GTM Marketing Manager (India Launch)
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<h2><b>Job Title:GTM Marketing Manager (India Launch)<br> <i>(International Education Product)</i></b></h2><br>
<p> <b>Experience:</b> 10–20 Years<br> <b>Employment Type:</b> Full-Time, Remote<br> <b>Location:</b> India,Remote<br> <b>Industry:</b> Education / EdTech<br> <b>Department:</b> Marketing </p><b>Company Overview</b><br>
<p><b>India Market Entry (IME)</b> – www.indiamarketentry.com<br><b>Company Overview :</b>India Market Entry (IME) is a boutique consulting firm specializing in assisting global education stakeholders to navigate India’s vibrant education sector. IME’s core competency is strategic business development.</p>
<p><b>Vision: </b>We strive to make global education accessible in India.<br></p>
<p><b>Mission: </b>To assist our clients with ROI-driven India market entry strategy and expansion solutions.<br></p>
<p>Through the proprietary 4ME Framework™ (Strategy Development → Marketing Asset Development → Sales Discovery → Scale), IME represents a portfolio of 30+ global education brands—spanning EdTech, publishing, STEM, early years, and teacher development—and facilitates their establishment, scaling, and sustained presence in India.<br></p>
<p>IME operates a dual-sided marketplace backed by a network of 83,000+ educational institutions, 100,000+ edupreneurs, and 11,000+ large corporates. The organization serves clients from the UK, US, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East through a fully remote team based across India.<br></p>
<p><b>Service Lines: </b>360° Business Development Solutions, Strategic Partner Search, International University Services, and Knotral Trainings (trainer-led live events for educators and resellers).<br></p><br>
<p><b> POSITION SUMMARY:</b><br></p>
<p>The GTM Marketing Manager is responsible for building, leading, and scaling the marketing function at India Market Entry. This role carries end-to-end ownership of go-to-market strategy, demand generation, brand building, and marketing operations across a portfolio of 30+ international education brands entering India.<br></p>
<p>The incumbent will lead a team of four specialists, report directly to the Founder, and serve as the single point of accountability for all marketing-driven growth across the organisation’s client portfolio.<br></p>
<p>The GTM Marketing Manager is one of the Founder’s direct reports, positioned alongside peers responsible for sales enablement and GTM strategy, sales management, GTM operations, and people management. The Co-founders lead international business development, strategy, and finance.<br></p>
<p>This is a leadership-level hire with direct Founder access, daily interaction, and participation in strategic decision-making across the organization.<br></p><br>
<p><b>3. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES</b><br></p>
<p><b>3.1 Go-to-Market Strategy Development</b><br></p><br>
<p>• Develop end-to-end go-to-market strategies for international education products entering India, aligned with IME’s 4ME Framework™ phases: Strategy Development (Weeks 1–4), Marketing Asset Development (Weeks 5–6), Sales Discovery (Weeks 7–11), and Scale (Week 12+).<br></p>
<p>• Define market positioning, value propositions, messaging, and competitive differentiation for Indian buyers across K–12, higher education, and corporate segments.<br></p>
<p>• Create phase-wise launch plans incorporating city-tier rollout sequences and persona-based targeting.<br></p>
<p>• Co-own the Sales Discovery phase (Weeks 7–11) with the Sales function, driving campaign launch, outreach execution, demo conversion, and Proof of Concept achievement.<br></p>
<p><b>3.2 Scalable GTM Playbook Development</b><br></p>
<p>• Design reusable GTM playbooks for product launches, city-wise roll outs, seasonal campaigns, and integrated digital + BTL execution—adaptable across 30+ brands.<br></p>
<p>• Build sales and marketing collateral, landing pages, CRM and automation workflows, and sales enablement toolkits during the Marketing Asset Development phase (Weeks 5–6).<br></p>
<p>• Establish SOPs, execution checklists, and review cadences aligned with the organisation’s reporting rhythm.<br></p>
<p><b>3.3 Integrated Campaign Planning & Execution</b><br></p>
<p>• Design full-funnel marketing strategies: Awareness → Consideration → Conversion → Enrollment/Adoption.<br></p>
<p>• Plan and launch product-launch campaigns, admissions and enrollment drives, always-on digital campaigns, and exhibition/event campaigns.<br></p>
<p>• Define creative briefs, messaging frameworks, and brand narratives for each client in the portfolio.<br></p>
<p>• Coordinate with global product teams to localize assets and messaging for Indian audiences.<br></p>
<p><b>3.4 Digital Marketing & Performance Growth</b><br></p>
<p>• Own the digital marketing strategy across Google, Meta, YouTube, influencer, OTT, and affiliate channels.<br></p>
<p>• Manage the Performance Marketing function to execute ad campaigns and agency relationships; drive qualified lead generation at scale.<br></p>
<p>• Track and optimize CAC, ROAS, funnel conversion, LTV, impressions-to-lead ratio, and MQL-to-meeting conversion rates.<br></p>
<p>• Conduct A/B tests and growth experiments; manage multi-brand campaign budget allocation across active clients.<br></p>
<p><b>3.5 BTL, Field & Event Marketing</b><br></p>
<p>• Plan and execute on-ground activities: school and college activations, education fairs (e.g., DIDAC India), seminars, demo classes, and society activations.<br></p>
<p>• Support Knotral Trainings—trainer-led live events presenting client solutions to teachers, school leaders, and resellers.<br></p>
<p>• Build metro, Tier-1, and Tier-2 city launch plans leveraging IME’s institutional database.<br></p>
<p>• Measure offline lead quality and conversion; integrate BTL leads into CRM for attribution tracking.<br></p>
<p><b>3.6 Budget, Forecasting & ROI Management</b><br></p>
<p>• Build and manage the India marketing budget per client engagement; allocate spend across digital, BTL, content, PR, and agencies.<br></p>
<p>• Track spend vs. ROI on a per-client and per-campaign basis through weekly KPI dashboards.<br></p>
<p>• Prepare business cases for new campaigns, market expansion initiatives, and city-wise launches.<br></p>
<p><b>3.7 Content, SEO & PR Strategy</b><br></p>
<p>• Direct the content and SEO specialists to drive organic traffic, keyword rankings, and thought leadership output.<br></p>
<p>• Manage creative, media, and PR agencies; lead product-launch communications.<br></p>
<p>• Build founder and brand thought leadership through LinkedIn, industry publications, and speaking engagements.<br></p><br><br>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<p><b>4. QUALIFICATIONS</b><br></p>
<p><b>4.1 Required</b><br></p>
<p>• 10–15+ years of progressive marketing experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a Head / Director-level role.<br></p>
<p>• Demonstrated experience in EdTech, publishing, or B2C education companies.<br></p>
<p>• Proven track record of building GTM and marketing strategies from scratch—not inheriting existing systems.<br></p>
<p>• Experience launching an international product or brand in India, including city-wise rollout execution.<br></p>
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