Brand Director: Growth, Strategy & Creative Leadership

Clermont Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

Clermont Group in Dubai seeks a commercially minded Brand Director to lead brand and marketing across the group. The role is accountable for growth in awareness, preference, demand, and revenue.

You will set brand strategy, including positioning and brand architecture, ensure consistency across markets, and lead the Design team to deliver high-quality creative work at pace. Strong stakeholder management is essential to influence senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience in brand, marketing, or design.
• Proven experience developing brand strategy including positioning and messaging.
• Experience embedding brand standards across multi-brand or multi-market organisations.
• Ability to link brand and marketing activity to commercial outcomes and report on KPIs.
• Strong commercial acumen to build a business case for brand and marketing investment.
• Excellent creative judgement and attention to detail for consistent output.
• Ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders.
• Growth mindset with willingness to challenge conventions.
• Senior leadership presence and polished professional demeanor.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own brand across Clermont Group and its contribution to growth and brand equity.
• Define and evolve brand strategy for Clermont and operating companies, including positioning and messaging.
• Set and maintain brand architecture for operating companies.
• Establish brand governance to ensure strategy, guidelines and visual identity are consistently applied.
• Partner with operating company leaders to develop marketing plans and campaigns.
• Define KPIs for brand and marketing activity and report results to senior leadership.
• Translate brand strategy into clear creative briefs and oversee creative output.
• Lead and develop the Design team with hands-on oversight as needed.
• Evolve the function with innovative tools and thoughtful AI adoption.

Skills

Brand strategy

Marketing leadership

Design leadership

Brand governance

Stakeholder management

KPIs & reporting

Creative judgement

Commercial acumen

Growth mindset

Executive presence

Job description

Clermont Group in Dubai seeks a commercially minded Brand Director to lead brand and marketing across the group. The role is accountable for growth in awareness, preference, demand, and revenue.

You will set brand strategy, including positioning and brand architecture, ensure consistency across markets, and lead the Design team to deliver high-quality creative work at pace. Strong stakeholder management is essential to influence senior leaders.