Sword Health

Head of Marketing - New Initiative

Job Description



What you'll be doing:
  • Product Marketing & Positioning
  • - Develop and own the product positioning, messaging framework, and value propositions for both B2B (payers, employers) and B2C (members) audiences.
    - Create compelling narratives that translate the new concept of AI care into clear, differentiated, and emotionally resonant stories.
    - Build sales enablement materials, pitch decks, case studies, and competitive positioning that help close enterprise deals.
    - Partner with product, clinical, and commercial teams to ensure messaging aligns with product capabilities and market needs.
    - Lead a new product and feature launches, coordinate cross-functional go-to-market activities, and measure launch effectiveness.
    - Serve as the voice of the market, translating customer insights and competitive intelligence into actionable marketing and product strategies.

  • Member Acquisition Growth
  • - Design and execute multi-channel acquisition strategies across digital, email, direct mail, partnerships, and other channels.
    - Apply performance marketing rigor to all campaigns, setting clear targets, measuring incrementality, and optimizing based on CAC, LTV, and payback periods.
    - Build and manage email and direct mail programs that drive initial sign-ups and early engagement.
    - Partner with commercial teams to support enterprise client acquisition and expansion.
    - Develop creative testing roadmaps to continuously improve conversion rates across the funnel.
    - Balance brand building with performance-driven tactics to achieve both short-term and long-term growth goals.

  • Lifecycle Marketing & Retention
  • - Own the end-to-end member journey from onboarding through long-term engagement and retention.
    - Build sophisticated lifecycle marketing programs including welcome sequences, nurture campaigns, re-engagement flows, and winback strategies.
    - Segment members based on behavior, risk, and engagement levels to deliver personalized, timely communications.
    - Partner with product team to align marketing touchpoints with in-product experiences and clinical milestones.
    - Design and execute campaigns that drive sustained behavior change and clinical outcomes over 4-12 month timeframes.
    - Measure and optimize key retention metrics including activation rates, engagement frequency, and member LTV.

  • Creative Direction & Execution
  • - Lead creative strategy and execution across all marketing touchpoints including web, email, direct mail, social, video, and sales collateral.
    - Write compelling copy that resonates with diverse audiences, from healthcare executives to members seeking support.
    - Work with designers and agencies to produce high-quality creative assets, while maintaining hands-on involvement in the work.
    - Develop and maintain brand guidelines, voice and tone standards, and visual identity for the new initiative.
    - Stay current on healthcare marketing trends, consumer insights, and creative best practices.

  • Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership
  • - Build and mentor a small, high-performing marketing team as the initiative scales, enabled to work at scale with AI tools.
    - Partner closely with product, commercial, clinical strategy, operations, and executive leadership.
    - Translate business goals into growth strategies and communicate progress to stakeholders.
    - Manage external vendors, agencies, and contractors to extend team capabilities.

    What you need to have:
  • 8-10 years of marketing experience with at least 4 years in leadership roles, ideally in digital health, healthcare, wellness, or consumer health products.
  • Proven track record building marketing functions from early stage through scale, including 0-to-1 product launches.
  • Deep expertise in product marketing with ability to craft differentiated positioning and messaging for both B2B and B2C audiences.
  • Strong performance marketing background with demonstrated ability to drive measurable outcomes across acquisition, activation, and retention.
  • Hands-on experience with email marketing platforms and direct mail campaigns, including segmentation, automation, and optimization.
  • Expert-level copywriting skills with portfolio demonstrating range across different formats, audiences, and channels.
  • Strong creative sensibility with ability to direct and evaluate design work, even if not a designer yourself.
  • Metrics-driven mindset with fluency in marketing analytics, A/B testing, cohort analysis, and ROI measurement.
  • Scrappy, hands-on operator who is comfortable executing work directly rather than only delegating.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional partners and present to executive audiences.

  • What we would love to see:
  • Experience marketing products that require sustained behavior change over multiple months.
  • Background in both B2B enterprise sales cycles and direct-to-consumer growth marketing.
  • Experience at high-growth startups where you've scaled marketing from early stage to significant revenue or user base.
  • Understanding of AI products and ability to translate technical capabilities into customer value.
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to build financial models and marketing mix optimization.
  • Portfolio of creative work showcasing breakthrough campaigns that drove measurable business results.
  • Proficiency with leveraging AI tools to accelerate scale and impact. You should feel like your job isn’t possible without AI.