Global Head, Self-Gifting & Everyday Premium

GODIVA Chocolatier Inc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Godiva is seeking a Head of Self-Gifting & Everyday Premium (Maternity Cover) to lead one of the brand's most important growth platforms. You will set global strategy, align regional teams and translate consumer insights into category priorities that drive profitable growth across markets.

The role requires senior-level FMCG marketing experience, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to balance long-term ambition with near-term delivery in a highly matrixed organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in FMCG marketing, category strategy, portfolio leadership or innovation.
• Entrepreneurial and proactive in approach, with the ability to create clarity from ambiguity, mobilise stakeholders and relentlessly drive priorities forward to deliver business impact.
• Proven ability to lead global or multi-market platform strategies and translate long-term ambition into focused priorities, roadmaps and executable plans.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including category growth modelling, portfolio optimisation, business case development and investment prioritisation.
• Excellent strategic thinking and analytical capability, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and turn complex evidence into clear recommendations and decisions.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Demonstrated people leadership, including setting direction, coaching talent, delegating effectively and creating clarity through RACI-led ways of working.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the gravitas to align global and regional leadership around a compelling category and portfolio narrative.

Responsibilities

• Set the global strategy and growth agenda for the Self-Gifting & Everyday Premium portfolio, defining long-term growth choices and annual priorities.
• Shape and scale priority platforms globally through a rigorous portfolio framework lens across formats, price points, markets and occasions, ensuring Godiva’s self-gifting platforms are distinctive, commercially scalable and locally relevant.
• Define the strategic direction of the multi-year innovation pipeline, setting portfolio investment priorities and allocating resources across growth platforms while balancing near-term delivery with the development of future growth opportunities, underpinned by consumer, shopper and category insight.
• Translate consumer, shopper, category and competitor evidence into clear portfolio decisions, investment priorities and business cases that drive penetration, frequency, relevance and profitability.
• Build alignment and commitment across global and regional stakeholders, establishing strategic guardrails while enabling markets to create locally relevant commercial activation plans.
• Lead the Marketing Manager and cross-functional teams through clear ownership, governance and RACI-led ways of working whilst championing Stage & Gate excellence

Skills

Senior FMCG marketing

Category strategy

Portfolio leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Job description

Godiva is seeking a Head of Self-Gifting & Everyday Premium (Maternity Cover) to lead one of the brand's most important growth platforms. You will set global strategy, align regional teams and translate consumer insights into category priorities that drive profitable growth across markets.

The role requires senior-level FMCG marketing experience, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to balance long-term ambition with near-term delivery in a highly matrixed organisation.