pipeline and revenue results
5. Experience in a similar industry
6. Able to speak to how you build culture and employee engagement for the whole Marketing team
7. Able to solve cross-functional issues, not just Marketing issues
What would you add/change to the list? Or what is something you admire about a VP of Marketing you know?
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