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Director of Demand Generation Recruiters Who Hire Leaders Who Own Pipeline
Director of demand generation recruiters running retained executive search for directors and heads of demand generation, ABM, and outbound. We place leaders who own marketing-sourced pipeline, build the demand engine that fills the funnel and feeds sales, and report to a revenue number. Short list in 30-45 days.
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Director of demand generation recruiters running retained executive search for directors and heads of demand generation, ABM, and outbound
Why teams hire Chameleon for demand generation leadership search
We hire for pipeline, not activity
A demand-gen leader is accountable to a revenue number, not a campaign count. We assess each short-list candidate on the marketing-sourced pipeline and revenue they actually owned, the demand programs they built, and how they hit pipeline targets quarter over quarter, because that accountability is what separates a demand-gen leader from a campaign manager.
We assess for sales alignment
Demand gen only works when marketing and sales run as one motion. We assess candidates on how they built the MQL-to-SQL handoff, ran ABM against a named-account list with sales, and earned the credibility to be measured on pipeline alongside the sales team, the alignment skill that most demand-gen hires live or die on.
Recruiters who know the demand stack and motion
Demand gen spans programs, ABM, outbound, and the marketing-ops and martech that run them. Our search calibrates to the exact motion your seat owns and assesses candidates on genuine fluency with the stack and the pipeline math, not a generic marketing profile.
How Chameleon's demand generation leadership search practice actually works
As director of demand generation recruiters, we run retained executive search for the leader who owns pipeline. Director of Demand Generation, Head of Demand Gen, Director of Account-Based Marketing, and Director of Outbound Marketing. Our director of demand generation recruiters open these searches when a company decides marketing should be accountable to a revenue number: a B2B business building a demand engine beyond events and a content library, a SaaS company standing up ABM against a named-account list, or an organization that needs a leader to own marketing-sourced pipeline alongside sales.
Motion and pipeline calibration before sourcing
Every retained search starts with a 60-minute working session that ends in a written scope. The scope names the motion this seat owns, demand programs, ABM, outbound, the MQL-to-SQL handoff, marketing operations, the pipeline and revenue targets it's accountable for, the stack it runs on, the sales relationship, and who it reports to. We calibrate to the real revenue-marketing mandate, not a generic demand-gen profile.
Pipeline-accountability assessment
Demand-gen search turns on a number a resume reduces to activity. We assess each short-list candidate on the marketing-sourced pipeline and revenue they genuinely owned, the demand and ABM programs they built, how they aligned with sales, and their command of the marketing-ops and martech that runs the motion. The written candidate document maps each candidate's pipeline track record to your business.
Sourcing across B2B and revenue-marketing networks
Searches surface candidates from our direct-placement network first, deep in B2B, SaaS, and revenue-marketing leadership, then expand via targeted outbound. Short list lands at roughly 6-8 named candidates with a written assessment per name.
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What a Chameleon demand generation leadership search engagement covers
Most retained searches bundle these workstreams.
- Motion and pipeline calibration. Written scope covering the motion owned (demand programs, ABM, outbound, marketing ops), the pipeline and revenue targets, the stack, the sales relationship, and the reporting line.
- Direct-network sourcing. Starting from our B2B, SaaS, and revenue-marketing direct-placement lists. Short list in 14-21 days from kickoff.
- Targeted external sourcing. Outbound to a curated list of demand-gen and ABM leaders aligned with the mandate.
- Pipeline-accountability assessment. Written assessment per short-list candidate covering the marketing-sourced pipeline and revenue they owned, the programs they built, their sales alignment, and their marketing-ops and stack fluency.
- Interview design and facilitation. Interview loop including a demand-strategy and pipeline working session, scorecard creation, and debrief facilitation.
- Reference and back-channel. Direct references plus targeted back-channel, often including a sales-side reference, on whether the candidate truly owned the pipeline number.
- Offer and close support. Compensation benchmarking, offer structuring, and close support through the candidate's decision.
- Interim demand-gen bridge if needed. We can place an interim demand-gen leader from our collective to keep the pipeline programs running from kickoff to start date.
How We Compare
| Feature | Chameleon Collective | Traditional retained search firm | Contingency recruiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to short list | 14-21 days | 30-45 days | Variable, volume-driven |
| Pipeline-accountability assessment | Yes, written per short-list candidate | Variable, often a polite glance | Rarely, resume-keyword driven |
| Sales-alignment + ABM motion read | Yes, assessed explicitly | Inconsistent | No |
| Dedicated B2B / revenue-marketing depth | Yes, recruiters who know the motion | Generalist |
Frequently asked questions
Common questions from CMOs, revenue leaders, and founders evaluating a demand generation leadership search.
Customer marketing owns existing customers and retention. Growth spans product and acquisition broadly. Demand generation owns marketing-sourced pipeline, the demand and ABM programs, outbound, and the MQL-to-SQL motion that fills the funnel and feeds sales. We assess for pipeline accountability and sales alignment, because that is what the seat is measured on.
Yes. This search covers the whole demand motion: directors of demand generation, account-based marketing, and outbound marketing. We calibrate to which part your seat actually owns, whether it's broad demand programs, ABM against a named-account list, or an outbound motion, and assess candidates against that.
Most retained searches close in 45-60 days from kickoff to signed offer, with the short list in 14-21 days. Searches run longer when the motion spans an unusually broad demand, ABM, and marketing-ops scope, which we flag during calibration.
Most Chameleon retained searches at this level run $35K-$75K with a fixed cap, depending on seniority and the breadth of the demand mandate. We quote a fixed number after calibration, not a percentage of comp.
Both. We screen against the demand mandate first, then you review every short-list candidate yourself with our written pipeline-accountability assessment as a reading aid.
Yes. Our collective includes Fractional and Interim demand-gen leaders who can keep the pipeline programs running while the search closes, then hand off cleanly to the permanent hire.
Our retained agreements carry a 12-month no-fee replacement guarantee. If the placement leaves or is asked to leave within 12 months, we run the search again at no fee.
Directly. The engagement partner runs your search end to end, with no junior researcher layer between you and the recruiter.
Need a Fractional or Interim demand gen leader while the search runs?
Pipeline cannot stall for a 45-60 day search. Our collective includes Fractional and Interim demand-gen leaders who can keep the demand and ABM programs running and the funnel full while the search closes, then hand off cleanly to the permanent hire.
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Start a demand gen search calibrated to your pipeline number
Tell us the motion this seat owns and the pipeline target it's accountable for. We'll tell you what kind of search fits, how long it should take, and what the fixed cap will be.
