Head of Marketing

Bamboo Card; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Bamboo Card seeks a seasoned B2B Marketing Leader to shape demand generation and own a global marketing engine. You will build ICPs, segment by market, define channel strategy and drive paid, organic and lifecycle campaigns that feed the revenue funnel.

You will lead a cross-functional team, manage agencies, own the budget, and partner with the commercial organization to convert prospects into revenue, while strengthening our presence in the GCC and international markets.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in B2B marketing with leadership experience.
• Proven demand generation programmes and pipeline impact.
• Experience marketing to international audiences across markets.
• Hands-on in paid, SEO, content, email and marketing automation.
• Experience managing agencies and freelancers within budget.

Responsibilities

• Own demand engine strategy: ICP, segmentation, and channel mix.
• Lead hybrid of paid, organic, and lifecycle campaigns.
• Manage marketing budget, events, and vendor relationships.
• Collaborate with sales to convert pipeline into revenue.
• Ensure CRM is the single source of truth for reporting.

Skills

B2B marketing

Demand generation

Pipeline management

CRM knowledge

Agency management

Marketing automation

Paid marketing

SEO

Content marketing

LinkedIn marketing

Tools

CRM

Job description

It will suit a marketer who wants to shape a function rather than inherit one, and who is as comfortable executing as directing.

7 or more years in B2B marketing, including at least two to three years leading a function or a substantial standalone mandate. Proven experience building demand generation programmes at an early stage, not only scaling established ones. A track record you can evidence with numbers: pipeline sourced, cost per qualified lead, conversion rates. Experience marketing to an international audience across multiple markets. Hands‑on capability across paid, SEO, content, email and marketing automation. Experience managing agencies and freelancers to a defined budget Strong command of B2B events and trade marketing, including converting event presence into commercial outcomes. Disciplined use of CRM as the single source of truth for pipeline and reporting Familiarity with the GCC market alongside international reach. Full ownership of the demand engine: ICP and segmentation, positioning by segment, channel strategy, paid and organic acquisition, lead capture, scoring and nurture, and the handover process into Revenue. You will carry a pipeline target and the authority to build the system that delivers it. Bamboo Card competes in a category where trust, catalogue depth, settlement reliability and compliance matter more than noise. You will sharpen our positioning against global aggregators and regional distributors, own the brand across every touchpoint, and build a content and thought‑leadership programme credible to a CFO, a loyalty director and a developer alike. Website performance and conversion, SEO across a genuinely global search footprint, paid search and paid social, LinkedIn as our primary channel, lifecycle email, and the analytics that prove what works. You will own the digital roadmap and the agency and freelance relationships behind it. Our buyers concentrate at a well‑defined set of international and regional conferences. You will build the annual events calendar, decide where we exhibit, sponsor, speak or attend, run the pre‑event and post‑event motion that converts presence into meetings, and measure each event on pipeline generated. This includes stand design, collateral, hospitality and preparing the commercial team to make the most of the floor. Working with our brand partners, platform partners and resellers on joint campaigns, launch announcements, catalogue promotions and co‑branded material that extend reach without extending spend. Defining the data model marketing needs, implementing lifecycle stages, attribution and reporting in our CRM, and producing a clear weekly view of spend, activity, pipeline sourced and pipeline influenced. You will propose and manage the marketing budget and build the team you need in‑house, freelance or agency with genuine autonomy over the mix. In‑house design resource is available to you from day one. Alongside the core B2B mandate you will provide early‑stage marketing input to Statero, our standalone B2C gift card webshop, ahead of it establishing its own dedicated team.

Marketing‑sourced qualified pipeline (primary measure). Marketing‑influenced revenue. Cost per qualified lead and cost per acquisition by channel. Inbound lead volume and lead‑to‑opportunity conversion rate. Pipeline generated per event against event cost. Website traffic quality and conversion rate Delivery against budget

Desired Candidate Profile

7 or more years in B2B marketing, including at least two to three years leading a function or a substantial standalone mandate. Proven experience building demand generation programmes at an early stage, not only scaling established ones. A track record you can evidence with numbers: pipeline sourced, cost per qualified lead, conversion rates. Experience marketing to an international audience across multiple markets. Hands‑on capability across paid, SEO, content, email and marketing automation. Experience managing agencies and freelancers to a defined budget Strong command of B2B events and trade marketing, including converting event presence into commercial outcomes. Disciplined use of CRM as the single source of truth for pipeline and reporting Familiarity with the GCC market alongside international reach. Full ownership of the demand engine: ICP and segmentation, positioning by segment, channel strategy, paid and organic acquisition, lead capture, scoring and nurture, and the handover process into Revenue. You will carry a pipeline target and the authority to build the system that delivers it. Bamboo Card competes in a category where trust, catalogue depth, settlement reliability and compliance matter more than noise. You will sharpen our positioning against global aggregators and regional distributors, own the brand across every touchpoint, and build a content and thought‑leadership programme credible to a CFO, a loyalty director and a developer alike. Website performance and conversion, SEO across a genuinely global search footprint, paid search and paid social, LinkedIn as our primary channel, lifecycle email, and the analytics that prove what works. You will own the digital roadmap and the agency and freelance relationships behind it. Our buyers concentrate at a well‑defined set of international and regional conferences. You will build the annual events calendar, decide where we exhibit, sponsor, speak or attend, run the pre‑event and post‑event motion that converts presence into meetings, and measure each event on pipeline generated. This includes stand design, collateral, hospitality and preparing the commercial team to make the most of the floor. Working with our brand partners, platform partners and resellers on joint campaigns, launch announcements, catalogue promotions and co‑branded material that extend reach without extending spend. Defining the data model marketing needs, implementing lifecycle stages, attribution and reporting in our CRM, and producing a clear weekly view of spend, activity, pipeline sourced and pipeline influenced. You will propose and manage the marketing budget and build the team you need in‑house, freelance or agency with genuine autonomy over the mix. In‑house design resource is available to you from day one. Alongside the core B2B mandate you will provide early‑stage marketing input to Statero, our standalone B2C gift card webshop, ahead of it establishing its own dedicated team.