RightFit

Job-fit report · cold run · 20 October 2026

Head of Marketing, Sofia → France, Germany, Netherlands or remote EU

Prepared for M.K. · profile v1 · prompt v1 · 47 companies swept · 212 postings read · 10 matches · 10 on the watch list

47companies in the universe
41careers pages reached
212postings read
23passed hard constraints
10ranked matches
19 minrun time

1. Fit thesis

You are strongest where a marketing function has to be built across borders, not run inside one market. The three launches on your CV (France, Germany, Poland) are the asset; the "Head of" title at a 40-person company is not. Companies that have just raised a Series B or C in France or the Netherlands and are opening their second or third European market need exactly the unglamorous skills you listed under "unusual": localisation, local partner deals, hiring the first local marketer, and a CAC-by-country view a CFO will sign off. That is the seat we optimised for.

Your constraints shape the universe more than your preferences do. "Remote within EU" plus relocation to FR/DE/NL rules out the UK and Swiss roles that would otherwise score well, and French at B2 removes roughly a third of the Paris postings, which want French-first copy. Everything below passes those filters; nothing was bent to look better.

Direction you had not considered

Nordic scale-ups opening a DACH hub (Pleo, Lunar, Pleo-style fintechs). They hire "market launch" marketers, pay above the French median, run in English, and a Sofia base with German-market experience is rare in their applicant pool.

Direction you had not considered

Regulated-sector category leaders: payments, health, HR-tech with payroll. They need marketers who can work with legal without a translator. Your line about talking to legal and finance is a differentiator there and noise everywhere else.

Bluntly

"Head of" at 40 people reads as "Lead" at 400. Eight of the ten matches below are Senior or Lead titles with a visible path, not Head-of roles. Insisting on the title would have left you with three matches, two of them at companies we would not recommend.

2. Top matches

Ranked by fit score. The score is explained under each role; a score is only as good as what the posting says, and every posting was fetched during this run at the time shown.

85–100 apply this week70–84 strong, with one open question60–69 worth a look if the top ones stall
#CompanyRoleLocationSenioritySalary on pageFitPostedChecked
1QontoHead of Growth Marketing, DACHBerlin · hybridHead—9114 Oct20 Oct 07:12
2PayhawkMarketing Lead, European ExpansionSofia · remote EULead—8817 Oct20 Oct 07:14
3MollieSenior Product Marketing Manager, New MarketsAmsterdam · hybridSenior€85–100k86—20 Oct 07:13
4PleoSenior Growth Marketing Manager, DACH launchBerlin or remote EUSenior—839 Oct20 Oct 07:15
5AlanGrowth Marketing Manager, InternationalParis · hybridSenior€70–85k809 Oct20 Oct 07:12
6PersonioMarketing Manager, New MarketsMunich · hybridSenior—7712 Oct20 Oct 07:16
7DoctolibSenior Marketing Manager, GermanyBerlin · hybridSenior—74—20 Oct 07:17
8SwileHead of Content & SEOParis or MontpellierHead€75–90k7215 Oct20 Oct 07:13
9SennderSenior Brand & Content ManagerBerlinSenior—69—20 Oct 07:18
10TypeformProduct Marketing LeadBarcelona · remote ESLead—668 Oct20 Oct 07:14
1

Head of Growth Marketing, DACH

Qonto · Berlin, hybrid 3 days · Greenhouse

91
Posted
14 Oct 2026
Checked
20 Oct, 07:12
Seniority
Head · reports to Country GM
Salary
Not on page
Language
English; German "a plus"
Constraints
All pass (DE relocation)
Thesis fit95
Posting ↔ CV90
Seniority match85
Company quality92

Why it scores

The posting asks for someone who has "launched and scaled acquisition in at least one non-home European market" and who will "own CAC and payback by channel for DACH". That is the Germany launch on your CV, stated in their words. It reports to the Country GM rather than to a central CMO, which matches what you wrote under "moving toward": owning a launch, not executing a global plan. Qonto raised a large Series D in 2023 and has been building DACH since; the role is a build, not a maintenance, seat.

What might not work

They want "hands-on paid media"; your CV shows paid media run through an agency. Expect that question in the first screen. German is "a plus", not required, but the GM is German-speaking and the team mostly is.

