Starboard is a mission-driven SaaS company securing critical infrastructure, networks, and operations for governments, defence agencies, and high-stakes enterprises across NATO and FVEY countries. Our platform processes billions of data points to help nations and analysts understand what is happening at sea in real-time. Whether it’s identifying "dark vessels" avoiding detection or supporting biosecurity at our borders, our work bridges the gap between complex data and real-world action.

Following our Series A raise, we are scaling globally. Marketing is central to this next phase, and we’re looking for a Marketing Director to help deepen enterprise relationships, and enable predictable revenue growth across allied markets.

As our Marketing Director, you will evolve Starboard’s marketing function into a strategic enterprise influence engine. You’ll be responsible for building brand authority, expanding engagement within priority accounts, and positioning Starboard as a trusted partner across Defence & Intelligence (D&I) and Critical Maritime Infrastructure (CMI).

This is a hands-on role, suitable for someone who enjoys strategic and execution work.

Learn more about the role and working at Starboard here.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute a marketing strategy that positions Starboard as a category leader in defence and intelligence and critical maritime infrastructure
• Design and roll out an account based marketing framework aligned to enterprise and mid-market accounts
• Expand Starboard’s footprint across ISR and maritime domain programmes in allied defence markets
• Partner closely with Exec, Sales, and RevOps on account prioritisation, buying-group mapping, content strategy, and data infrastructure
• Own PR and communications with a focus on credibility, trust, and visibility particularly in the UK and US
• Build thought leadership across: Critical infrastructure resilience, Maritime risk, security, and ISR, Policy and regulatory engagement
• Manage PR, digital, and creative agencies, while building direct relationships with analysts, media, and industry bodies
• Align Marketing, Product, and Sales on positioning, roadmap messaging, and key account proof points
• Support defence bids, projects, and strategic co-marketing partnerships (e.g. S&P, Google)
• Design the marketing org and hiring plan as we scale
• Lead and develop a high-performing team and agency partners
• Contribute to ELT strategy papers, board reporting, and strategic analysis

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years in B2B or enterprise marketing, ideally in technology, defence, or intelligence-adjacent sectors
• Proven success leading enterprise key account marketing focused teams
• Strong experience partnering with Sales on long-cycle, complex deals
• Experience influencing government, defence, or highly regulated audiences
• International marketing experience where you've built brand authority in the US and UK markets
• Commercial mindset with the ability to measure marketing impact through revenue influence

Why Join our Crew?

• You'll be working in one of the fastest growing tech companies in NZ
• High ownership, high trust and execution role with direct access to the executive team
• Opportunity to grow and lead a marketing function

Interested?

Apply now or reach out to learn more about how you can help shape Starboard’s next phase of growth.