Head of Marketing – Growth & Market Expansion

Flytrex•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

Flytrex is seeking an experienced, ambitious, hands-on marketing leader to lead the company’s next stage of growth as it expands its autonomous drone food-delivery service into new U.S. cities and neighborhoods. The role owns marketing strategy and execution, leads a growing marketing team, and partners closely with operations and business development to deliver measurable results. The Head of Marketing will build demand, grow the brand, and launch new markets through a combination of digital marketing, local activation, restaurant partnerships, and grassroots execution. The role calls for a resourceful, detail-oriented leader who can develop long-term strategy, analyze campaign performance, review creative, and personally execute initiatives. The position oversees customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and order growth across existing and new markets; develops scalable hyperlocal strategies and repeatable launch playbooks; leads integrated consumer and merchant marketing across online and offline channels; and owns marketing KPIs, budgets, attribution, performance reporting, brand positioning, messaging, and creative direction. The role also manages, mentors, and develops the marketing team and establishes processes, priorities, and accountability to support efficient growth. Travel of 20–50% is required to support market launches, local execution, partnerships, and team collaboration.

Requirements

At least 5 years of marketing experience, including significant leadership responsibility and proven experience managing and developing marketing teams.
Demonstrated success scaling consumer-facing businesses across multiple geographic markets, including launching new territories.
Deep understanding of hyperlocal demand generation and hands-on experience executing campaigns in geographically distributed markets.
Strong background in B2C and B2B marketing across online and offline channels.
Proven experience with physical marketing initiatives, local partnerships, and grassroots customer acquisition.
Strong analytical skills and experience owning marketing budgets, measuring performance, and translating data into actionable decisions.
Excellent understanding of branding, design, creative direction, and effective consumer messaging.
Exceptional organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities without losing momentum.
Track record of strategic leadership and hands-on execution, particularly in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments.
Relentless, entrepreneurial, results-driven attitude; takes ownership, challenges assumptions, overcomes obstacles, and finds a way to get things done.
Willingness and ability to travel 20–50%.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the food or restaurant ecosystem, including QSRs, food delivery platforms, restaurant technology, or POS companies.
Experience in high-growth startups, marketplaces, or multi-location consumer businesses.
Familiarity with mobile app acquisition, lifecycle marketing, and attribution tools.

Responsibilities

Own customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and order growth across existing and new markets.
Develop and execute scalable hyperlocal marketing strategies to launch and grow new territories.
Build repeatable marketing playbooks while adapting them to the characteristics of each community.
Plan and execute integrated campaigns across paid digital, social, email, push notifications, direct mail, door hangers, local events, and grassroots initiatives.
Lead B2C and B2B marketing, driving consumer demand while supporting restaurant acquisition and merchant engagement.
Develop local partnerships, co-marketing initiatives, and unconventional growth opportunities.
Test channels and tactics to identify those that drive measurable business results.
Own marketing KPIs, budgets, attribution, and performance reporting across channels and geographic markets.
Lead brand positioning, messaging, and creative direction, maintaining standards across touchpoints.
Manage, mentor, and develop the marketing team while remaining actively involved in execution.
Establish processes, priorities, and accountability to support rapid, efficient growth.
Travel 20–50% to support market launches, local execution, partnerships, and team collaboration.