Angle

Open with the Germany launch numbers: CAC by month for the first two quarters and what you changed in month three. Say in the first paragraph that you ran the agency, set the targets and killed two channels, so the paid-media question is answered before it is asked.

2

Marketing Lead, European Expansion

Payhawk · Sofia or remote EU · Greenhouse

88
Posted
17 Oct 2026
Checked
20 Oct, 07:14
Seniority
Lead · 2 direct reports
Salary
Not on page
Language
English
Constraints
All pass (home city)
Thesis fit92
Posting ↔ CV88
Seniority match80
Company quality88

Why it scores

Sofia-headquartered, Series B, explicitly hiring to "open two new European markets in 2027" with a lead who "has done this before, ideally in France or Germany". The posting lists localisation, partner marketing and local hiring as the first three responsibilities, which is your "unusual" paragraph almost verbatim. No relocation, no visa, and a founding team that knows the Sofia market rate for your level.

What might not work

"Lead" with two reports is a step down in title from Head of; the scope is larger than your current one. The posting mentions Spain and Italy as candidate markets, neither of which you have launched.

Angle

Lead with the Poland launch, because it is the one where you had no language and no network, which is the situation they face in Spain and Italy. Make the point that market selection is a finance question before it is a marketing one, and offer your CAC-by-country model as a sample.

3

Senior Product Marketing Manager, New Markets

Mollie · Amsterdam, hybrid · Greenhouse

86
Posted
Not shown on page
Checked
20 Oct, 07:13
Seniority
Senior IC
Salary
€85–100k (on page)
Language
English
Constraints
All pass (NL relocation)
Thesis fit85
Posting ↔ CV84
Seniority match75
Company quality95

Why it scores

Mollie is the strongest company on this list and the only one that prints a salary band, which sits comfortably above your floor. The role owns go-to-market for "markets launched in the last 18 months" with named deliverables: local pricing pages, partner enablement, launch messaging. Those are the artefacts of your FR and DE launches. Amsterdam is on your relocation list and the company runs in English.

What might not work

It is an individual-contributor seat; you would lead no one for at least a year. The posting is undated and the ATS listing has been live since at least early September (it appears in a cached copy from 4 Sept), so it may be stale or hard to fill.

Angle

Position as the product marketer who has already run the full launch, so they get PMM plus a launch operator for one salary. Ask directly in the first conversation whether the role still exists as posted; it has been open six weeks.

4

Senior Growth Marketing Manager, DACH launch

Pleo · Berlin or remote EU · Greenhouse

83
Posted
9 Oct 2026
Checked
20 Oct, 07:15
Seniority
Senior IC, "future team lead"
Salary
Not on page
Language
English; German B2 "strongly preferred"
Constraints
Pass · German preference noted
Thesis fit90
Posting ↔ CV80
Seniority match78
Company quality85

Why it scores

This is the Nordic-opening-DACH pattern from the thesis. Copenhagen HQ, English-first culture, "remote within EU" written on the posting, and a brief that reads like a launch plan: first 90 days are channel tests, months 4–12 are "build the local team". Your CV answers both halves.

What might not work

German at B2 is "strongly preferred" and you have none. The other three Pleo DACH postings open today all say the same, so it is a real requirement, not boilerplate. Treat this as a reach.

Angle

Do not hide the German. Say you launched Germany without it by hiring the first local marketer in month two, name what you did and did not do yourself, and propose the same structure. If they need the lead to write German copy, this is not your role and you will find out in ten minutes.

5

Growth Marketing Manager, International

Alan · Paris, hybrid · Lever

80
Posted
9 Oct 2026
Checked
20 Oct, 07:12
Seniority
Senior IC
Salary
€70–85k (on page)
Language
English; French "working level"
Constraints
All pass (FR, French B2)
Thesis fit82
Posting ↔ CV78
Seniority match72
Company quality90

Why it scores

Health insurance, so regulated, which is the second thesis direction. The posting covers Belgium and Spain growth, both markets Alan opened in the last three years, and asks for "experience working with legal and compliance on marketing claims". Your line about legal lands here. Salary band is on the page and clears your floor, and your benchmark offer (€70k at a Paris fintech) is at the bottom of this band.

What might not work

"Working level" French: B2 passes, but the team writes in French internally. Senior IC, no reports. Paris hybrid means relocation, and the band does not stretch far in Paris.

