The pathway
How you actually get there, here
How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.
- 1
B2B Marketing Specialist (L2)
3-5 yearsSkills to master
- Channel ownership (e.g., Paid Media, Email), basic campaign execution, lead generation tactics, performance reporting, understanding of the B2B sales cycle.
You're ready to move on when
- Consistently hitting individual channel targets (e.g., MQLs from paid search).
- Proactively identifying optimisation opportunities within your channels.
- Taking ownership of small to medium-sized campaigns from start to finish.
- Building strong relationships with sales reps and understanding their feedback.
- 2
Product Marketing Manager (L2)
3-5 yearsSkills to master
- Persona development, value proposition creation, competitive analysis, GTM planning support, sales enablement content creation, understanding product roadmaps.
You're ready to move on when
- Successfully launching smaller product features or updates to market.
- Creating compelling messaging that resonates with target buyers.
- Being the 'voice of the customer' within product development discussions.
- Building effective sales enablement materials that sales actually uses.
- 3
Marketing Operations Specialist (L2)
3-5 yearsSkills to master
- Marketo (or similar MAP) administration, Salesforce integration, lead routing, data hygiene, reporting infrastructure, campaign setup and QA.
You're ready to move on when
- Expert-level proficiency in Marketo, building complex programmes and troubleshooting.
- Ensuring seamless data flow between marketing and sales systems.
- Optimising marketing processes for efficiency and accuracy.
- Providing reliable campaign performance data to marketing managers.