Overview

Head of Marketing Jobs in South Africa at Athos

Title: Head of Marketing

Company: Athos

Location: South Africa

We’re hiring our first Head of Marketing at Athos AI.

This is one of the most important hires we’ll make this year.

About Athos

Athos is building AI-powered sales training for the insurance industry. Our platform uses AI role-play, call analysis, coaching, and personalized training to help insurance agents improve performance and close more business.

We’re an early-stage startup, but we’re well beyond the idea stage.

Over the last six months, we’ve built a product that customers genuinely love. We’re working with agencies across the U.S., have strong product-market fit within our niche, and are seeing incredible traction. Now it’s time to scale.

Our mission is ambitious: help grow Athos to 10,000+ agents on the platform.

If you love joining companies early, owning a function from the ground up, and helping build a category-defining business, this is that opportunity.

About the role

We’re looking for someone to build our marketing engine from scratch.

You’ll work directly with me and own initiatives across:

  • Paid acquisition (Meta, Google, YouTube, LinkedIn)
  • Organic content and brand building
  • Creative strategy and ad production
  • Landing pages and conversion optimization
  • Website messaging
  • Product launches
  • Customer case studies
  • Marketing analytics and attribution
  • AI-powered content creation and workflows

This is a hands-on role. Initially, you’ll execute much of the work yourself while building the systems, processes, and eventually the team that scales our marketing function.

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Has experience running paid media campaigns that generate real pipeline
  • Can write compelling copy and develop creative that converts
  • Understands B2B SaaS marketing and growth
  • Is highly analytical and obsessed with performance
  • Uses AI extensively to work faster and produce exceptional work
  • Thrives in fast-moving startups
  • Takes extreme ownership and doesn’t wait to be told what to do

You’ll report directly to me and play a major role in shaping the future of the company.

Location: Remote (South Africa preferred)

If you’re looking for a comfortable corporate marketing job, this probably isn’t it.

If you’re excited by the idea of joining a startup with real traction, building the marketing function from day one, and helping turn an already-loved product into an industry leader, I’d love to talk.

If this sounds like you (or someone you know), send me:

  • Your LinkedIn
  • Your resume
  • Examples of campaigns or projects you’re most proud of
  • A short note on why you think you’d be a great fit

Let’s build something special!

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