Angle

Write the first paragraph of the letter in French and the rest in English, and say why. Lead with the compliance-reviewed campaign from your current company, then the Belgium-relevant point: a small bilingual market launched with partners, not spend.

6

Marketing Manager, New Markets

Personio · Munich, hybrid · Personio ATS

77
Posted
12 Oct 2026
Checked
20 Oct, 07:16
Seniority
Manager (IC)
Salary
Not on page
Language
English
Constraints
All pass (DE relocation)
Thesis fit80
Posting ↔ CV76
Seniority match65
Company quality90

Why it scores

Personio is opening the Netherlands and the Nordics after France and Spain; the posting wants someone to "replicate the France playbook". You have a playbook. Large, well-funded HR-tech with payroll, so a regulated flavour. Munich is in Germany, which you accept.

What might not work

Title and scope are a clear step down: a manager executing a central playbook, exactly the "executing a global plan" you said you are moving away from. It scores on company and thesis, not on seat.

Angle

Only apply if the hiring manager confirms the role owns a market end to end. Ask that in the first message, before a letter. If yes, lead with the France launch and the playbook you wrote; if no, skip it.

7

Senior Marketing Manager, Germany

Doctolib · Berlin, hybrid · Greenhouse

74
Posted
Not shown on page
Checked
20 Oct, 07:17
Seniority
Senior · 1 report
Salary
Not on page
Language
English; German C1 required for some channels
Constraints
Pass · German requirement partial
Thesis fit78
Posting ↔ CV70
Seniority match75
Company quality88

Why it scores

Health, Germany, and a company that has already proven the France-to-Germany expansion you did in miniature. The posting is B2B (practices and hospitals), which matches your B2B history, and it mentions "campaigns reviewed with legal under medical advertising rules", which is the legal angle again.

What might not work

German C1 "for channels that address practitioners directly". That is most of them. Undated posting. This is on the list because the company is strong and the seat is right; the language makes it a long shot.

Angle

Treat as a conversation, not an application. Write to the hiring manager about the English-language B2B channels (hospital groups, international clinics) and ask if a role is being carved there. If not, keep Doctolib on the watch list.

8

Head of Content & SEO

Swile · Paris or Montpellier · Lever

72
Posted
15 Oct 2026
Checked
20 Oct, 07:13
Seniority
Head · team of 4
Salary
€75–90k (on page)
Language
French C1 required
Constraints
Language: French C1 vs your B2
Thesis fit60
Posting ↔ CV72
Seniority match90
Company quality80

Why it scores

The one true Head-of role that fits your seniority, with a team and a salary band on the page. Content and SEO were the engine of your French launch (you wrote that the FR site ranked for 40 money keywords in nine months), and the posting wants exactly that story.

What might not work

French C1 is listed as required, and your profile says B2. We would normally remove this; it stays, below the line, because the gap is one level and the rest of the fit is unusually good. It is also off-thesis: a single-market content job, not a cross-border build.

Angle

Apply only if you can honestly commit to C1 within six months, and say so in the letter with the evidence (the FR site you wrote for). Otherwise do not spend the week on it.

9

Senior Brand & Content Manager

Sennder · Berlin · Greenhouse

69
Posted
Not shown on page
Checked
20 Oct, 07:18
Seniority
Senior IC
Salary
Not on page
Language
English
Constraints
All pass
Thesis fit55
Posting ↔ CV70
Seniority match75
Company quality72

Why it scores

Pan-European logistics marketplace, English-first, hiring across six countries; the posting covers brand and content "for carriers in PL, DE, NL and FR". Your Poland launch is directly relevant and rare. Berlin, which you accept.

What might not work

Brand-and-content is adjacent to growth, and the posting does not own acquisition numbers. Sennder has restructured twice since 2023; the careers page lists 60+ openings, which usually signals rebuilding after cuts. Lower confidence on company stability.

Angle

Use the Poland carrier-side story only if you want a content seat. Otherwise keep it as a fallback and revisit if the top four stall by mid-November.

10

Product Marketing Lead

Typeform · Barcelona, remote within Spain · Greenhouse

66
Posted
8 Oct 2026
Checked
20 Oct, 07:14
Seniority
Lead · 2 reports
Salary
Not on page
Language
English
Constraints
Location: remote restricted to Spain
Thesis fit60
Posting ↔ CV68
Seniority match80
Company quality75

Why it scores

A Lead seat with reports in an English-first product company, PMM for a global product with "regional go-to-market" in the brief. Title and scope fit.

