• by Danielle Oster , Yesterday

Indeed has a new executive marketing lead.

The online employment platform hired James Whitemore as CMO, effective as of June 9. Whitemore will join Indeed’s senior leadership team, and report to Chief Revenue Officer Maggie Hulce.

In the role, he will be tasked with leading Indeed’s global marketing organization, overseeing brand, industry, category, lifecycle, country and field marketing, as well as global communications, and the Indeed Hiring Lab.

Whitemore’s appointment follows former Indeed CMO Jessica Jensen leaving the company late last year, and joining LinkedIn as CMO in January. It also comes on the heels of Indeed CEO Chris Hyams announcing his decision earlier this month to step down as CEO.

With Hyams’ departure, Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba, president and CEO of parent company Recruit Holdings, also assumes the role of Indeed CEO -- a position he previously held from 2013-2019, after leading the acquisition of the company. A representative for Indeed told Marketing Daily the CMO appointment was not impacted by the CEO shakeup.

“As Indeed continues to lead with AI-powered innovation to transform hiring, I’m excited to help more job seekers and employers unlock the full value of Indeed,” Whitemore said in a statement, “especially by harnessing our unmatched data, insights, and sister brands like Glassdoor and Indeed Flex to create smarter, more meaningful connections.”

Whitemore arrives at Indeed with over 25 years of strategic marketing and sales leadership experience across a series of tech companies. Most recently, he oversaw marketing and sales strategy for cloud integration platform Celigo as CMO and growth officer. Prior to joining Celigo in 2023, he spent around seven years with data storage provider NetApp, where he served as CMO and executive vice president. He has also held executive leadership positions at companies including IBM Europe, Intrado, and Sun Microsystems Storage Products Group.

Back in January, Indeed kicked off a global campaign focused on the frustrations of both job seekers and employers, entitled “The World Can Work Better.”