Head of Marketing - f/m/d
About the job
- Demonstrated experience forming teams, building structures, and successfully coaching employees through transformation phases.
- Practical, in-depth understanding of the interplay among brand, customer relationship management, performance marketing, and business-to-business marketing.
- Experience building organizational structures and the strategic patience and persistence to define new processes.
- Familiarity with startup dynamics and a proven ability to operate in more established, structurally mature organizations.
- Ability to balance agility with corporate professionalism.
- Ability to develop internal talent and use internal networks and creative ideas rather than relying on external service providers.
- Ability to understand the target audience and develop a distinctive brand that provides direction and engages customers and employees.
- Own the overall marketing strategy and advance prior foundational work into the next growth phase.
- Build the newly assembled team and establish modern working practices, efficient workflows, and clear structures.
- Represent marketing in cross-functional planning and governance meetings, advocating for customer and brand perspectives in strategic company decisions.
- Design and implement resource-efficient marketing initiatives that achieve impact through strong ideas rather than high media investment.
- Report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and align marketing goals with Zenjob’s operational and commercial vision.
- Translate company strategy into a clear vision for Zenjob and develop it into concrete annual and quarterly goals.
- Serve as a strategic interface with the executive team and investors.
- Lead marketing across the business-to-consumer and business-to-business segments.
About the company
Zenjob is a digital job placement platform in Germany that helps students and part-time workers find and book shifts through a mobile app. Users browse and filter shifts by location or type of work, apply with one click, and receive about half of their gross wage a few days after completing a shift. Partner companies post available shifts, and Zenjob earns revenue by charging them a fee for each successful placement, while job seekers access the service for free. The platform operates in more than 39 German cities and serves both job seekers and businesses needing temporary staff. Compared with traditional job hunting, Zenjob streamlines the process by eliminating lengthy applications and scheduling, offering immediate, on-demand access to flexible work. The company's goal is to simplify earning side income and connect students and other part-time workers with temporary staffing needs through an easy-to-use app.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$105.3M
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Zenjob reported over 50,000 verified students and over 3,000 corporate customers in June 2026.
- Zenjob's average shift fulfilment rate exceeded 90% in 2026.
- Zenjob launched GOOD WORK branding in July 2025, strengthening employer and worker positioning.
What critics are saying
- Zenjob's employee count fell from 600 in Q2 2025 to 496 in 2026.
- Zenjob exited Dutch activities in 2023, signaling limited international expansion traction.
- Competitors can copy app-based shift booking; 2025's 16 job postings show slower scaling.
What makes Zenjob unique
- Zenjob's 2026 AI matching and same-day staffing beat traditional agencies.
- Zenjob serves exclusively enrolled students, creating a focused, regulated talent pool.
- Zenjob's digital workflow handles contracts, time tracking, and invoicing entirely online.
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Benefits
- Vacation: 28 days paid vacation
- Hybrid Work Options
- Remote Work Options
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- Personal growth
- Annual training budget 750 EUR
- Mentoring Opportunities
- Career development conversations
- Urban Sports Club grant 30 EUR
- Gym Membership
- Monthly NAVIT credit 40 EUR
- Legendary Events