What might not work

"Remote within Spain" is a location requirement you do not meet, and Spain is not on your relocation list. It is here because the posting's own FAQ says exceptions are made for EU residents "case by case". Off-thesis: no launch, no market build.

Angle

One message to the recruiter asking whether remote-EU is possible for this role. If yes, apply with the FR launch as the regional-GTM proof. If no, drop it the same day.

3. Watch list

Strong-fit companies with no matching opening today. Subscribers get these re-checked every week (Basic) or every day (Pro).

CompanyWhy it fitsWhat we're watching forSource
Lunar
Aarhus · fintech
Nordic bank building DACH; English-first; your profile is the DACH-launch marketer they will need.Any "DACH" or "Germany" marketing posting. Their Lever board currently lists 3 engineering roles for Berlin and none in marketing.Lever · reachable
Spendesk
Paris · spend management
Opened Germany in 2022 and the posting history shows a growth-lead seat every 12–18 months.Growth or market-lead role, Germany or "international".Lever · reachable
Celonis
Munich · process mining
Large, English-first, regional marketing teams per country; pays above the German median.Regional marketing lead, Eastern Europe or Benelux.Greenhouse · reachable
Bitpanda
Vienna · fintech
Regulated, expanding into FR and DE with local marketing hires in 2025–26.Country or regional marketing lead. Austria is not on your list, but the FR/DE roles are usually remote-EU.Greenhouse · reachable
Taxfix
Berlin · fintech
Opened Spain and Italy with market-launch marketers; same seat you want, currently filled.Any "market launch" posting.Greenhouse · reachable
Back Market
Paris · marketplace
Launches a country every year; French HQ, English working language in international teams.Country marketing lead for a new market.Lever · reachable
Contentsquare
Paris · analytics
B2B SaaS, large international marketing team, hires regional leads.Careers page is JavaScript-rendered and could not be fetched this run. unverifiedUnknown · unreachable
Ledger
Paris · hardware wallets
Regulated-adjacent, international, English-first marketing.Regional growth roles; today only brand and PR are open.Lever · reachable
Flink
Berlin · quick commerce
Multi-country consumer business; your B2B history is a weaker fit, but the launch skill transfers."New markets" or country lead roles.Greenhouse · reachable
Hopin
London · events
Was on the universe for remote-EU roles; currently all postings are UK-only.Remote-EU marketing roles. Low priority.Greenhouse · reachable

4. Honest gaps

No public evidence of outcomes

Your CV states results; nothing online confirms them. Three of the ten hiring managers above will search for you. Fix this week: a one-page outcomes sheet with three numbers per launch, linked from your LinkedIn summary.

"Head of" at 40 people

The title does not travel. Eight matches are Senior or Lead. Fix: describe the seat by scope in every letter (three launches, six people, €1.2m), not by title, and accept Lead titles with a path.

French at B2

Removes about a third of Paris postings and makes two matches above long shots. Fix: if France is a real target, a C1 certificate by spring changes the universe more than anything else you could do.

Paid media through an agency

Two postings want hands-on paid. Fix: own the narrative: you set targets, read the dashboards weekly, killed channels. Say it before they ask.

5. Method note

Sources

Company careers pages and public applicant-tracking feeds only. No LinkedIn, no job boards, no recruiter data. Every matched posting was fetched on 20 Oct between 07:11 and 07:19 UTC; the time is shown on each role. Posting dates appear only where the page showed one.

Coverage

Greenhouse19 companies
Lever11
Personio3
Ashby4
Own careers page10
Unreachable6 (JS-rendered or blocked)

Filtering

212 postings read → 61 in marketing or growth → 23 passed hard constraints (location, language, seniority, exclusions) → 10 scored 60 or higher and are ranked above; there is no fixed count, every role that clears that bar is listed. Two roles that fail a constraint are shown below the line with the failure stated, because the rest of the fit was strong; nothing else was bent.

Verification

A second, independent check confirmed that each score's reasoning cites text from the posting. All ten passed. Budget used: 23 searches, 48 fetches, 19 minutes.

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