About Ruta
English
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
Lithuanian
Native or bilingual
Experience
- 7LearningsVP Marketing & GrowthJuly 2021 - October 2025 (4 years and 3 months)Berlin, Germany• • Built and scaled the marketing function as the first marketing hire, recruiting and leading an 8-person in-house team and coordinating freelancers and agencies to deliver demand generation and marketing operations across channels.• • Owned performance-driven demand generation and funnel optimization, defining KPIs and performance metrics, running analytics-driven experiments, and prioritizing initiatives by ROI to improve pipeline contribution.• • Managed the annual marketing budget with structured forecasting and ongoing ROI analysis, reallocating spend across paid media, SEO/SEM, PPC, and PR based on performance insights.• • Led go-to-market strategy and regional execution for international expansion across DACH, UK, Scandinavia, and the US, partnering closely with Sales and Product on integrated GTM processes and shared targets.• • Implemented and operated the marketing tech stack, including HubSpot-based ABM and marketing analytics, and regularly presented performance, priorities, and recommendations to C-level and board stakeholders; worked in German (B1) in a DACH market context.
- MAXimize incubator for science startupsTrainer and Startup CoachFebruary 2023 - Today (3 years and 4 months)Munich, Germany• • Coached 50+ early-stage founders as a startup coach and trainer, diagnosing growth constraints and translating them into actionable plans across business model design, product market fit, and go to market strategy.• • Guided teams through customer and market discovery to sharpen positioning and messaging, helping founders articulate clear value propositions for B2B audiences and investor conversations.• • Supported go to market planning and market entry decisions by structuring target segments, channel strategy, and launch priorities, enabling founders to focus execution on the highest impact opportunities.• • Delivered workshops and 1:1 advisory sessions, communicating recommendations clearly to diverse stakeholder groups and adapting coaching to each startup's maturity and constraints.
- LEO inChair of the Board (COB) & Co-FounderOctober 2018 - November 2021 (3 years and 1 month)Berlin, Germany• • Co-founded and chaired the board of a Berlin-based non-profit, setting strategy and governance while providing executive-level leadership across priorities and stakeholders.• • Defined the organization's positioning and brand identity, then translated it into a focused set of strategic initiatives that increased membership by 42%.• • Led board-level communication and decision-making, presenting plans and progress updates to ensure clarity on priorities and accountability for outcomes.
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Education
- Master's DegreeUniversity of Bradford2018Master's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree2014Bachelor's Degree