Hi, I'm Jon Day - VP of Marketing at Optery
I thrive on architecting global growth strategies, turning data into actionable insights to scale businesses across diverse markets. My passion lies in building and empowering talented teams to achieve breakthrough results in consumer and SaaS.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Led global growth and marketing for giants like Google and YouTube across EMEA, APAC, and North America.
Currently driving marketing at Optery while founding a new venture, Onwards Running.
Can help others by advising on scaling consumer/SaaS products globally and building high-performing marketing teams.
🚀 Career trajectory
Early Career at Google
Began in account management, developing foundational client relationship skills along with deep expertise across Google Ads.
✦ Account Management
✦ Inside Sales
✦ Account Strategist
International Product Marketing & Leadership
Advanced to Senior Account Manager for large customers and agencies, working in Sydney. Then led Product Marketing for Google Ads across EMEA. Took leadership role in Google Southeast Asia heading marketing for Malaysia and B2B marketing for SEA.
✦ Large Customer Sales
✦ International Markets
✦ Agency Relations
✦ Product Marketing
✦ Partneships
✦ Country Marketing
✦ Field Marketing
Product Marketing Leadership
Transitioned from Big Tech to early-stage scale-ups. Became VP of Product Marketing, driving product strategy and go-to-market initiatives.
✦ Product Marketing
✦ Go-to-Market Strategy
✦ SaaS Growth
✦ M&A
✦ Marketing Org Leadership
Founder & Marketing Executive
Currently working with startups and non-profits with my own marketing pracitce.
✦ Marketing Leadership
✦ Entrepreneurship
✦ Brand Building
💪🏻 Superpowers
Global Growth Architect
Scaling businesses across diverse international markets.
✦ Successfully scaled products in EMEA, APAC, and North America.
✦ Leveraged data and full-funnel strategy for monetization.
✦ Drove consumer and enterprise growth for Google, YouTube, and RBC
✦ Combo product and performance marketer
Cross-Cultural Partnership Builder
Expert in forging strategic alliances in varied markets.
✦ Lived and led diverse teams in Sydney, London, and Kuala Lumpur.
✦ Expertise in B2B and B2C marketing and partnership programs.
✦ Builds brand loyalty through strategic collaborations.
Data-Driven Marketing Innovator
Monetizing products through analytics and media planning.
✦ Proven ability to leverage data for marketing initiatives.
✦ Skilled in media planning for targeted advertising.
✦ Drives results through rigorous, big-picture strategy.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with innovators to explore new growth avenues.
✦ Finding collaborators for ambitious marketing initiatives.
✦ Solving big consumer and enterprise challenges
I can help with
✦ Sharing strategies for scaling products globally.
✦ Offering insights on building high-performing marketing teams.
✦ Advising on data-driven approaches to market monetization.
I would love your help on
✦ Guidance on early-stage startup challenges.
✦ Connecting with companies looking for growth leadership
✦ Introductions with founders and growth leaders