Manager, Marketing & Communication

Canatu; Vantaa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Canatu is seeking a Manager, Marketing & Communications to lead global marketing and communications efforts aligned with growth plans, strengthening the company’s visibility across its semiconductor, robotics, mobility & defence, and medical diagnostics domains.

You will develop go-to-market plans with business units, manage external agencies and digital marketing, and drive content, events, and thought leadership to expand Canatu’s market presence.

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree.
• Fluent Business English.
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in international Marketing roles.
• Significant experience in marketing, communications, branding, commercial marketing, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of B2B marketing, technology-driven industries, and complex customer ecosystems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Experience in digital marketing, brand management, and corporate communications.
• Ability to operate effectively in a growth-oriented, international technology company.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Canatu's global marketing strategy in alignment with the Company's strategic and commercial objectives.
• Support business growth by creating and implementing marketing initiatives that generate awareness, customer engagement, and commercial opportunities.
• Collaborate with Business Units to develop targeted go-to-market strategies and marketing plans.
• Develop and strengthen the Canatu brand globally across all relevant stakeholder groups.
• Ensure consistency of brand identity, messaging, and visual appearance across all channels and materials.
• Support the positioning of Canatu as a leading technology company and innovation partner within its target industries.
• Support external and internal communication activities.
• Support the Press Release process on content and effective publishing and follow-up.
• Support and maintain communication plans that support strategic initiatives, business growth, and organizational objectives.
• Manage corporate messaging, media relations, press releases, executive communications, and thought leadership activities.
• Oversee digital marketing activities, including website development, social media, content marketing, campaigns, and marketing analytics.
• Ensure the creation of high-quality content that supports customer engagement, lead generation, employer branding, and market visibility.
• Drive continuous improvement of digital channels, tools, and performance measurement.
• Support Canatu's participation in trade shows, conferences, customer events, and industry forums, including preparation, setup and follow-up.
• Support thought leadership activities and speaking opportunities for Canatu experts and executives.
• Build opportunities to increase awareness of Canatu's technologies, products, and capabilities among key stakeholders.
• Work closely with Senior Management, Sales, Business Development, Technology, Product Development, Operations, HR, and Business Unit teams to align marketing and communications activities with business priorities.
• Support strategic customer engagement initiatives and ecosystem partnerships through marketing and communication activities.
• Provide communications support for strategic projects, organizational initiatives, and major company announcements.
• Governance: Manage external agencies, service providers, and communication partners.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, company policies, and governance requirements related to marketing and communications activities.

Skills

Fluent Business English

International marketing

Brand management

Corporate communications

Digital marketing

B2B marketing

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Growth mindset

Technology-driven industries

Education

Relevant university degree

Job description

We are looking for a Manager, Marketing & Communication. As Manager, Marketing & Communications and a member of the Marketing team, you will be responsible for Canatu’s global marketing and communications activities, ensuring alignment with the company’s growth strategy, commercial objectives, brand development, and market positioning. The role is responsible for strengthening Canatu's visibility, reputation, and thought leadership across its business areas, including Semiconductor, Robotics, Mobility & Defence and Medical Diagnostics. The position works closely with Business Units, Sales, Technology, and Leadership Team members to ensure consistent messaging and effective market engagement. The Manager Marketing & Communications reports to the Director Marketing & Communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Canatu's global marketing strategy in alignment with the Company's strategic and commercial objectives.
• Support business growth by creating and implementing marketing initiatives that generate awareness, customer engagement, and commercial opportunities.
• Collaborate with Business Units to develop targeted go-to-market strategies and marketing plans.

Brand Management

• Develop and strengthen the Canatu brand globally across all relevant stakeholder groups.
• Ensure consistency of brand identity, messaging, and visual appearance across all channels and materials.
• Support the positioning of Canatu as a leading technology company and innovation partner within its target industries.

Corporate Communications

• Support external and internal communication activities.
• Support the Press Release process on content and effective publishing and follow-up.
• Support and maintain communication plans that support strategic initiatives, business growth, and organizational objectives.
• Manage corporate messaging, media relations, press releases, executive communications, and thought leadership activities.

Digital Marketing and Content

• Oversee digital marketing activities, including website development, social media, content marketing, campaigns, and marketing analytics.
• Ensure the creation of high-quality content that supports customer engagement, lead generation, employer branding, and market visibility.
• Drive continuous improvement of digital channels, tools, and performance measurement.

Events and Industry Visibility

• Support Canatu's participation in trade shows, conferences, customer events, and industry forums, including preparation, setup and follow-up.
• Support thought leadership activities and speaking opportunities for Canatu experts and executives.
• Build opportunities to increase awareness of Canatu's technologies, products, and capabilities among key stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Senior Management, Sales, Business Development, Technology, Product Development, Operations, HR, and Business Unit teams to align marketing and communications activities with business priorities.
• Support strategic customer engagement initiatives and ecosystem partnerships through marketing and communication activities.
• Provide communications support for strategic projects, organizational initiatives, and major company announcements.

Governance

• Manage external agencies, service providers, and communication partners.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, company policies, and governance requirements related to marketing and communications activities.

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree.
• Fluent Business English.
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in international Marketing roles.
• Significant experience in marketing, communications, branding, commercial marketing, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of B2B marketing, technology-driven industries, and complex customer ecosystems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Experience in digital marketing, brand management, and corporate communications.
• Ability to operate effectively in a growth-oriented, international technology company.

About Canatu

As an entrepreneurial company, you will be a part of a dynamic and forward-looking scale-up with great team spirit and peer support. At Canatu, the following core values define who we are and who we want to be, guiding us in our day-to-day work:

• Curiosity to discover provides us with the spark that takes us out into the world to observe and find.
• Commitment to achieve is how we take those discoveries from ideas to something concrete.
• Collaboration for impact is required to develop what we create into impactful and meaningful products.
• Passion for progress keeps us working for new ways to do things for better tomorrows.

Does this resonate? It’s what defines us. Join us to do work with an impact.

Position will stay open until end of September, 2026.

About Canatu

Canatu (CANATU, Nasdaq First North, Finland) is a fast-growing deep-tech company that develops advanced carbon nanotubes (Canatu CNT), related products, and production equipment for the semiconductor, robotics, mobility, defence, and diagnostics industries. We partner with pioneering companies to transform products and build a better future through carbon nano technology. Canatu’s versatile platform technology enables a wide range of applications. The company’s core business focuses on carbon nanotube membranes used in EUV lithography processes in semiconductor manufacturing for the most advanced microchips, and film heaters for automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Additionally, Canatu is developing electrochemical sensors for diagnostics. Canatu’s proprietary CNT reactors and Dry Deposition™ method produce ultra-pure carbon nanotubes. The company operates with two business models: selling ready-made CNT products and selling CNT reactors with technology licensing, enabling customers to produce CNT products under a limited license. Headquartered in Finland, Canatu also operates in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. Founded in 2004 as a spin-off from Aalto University’s nanomaterials group, Canatu currently employs over 185 people representing over 35 nationalities, with nearly 15% holding a doctoral degree or currently pursuing one.

Learn more at www.canatu.com and follow us on LinkedIn