Application Guide

How to Apply for Account Based Marketing Manager - Growth Marketing

at Wood Mackenzie

🏢 About Wood Mackenzie

Wood Mackenzie is a leading global provider of data and analytics for the energy, renewables, and natural resources sectors. With a strong focus on empowering smart climate and energy decisions, the company offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of data science and sustainability, influencing major financial and trading decisions in the energy transition.

About This Role

As an Account Based Marketing Manager on the Growth Marketing team, you will drive 1:1 and 1:few ABM strategies for 15-25 high-value Financials and Trading accounts. Your work will directly impact pipeline creation, deal acceleration, and ARR expansion by partnering closely with Sales to deliver hyper-personalized, multi-channel campaigns that strengthen executive engagement.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might start with a stand-up with your assigned sales team to review account priorities and pipeline gaps. You'll then dive into campaign analytics, refine account lists in 6sense, and coordinate with content and events teams to launch a personalized digital campaign for a key trading account. Afternoon could involve a deep dive with a sales director on a specific account's engagement data to plan next steps.

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🎯 Who Wood Mackenzie Is Looking For

  • Proven track record in B2B ABM, with hands-on experience developing and executing end-to-end strategies that drive measurable pipeline and revenue growth.
  • Strong sales alignment skills, able to collaborate effectively with sales teams to influence account strategies and executive relationships.
  • Deep understanding of the financial services, investment, or commodity trading sectors, with experience targeting senior stakeholders in these verticals.
  • Proficient in martech stack including Salesforce, Pardot, and ABM platforms like 6sense, with ability to leverage data for targeting and optimization.

📝 Tips for Applying to Wood Mackenzie

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1. Highlight specific ABM campaigns you've led for financial services or trading accounts, including metrics like pipeline influence and ARR impact.

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2. Demonstrate your sales alignment expertise by describing a scenario where you partnered with sales to prioritize accounts and refine messaging.

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3. Showcase your familiarity with Wood Mackenzie's data and analytics products by referencing their energy and climate insights in your cover letter.

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4. Emphasize your experience with 6sense or similar ABM platforms, as this is explicitly mentioned in the requirements.

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5. Tailor your resume to include keywords like '1:1 ABM', 'multi-channel campaigns', 'executive engagement', and 'ARR expansion' to align with the job description.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your ability to drive pipeline and ARR growth through personalized ABM strategies for high-value accounts.', 'Specific examples of successful sales-marketing alignment that led to expanded executive relationships.', 'Your domain expertise in financial services, investment, or commodity trading, and how it enables you to target senior stakeholders effectively.', 'Your proficiency with martech tools (Salesforce, Pardot, 6sense) and how you use data to refine targeting and messaging.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Review Wood Mackenzie's latest reports and insights on energy transition, renewables, and commodity markets to understand their value proposition.
  • → Familiarize yourself with their key products like Lens, Wood Mackenzie Edge, and their financial services offerings.
  • → Research recent news about their partnerships or client wins in the financial and trading sectors.
  • → Understand their competitive landscape (e.g., BloombergNEF, S&P Global) to position your expertise.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you developed an ABM strategy for a financial services account. What was your approach, and what results did you achieve?
2 How do you prioritize accounts within a portfolio of 15-25 high-value targets? What criteria do you use?
3 Walk us through a multi-channel campaign you executed. How did you personalize content for different stakeholders?
4 How do you measure the success of an ABM program? What metrics do you report to sales leadership?
5 How would you leverage Wood Mackenzie's data and analytics to create compelling account intelligence for a trading account?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Avoid generic ABM experience without specific metrics or results tied to pipeline and ARR.
  • Do not neglect to demonstrate sales alignment experience; this role heavily emphasizes partnership with sales.
  • Avoid lack of familiarity with the financial services or trading sector; generic B2B experience is not enough.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

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Application Review

1-2 weeks

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Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

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Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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