Head of Marketing to Alva Labs!

Did you know that managers tend to be taller than non-managers? People don’t grow an inch upon promotion, the way most organizations are hiring is broken. The wrong people get hired for the wrong reasons, leaving unsatisfied candidates as well as failing teams and organizations. We want to change that.

Alva’s mission is to create a fair and efficient job market. With our end-to-end hiring solution we help our customers achieve outstanding hiring outcomes with maximum efficiency and a fantastic candidate experience. We strive to be at the forefront of science and technology while upholding strict standards for data privacy, data integrity, GDPR, AI safety and compliance.

We are now looking for our next Head of Marketing to help us redefine our category and bring Alva to the world.

The company

Alva Labs is a Stockholm-based B2B SaaS company that offers a talent assessment solution where we help our customers grow their teams in a scientific and data-driven way. By combining state-of-the-art psychometric assessments, the latest research in designing candidate selection systems, data science, and an obsession with candidate and user experience, we are attempting to redefine the industry and help our companies set and reach the bar for what world-class hiring looks like.

Since starting the company in 2017 we’ve had great success in Sweden and increasing traction in Norway, and our main focus as of now is expanding internationally and continuing to build a product that revolutionizes our industry. Let’s take a look at what our users have to say about Alva, so you know what you have to work with:

Candidate perspective

“As a candidate, I love it when people do psychometric assessments through Alva. It’s simple and intuitive.”

Customer perspective

“I believe Alva Labs creates significant value in our recruitment process at our organization by combining data-driven insights with a focus on human potential. Their tools enable fair and objective assessments, helping us identify the right candidates while fostering diversity and inclusion.”

The role

The Marketing team is the locomotive to our go-to-market process. As our marketing leader you will be crucial to setting direction and executing on Alva’s growth and expansion efforts, both in current and new markets. You will set, execute and own our Marketing strategy, lead our ABM and demand gen approach, and lead the Marketing team of course. Your most important KPIs will be to help drive net new ARR growth in an effective and efficient way.

Your most important battles to win in this role will be:

Position Alva as the thought-leader in the space, mission-critical and unlike anybody else in this space (rare and critical)
Effectively and repeatably build pipeline and demand in the Enterprise segment
Build our brand, impact, and demand in new territories (e.g., international expansion)

You will report to our CEO, and be part of our GTM leadership team.

You

We believe in finding the right person, not the perfect CV, but in order to be successful in this role we believe that you

drive impact rather than optics (we’re not looking for a “dashboard warrior” or fancy presentations)
have seen it before and bring a playbook for how to run a successful B2B Enterprise marketing team and how to effectively work together with Sales, CS and product teams to bring our value to market
are frugal and innovative, always trying to do more with less - high impact with a lean and mean team, and budget
are a “glass-half-full” kind of person, always positive and constructive (there are lots of mountains to climb, there will be ups and downs, and it will be great fun to do so)
can attract, build and develop an outstanding B2B marketing team
Fluent in English, Swedish is not a must

The non-negotiables are related to who you are as a person. We strongly believe you need to be someone with a bias for action, that finds solutions to big, hairy problems, and that enjoys setting a high bar for performance. We are looking for someone that is excited to get a doctor’s degree in our ICP and their pains, someone that can be assertive and driving, as well as someone that will make our Head of Sales and Head of Customer Success their best buddies.

Your future colleagues

We are a team of 60+ people, representing a wide selection of professional backgrounds. The common denominator is the excitement for our mission, to create a fair and efficient job market. There is a lot of engagement and eagerness to build something spectacular together with a talented and ambitious team.

The Marketing team is currently a nimb team of three, a content expert, a growth and digital expert, as well as a part-time event manager. You will also work closely with our internal subject matter experts and thought leaders.

Why join Alva?

The problem we are solving is not just engaging and interesting, but it is also something that has a tremendous impact on both people and businesses. We have the opportunity to create a more fair, inclusive, enjoyable and efficient job market, where all candidates are treated fairly. Together with you, we can make a real difference.

What else? We have flexible work hours in a hybrid setup, where we spend at least 3 days per week in our centrally based Stockholm office. You will get six weeks of vacation, an on-market salary, employee stock options, a generous preventive care benefit, and a few other neat perks. You can read all about our benefits → HERE ← and our company values → HERE ←.