Chief Marketing Officer

Join Our Team as Chief Marketing Officer at Simployer

At Simployer, we are dedicated to simplifying work-life for our clients by delivering innovative solutions that enhance their everyday business operations. We are currently seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Marketing Officer to join our team and help us drive our mission forward.

What We Offer

• Collaborative Culture – Join a supportive, dynamic team dedicated to learning and growth.
• Professional Development – Access opportunities to expand your skills and grow within the organization.
• Competitive Compensation – Enjoy a market-aligned salary and benefits package.
• Real Impact – Make a significant impact on our products, clients, and business.

About the Role

We're now looking for a Chief Marketing Officer to define and lead a new vision for how marketing fuels Simployer's growth, impact, and market positioning. This role is all about building what's next: a scalable, insight-driven marketing engine that elevates our brand and accelerates commercial success.

Following a full rebrand and the launch of our new HRM SaaS platform, Simployer One, we're ready to redefine what B2B marketing can deliver in a competitive, fast-moving landscape. You'll lead the change in building a scalable, insight- and data-driven marketing engine that fuels our commercial goals, amplifies our brand, and sets us apart in the market. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in ambiguity, sees opportunity in complexity, and isn't afraid to challenge the status quo.

Marketing isn't just about clicks and conversions it's about creating momentum. If you're ready to lead the way and have some fun while doing it, let's talk

Skills & Requirements

What You Will Do:

• Define a clear long-term vision for marketing's role in Simployer's growth to drive growth, differentiation, and brand leadership.
• As part of the C-level team, you will contribute to defining Simployer's overall vision and strategy, collaborating across functions to ensure marketing plays a leading role in achieving our ambitions.
• Inspire, develop, and scale a high-performing marketing team, fostering growth across disciplines and geographies through strong coaching, clear direction, and empowering leadership.
• Strengthen Simployer's brand awareness and positioning in key markets, with a clear focus on differentiation and thought leadership.
• Build and scale full-funnel marketing programs across inbound, outbound, ABM, and partner channels, with a laser focus on generating qualified pipeline and marketing-sourced ARR.
• Drive innovation by introducing smart tools, leveraging AI, and streamlining workflows to enhance team performance and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, RevOps, and Customer Success to align efforts, optimize conversion, and drive commercial outcomes.
• Evolve our product marketing to support new launches, migrations, packaging, and customer expansion.
• Design and implement a modern marketing operating model, including team structure and ways of working that aligned with Simployer's strategic objectives.
• Monitor KPIs, track funnel performance, and provide data-backed insights and forecasts to the CRO and executive team.

What You Will Bring to the Team:

• Proven experience in leading high-growth B2B Marketing, including at least 5 years in a senior role within high-growth scaling SaaS companies.
• A strong demand generation mindset, with the ability to partner tightly with sales and revenue operations to drive predictable pipeline growth.
• A track record of building and developing high-performing, cross-functional marketing teams.
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills and have the ability to align Product, Sales, and Customer team to deliver unified customer experiences.
• Experience in managing multi-market marketing growth efforts in international settings.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools and marketing tech to improve performance and personalization.
• Strong proficiency in analytics tools including funnel analysis, Google Analytics, and Power BI and CRM systems like Salesforce and/or Hubspot.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English is a must, Nordic language is a plus.
• Most importantly: strong values-based leadership that aligns with Simployer's culture of Learn, Lead, and Deliver someone who empowers others, leads with clarity and integrity, and thrives in a dynamic, ambitious environment.

Message from the Hiring Manager:

"Hi there, I'm thrilled you're exploring this opportunity. At Simployer, we're at a pivotal point in our journey with a new brand, a powerful HRM SaaS platform in the market, and a clear ambition to lead. For the right person, this role isn't just a job it's a chance to truly shape what comes next.

As our Chief Marketing Officer, you won't just execute someone else's playbook. You'll write your own. I believe deeply in empowering leaders and trusting them to find their own way. While I'll always be here as a sparring partner and support when needed, I expect and encourage autonomy, ownership, and bold thinking.

This role is about building a modern, insight-driven marketing engine that fuels commercial success and elevates our brand but just as importantly, it's about forging a tight, strategic partnership with Sales. Our goal is full alignment: one vision, shared targets, and a team that wins together.

You'll be stepping into a company full of high-potential, ambitious colleagues who are eager to learn, grow, and challenge the status quo. We're looking for someone who can match that energy someone who sees complexity as opportunity and who's ready to leave a real mark.

There's never been a better time to join Simployer. If you're looking for a role where you can make a tangible impact, shape the way marketing gets done, and help define the future of a brand with big ambition I hope you'll apply.

I look forward to hearing from you."

• Vigleik Takle - Chief Executive Officer

Why Join Simployer?

By joining Simployer, you'll be part of a dynamic, inclusive, and innovative workplace. You'll have access to unlimited resources and extensive industry experience while working with a variety of exciting products. We're building something big — join us and be part of a culture that values your growth and success. Together, we'll change the HR tech game

Our Hiring Process:

• Intro Chat (online): A quick conversation with our recruiter to get to know you and for you to learn about us and the role (approx. 30 minutes).
• Meet & Greet (online): Meet with our Chief People & Culture Officer, and a Marketing Leader to dive deeper into your experience and discuss the role (approx. 1 hour)
• Logic test and Personality test (Alva Labs) – Discover how you'll fit with our team.
• Case interview (in person): Show us your skills through real-world problem-solving in a meeting with our interim CMO and CEO. (approx. 1 hour)
• Team Chat: Let's talk culture, values, and your future with us. A casual chat to wrap things up, answer any last questions, and make sure we're a perfect match (approx. 30 minutes).

We can't wait to meet you

At Simployer, we believe in empowering our employees to achieve their best. Join us and contribute to a workplace where your skills and ideas can truly make a difference.

Hybrid and flexible work model

Modern offices

Pension and health care

Laughs, develops, and celebrates together

HR tech company

Career opportunities

Simployer is a "people first" company. We offer a unique combination of high-value and people-centric products, services and expertise. Our simplifying solutions are the preferred choice of more than 15,000 customers and 1,2 million users in Northern Europe. For almost four decades, we have helped our customers unleash the full potential in people, the core asset of any company. Managers who want to lead better – by inspiring, engaging and developing their employees – choose our solutions. We are on an exciting journey where we will continue to grow our company into new markets in Northern Europe. In Simployer we have a culture where it is possible to grow, and to have a direct impact on the business through empowerment and flat structure. You will work with colleagues who are passionate about their work and we can promise you that we have a lot of fun at work. To succeed in the market, reach our growth goals and continue to fulfil our vision, we need top talent who shares our conviction that people make businesses grow. Are you our next Simployee?

Our Values

Learn, Lead and Deliver

With every new piece of information we acquire, and every new skill we develop, we become stronger, wiser, and more capable of delivering good products and meaningful experiences. We will never stop seeking knowledge, for it is the key that unlocks the door to our greatest potential.

We are open to new ideas and perspectives, eager to make the next move. We are curious about way of working and stay ahead of the curve. We lead by example and dare to fail fast. We're on a fun journey, as a team and together with our customer.

We put passion and dedication into our work, because we know that every delivery is an opportunity to make a difference. We approach each task with our hearts and a drive to exceed expectations. We don't just deliver, we do it with a passion for both our customer and Simployees.

We embrace what makes us human, take time to play and have fun together.