Steve’s breakdown: The news cycle seems to still have a new years hangover but there are some interesting CMO jobs that need to be filled. Here’s a job listing in Colorado.

BLOOMFIELD, CO: For the accomplished marketing leader with proven success in innovative lead generation who’s extremely resourceful with an entrepreneurial approach and who offers expertise in the software or SaaS space, this is your opportunity to be a company game changer.  Webroot is a global Internet Security leader with outstanding, innovative and disruptive products; we need someone to tell our story and put us on the map.  We need a marketing doer, an achiever, a leader, and an analyst – all rolled into one.  In this highly visible and high impact position as Chief Marketing Officer, you will create various business segment marketing initiatives and then execute on them in a role where your ingenuity will be admired and respected.  Join our growing team that has the energy and excitement of a start up with the resources of an established leader!

At Webroot, we do more than secure our customers’ PC’s mobile devices and networks. We also nurture our employees’ most critical assets – their talents, experience, and career aspirations. Webroot has the energy of a start-up with the strength and stability of an Internet security market leader. We foster the innovative culture you’d expect of a company that’s making a statement. Webroot is a company in which you can invest yourself fully, knowing that you’re not only protecting our customers around the world, but that your talents and innovation will be recognized and rewarded. We encourage you to learn more about us and explore our job openings. Secure your future. Ensure the same for your career. Principals only – no third parties, please. Webroot Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As our Broomfield, Colorado-based Chief Marketing Officer, you will be responsible for every aspect of marketing and communications for Webroot.  Your diverse marketing expertise will be essential as you lead a collaborative 20-member team of managers and VP’s within the demand generation, online, communications, product marketing and creative services divisions.  One of your first initiatives will be positioning and executing our newly developed company mission statement across all company communications. Terms like analytics, ROI, accountability and strategy have to be second nature to you as you demonstrate key competencies in strategic vision, fresh execution, and providing measurable results. Demand generation is a critical key initiative and your charge will be determining the best marketing mix for consumers, enterprise and alliance partners. You will tap into your abilities in these areas to implement newer, edgier, and more current marketing campaigns to set us apart from our competition. Your success will depend more on creativity than size of the budget.  We’ll ask you to think strategically one minute and execute tactical details the next. If this idea energizes you, then join us at Webroot!