Field Marketing Director (Defense/Aerospace)

Location: London, hybrid; regular travel across Europe and periodic travel to Africa required

Company

hirify.global develops AI-powered autonomy and technology for defense, aerospace, military, government, and security applications.

What you will do

• Lead and scale field marketing across Europe in partnership with Growth, Business Development, Capture, Sales, Communications, and Product teams.
• Develop regional strategies for European defense, government, military, aerospace, and industry accounts while supporting selected opportunities and events in Africa.
• Build account-based marketing programs that map buying groups and engage stakeholders through executive briefings, customer programs, events, partner activity, and integrated campaigns.
• Own major European defense, aerospace, autonomy, and security events, prioritizing executive meetings, account engagement, and opportunity progression.
• Build and lead the Europe field marketing team while remaining hands-on with agencies, vendors, contracts, logistics, event production, and program delivery.
• Establish planning, measurement, reporting, and KPI frameworks covering stakeholder engagement, opportunity creation, pipeline influence, acceleration, and return on investment.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in field marketing, demand generation, account-based marketing, or integrated marketing.
• Demonstrated success marketing to European government, defense, military, aerospace, national security, or complex public-sector accounts.
• Strong understanding of European defense and government buying environments, procurement processes, multi-year programs, and multi-stakeholder acquisition decisions.
• Experience developing account-based marketing strategies and delivering executive engagement programs, strategic customer events, trade shows, and integrated campaigns.
• Proven ability to lead teams while operating as a hands-on builder and operator across multiple European markets and cultures.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills; willingness and ability to travel regularly across Europe and periodically to Africa.

Nice to have

• Additional European language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• High-growth environment with new international capabilities being built from the ground up.
• Player-coach role combining regional strategy, team leadership, and hands-on field execution.
• Opportunity to work across complex defense, government, military, aerospace, autonomy, and security markets.
• Role includes regular European travel and periodic travel to Africa.