- Indeed, recognized as the world’s leading job site and a prominent job matching and hiring platform, has announced a key executive appointment.
- James Whitemore has been named the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective today (June 10, 2025).
- Whitemore will join Indeed’s senior leadership team and report directly to Chief Revenue Officer Maggie Hulce, signaling a strategic focus on enhancing Indeed’s market presence and mission.
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Whitemore’s Role and Responsibilities as CMO:
- Leadership of Global Marketing: Whitemore will oversee Indeed’s entire global marketing organization.
- Key Marketing Functions: His purview includes brand, industry, category, lifecycle, country, and field marketing.
- Additional Oversight: He will also lead global communications and the Indeed Hiring Lab.
- Primary Focus: His main objective will be to reach and engage job seekers and employers worldwide.
- Showcasing Indeed’s Value: Whitemore will highlight how Indeed is streamlining the hiring process, making it “simpler, faster, and more human.”
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Indeed’s Strategic Vision and Whitemore’s Contribution:
- Maggie Hulce on Whitemore’s Impact:
- Emphasizes Whitemore’s “strong track record of helping business customers thrive through innovative, customer-first marketing.”
- Highlights his “vital role in shaping how the world sees and experiences Indeed” and how the company creates value for businesses.
- Underscores the ongoing mission to help people get jobs and simplify hiring for employers.
- Maggie Hulce on Whitemore’s Impact:
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Whitemore’s Extensive Background and Experience:
- Over 25 Years of Leadership: He brings more than 25 years of strategic marketing and sales leadership experience to Indeed.
- Previous Role at Celigo: Most recently served as Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Celigo (a cloud integration platform), where he managed marketing and sales strategy to accelerate growth.
- Prior Experience at NetApp: Was CMO and EVP at NetApp, where he successfully launched an award-winning integrated digital marketing strategy that drove rapid growth in its Public Cloud business.
- Other Executive Positions: Held executive leadership roles at IBM Europe and Intrado.
- Sun Microsystems: Spent nearly a decade leading marketing functions at Sun Microsystems Storage Products Group.
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Whitemore’s Vision for Indeed’s Future:
- Admiration for Indeed’s Mission: “I’ve long admired Indeed’s commitment to connect people to opportunity and help employers find the right talent.”
- Leveraging AI-Powered Innovation: Expresses excitement to help more job seekers and employers unlock the full value of Indeed, particularly through its “AI-powered innovation.”
- Harnessing Unmatched Resources: Acknowledges the importance of utilizing Indeed’s “unmatched data, insights, and sister brands like Glassdoor and Indeed Flex” to create “smarter, more meaningful connections.”
- The appointment of James Whitemore as Chief Marketing Officer signifies Indeed’s reinforced commitment to enhancing its global reach and perfecting the hiring experience.
- With his extensive background in strategic marketing and sales, Whitemore is poised to drive Indeed’s mission forward, emphasizing its AI-powered capabilities and streamlining the connection between job seekers and employers.
- This strategic move is expected to strengthen Indeed’s market position and further solidify its leadership in the evolving HRTech landscape.
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