Hi, I'm Inessa, a Marketing Director with a passion for building impactful acquisition systems and scaling innovative SaaS, HealthTech, and EdTech companies. Over the years, I've successfully led campaigns across multiple countries, developed AI-powered marketing infrastructures, and built marketing teams from scratch. I thrive on data-driven strategies and creating user journeys that drive conversion and revenue growth. I love working cross-functionally to align marketing initiatives with product roadmaps and investor goals. Whether it's doubling subscription revenue through personalization or securing crucial startup funding through compelling GTM playbooks, I bring a blend of creativity and analytics to every project, always aiming to make a real impact.

Inessa Chirkina

Hi, I'm Inessa, a Marketing Director with a passion for building impactful acquisition systems and scaling innovative SaaS, HealthTech, and EdTech companies. Over the years, I've successfully led campaigns across multiple countries, developed AI-powered marketing infrastructures, and built marketing teams from scratch. I thrive on data-driven strategies and creating user journeys that drive conversion and revenue growth. I love working cross-functionally to align marketing initiatives with product roadmaps and investor goals. Whether it's doubling subscription revenue through personalization or securing crucial startup funding through compelling GTM playbooks, I bring a blend of creativity and analytics to every project, always aiming to make a real impact.

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Hi, I’m Inessa, a Marketing Director with a passion for building impactful acquisition systems and scaling innovative SaaS, HealthTech, and EdTech companies. Over the years, I’ve successfully led campaigns across multiple countries, developed AI-powered marketing infrastructures, and built marketing teams from scratch. I thrive on data-driven strategies and creating user journeys that drive conversion and revenue growth.

I love working cross-functionally to align marketing initiatives with product roadmaps and investor goals. Whether it’s doubling subscription revenue through personalization or securing crucial startup funding through compelling GTM playbooks, I bring a blend of creativity and analytics to every project, always aiming to make a real impact.

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Language

English
Fluent
Russian
Advanced

Work Experience

Growth Product Marketing Director at Amma App
December 1, 2024 - Present
Led a complete redesign of login and onboarding flows resulting in 2x growth in onboarding completion and doubled onboarding-attributed revenue in one month. Developed a retention system for a mobile health app with over 1 million users across 100+ countries, increasing subscription revenue by 34% and improving trial-to-paid conversion by 11%. Implemented A/B testing frameworks and built localized user journeys available in 16 languages. Successfully grew acquisition channels from 5% to 25% of total revenue with a 130% ROMI by creating custom attribution models and first-party data targeting strategies. Designed churn prediction frameworks that reduced churn by 15%, generating additional revenue and decreasing CAC on days 7 and 14 by 20%.
Marketing Director at Tel-Ran.de / ITCareerHub.de
November 30, 2024 - July 9, 2025
Directed growth strategies resulting in scaling an EdTech platform from €50K to €420K MRR in 8 months across 10+ countries. Created market-specific acquisition playbooks and personalized automated onboarding systems. Achieved 700% ROMI in the DACH region through integrated paid media, SEO, and influencer marketing collaborations, reducing blended CAC by 50%. Led a cross-functional brand repositioning project, reducing CAC by 1.5x and increasing user activation rates by 25%. Developed seasonal campaign frameworks that boosted MRR by 25% and doubled activation rates during peak periods. Built a marketing team from 3 to over 15 specialists using structured hiring and OKR frameworks, enhancing team velocity by 40%. Established end-to-end marketing analytics with GA4, Mixpanel, Tableau, and HubSpot, enabling real-time decision-making and saving 15+ hours weekly on reporting.
Senior Product Marketing Manager / Marketing Manager at MTS IT Startup Hub & Venture Accelerator
March 1, 2021 - July 9, 2025
Developed scalable acquisition frameworks for 20+ startups, reducing CAC by 35-50% and generating $1.5M+ in revenue via optimized campaigns on Meta, Google Ads, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Created detailed GTM playbooks boosting demo-to-signup conversion by 60%, generating $220K in MRR within 6 months. Conducted over 100 user interviews to identify activation barriers and develop ideal customer profiles resulting in 25% higher activation rates. Mapped funnel economics for portfolio startups, optimizing acquisition spending. Produced investor materials and data-backed GTM plans that helped startups secure over $800K in seed funding and government innovation grants.

Education

Master's Degree at Product University & Marketing Academy
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Bachelor's Degree at State Theatre School
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016

Qualifications

AI Tools for Product Marketing — Product University
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Artificial Intelligence in Marketing — University of Virginia (Coursera)
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
AI for Marketers — HubSpot Academy
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM SkillsBuild
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Agile Explorer — IBM SkillsBuild
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
B2B SaaS Marketing — GrowthSchool
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Meta Certified Media Buying Professional — Meta Blueprint
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
HubSpot Inbound Certification — HubSpot Academy
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Email Marketing Certification — HubSpot Academy
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
LinkedIn Marketing Labs — LinkedIn
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Google Analytics — Google
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Education, Telecommunications, Non-Profit Organization