Sr. Manager, Marketing Operations AI & Transformation

NinjaOne provides a Unified IT Operations Platform that helps organizations manage endpoints, automate IT operations, and improve technology efficiency. The Senior Manager, Marketing Operations AI & Transformation will lead the design, deployment, governance, and adoption of AI-driven systems, predictive models, agentic workflows, and intelligent automation across Global Marketing Operations. The role also leads change management, enablement, process redesign, and responsible AI adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, define, and shape the highest priority AI use cases for the Marketing Operations team
• Define the scoring architecture for predictive contact & lead scoring and select the model approach in partnership with the Data & AI team and our Campaign & Data Operations lead in MOps, documenting rationale and validation methodology
• Design & deploy agentic workflows that automate multi-step marketing operations tasks (e.g., campaign QA, reporting assembly, list hygiene, list import) with human-in-the-loop checkpoints where risk warrants it
• Evaluate emerging generative AI capabilities (new model releases, agent frameworks) for applicability to Marketing Operations, and pilot before broader rollout
• Establish AI model governance and data quality measures
• Champion change management, enablement, and adoption of new automated workflows, agentic capabilities, and process changes through training, communications, playbooks, enablement sessions, and stakeholder engagement
• Establish feedback loops with end users and partners within the Data & AI team to bring their perspective to planning, implementation, and optimization
• Identify and lead process redesign opportunities where AI removes manual steps entirely, rather than simply speeding up the old process
• Partnering with our Technology Strategy team in Marketing Ops, consult on the assessment of AI capabilities available in our existing technology stack and make recommendations on build/buy/usage Govern shadow AI: any AI feature activated outside this process is evaluated to determine if it should be integrated or deactivated
• Other duties as needed

Requirements:

• We are flexible on remote working from home, if you are located in the USA and reside in one of the following states - CT, FL, GA, *IL, KS, MA, ME, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, TX or VA
• Degree in Marketing, Information Systems, or equivalent applied experience
• 6-8+ years in marketing operations, revenue operations, or applied data science, with at least 2 years leading predictive modeling or AI/automation initiatives
• Prior people management experience, or demonstrated readiness to manage a small team
• Hands-on fluency with Salesforce.com, a marketing automation platform (Pardot, Marketo, Eloqua, HubSpot, or equivalent); working knowledge of SQL and Python required
• Experience with or working knowledge of intent data platforms (6sense, Bombora, G2) and generative AI tooling in a business context
• Track record of translating model output into workflows that Sales and Marketing adopt
• Curiosity and confidence to explore new agentic AI and automation capabilities; with a focus on delivering AI initiatives responsibly
• Comfort in communicating impact to senior stakeholders
• You align with our values Curiosity, Integrity, Kindness, Humility, & Builders and are committed to creating an environment where these values flourish in our teams
• This position is NOT eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Hybrid in Austin. TX, in the office 3 days per week (Mon, Tues, & Thurs) is preferred