Headout - Senior Manager - Brand Marketing

Why Headout?

• Were a rocketship: 9-figure revenue, record growth, and profitable.
• With $130M in revenue, guests in 100+ cities, and 18 months of profitability, Headout is the fastest-growing marketplace in the travel industry, and were just getting started.
• We've raised $60M+ from top-tier investors and are building a durable company for the long term because that's what our mission needs and deserves.
• Were growing, profitable and nowhere near done.
• What we do is important.
• In an increasingly digital world, there is a desperate need to augment our human experience by getting us to interact with the real world around us and the people in it.

At Headout, our mission is to be the easiest, fastest, and most delightful way to head out to a real-life experience from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.

Why now?

• The foundation is strong.
• The opportunity ahead is even bigger.
• Weve hit profitability, built momentum, and proven the model but theres so much more to build.
• If youre looking to join a company where the trajectory is steep and your impact is real, this is the moment.

Our culture:

• Reinventing the travel industry isn't easy, but that's the fun part.
• We care deeply about ownership, craft, and impact, and were here to do the best work of our careers.
• We wont pretend like its for everyone but if youre a builder who loves solving tough problems, youll feel right at home.
• Read more about our unique values here: https://bit.ly/HeadoutPlaybook.

The Role:

• Step into Headouts Brand Marketing team where storytellers, strategists and creative thinkers are shaping a global brand loved by millions worldwide.
• As Senior Manager, Brand Marketing, you would be partnering directly with our CXO team to craft global narratives that inspire people everywhere to head out.
• From evolving our positioning to launching global campaigns, nurturing creator partnerships, and driving user-generated content loops, your work will inspire people across the world to head out.
• Youll blend creativity with data, storytelling with strategy, and use emerging tech to push creative boundaries at speed.
• If building a global brand from the ground up sounds like your kind of challenge this is your stage for outsized impact.
• This role is based in Bengaluru, so we are seeking candidates who are either local or open to relocating to the city.

What makes this role special?

• Global playing field.
• Youll be building a brand that touches millions of travellers across the globe.
• 0 1 10 ownership.
• Most building blocks in brand marketing are still being laid.
• Youll help evolve our narrative and presence from ad-hoc wins to a consistent, strategic force felt across markets.
• Partner with leadership.
• You wont just execute youll shape brand strategy and run initiatives alongside our leadership team, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the C-suite.
• Lean team, fast pace.
• As part of the leadership group for the brand charter, youll move fast and experiment boldly, and build the brands voice that cuts through the noise.
• Drive tangible business impact.
• Youll strategise not only to build awareness, but contribute directly to growth driving ticket sales, revenue, and business outcomes that move the needle.

What skills do you need?

• 6+ years years in brand marketing for high-growth consumer brands with a track record of building brand recall and driving business growth.
• Mastery in brand strategy, positioning, visual & verbal identity, and cross-channel campaign orchestration.
• Proficiency in storytelling across digital formats such as social media, creator partnerships and community building.
• Proficiency in blending creative ideas and execution with data and performance metrics.
• Proven ability to leverage AI and emerging tech (e.g, generative design, video, localisation tools) to snowball creative velocity.
• A culturally sensitive worldview to build truly global narratives that unite audiences from different parts of the globe.