Head of Marketing

Sitka Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services business in Cardiff is seeking a Head of Marketing to lead the marketing strategy and team. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in professional services, driving brand engagement and business growth. This role offers a competitive salary up to £55,000 with generous benefits, including hybrid working and extensive annual leave.

Benefits

Annual leave of 30 days plus 3 additional days

Private healthcare

Death in service benefit

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior marketing role within professional services.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to deliver practical solutions.
• Commercially astute and creative thinker.
• Excellent influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a marketing and business development strategy.
• Act as an adviser on market positioning and client development.
• Manage and inspire a marketing and business development team.
• Oversee campaigns, communications, PR, and events.
• Drive initiatives for client retention and new business.
• Manage budgets and ensure measurable results.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Commercial acumen

Creativity

Job description

We’re delighted to be working with this highly respected professional services business with their head office in the centre of Cardiff. They are looking to appoint a talented and ambitious Head of Marketing; this role is a pivotal leadership one offering the opportunity to help shape and deliver the growth strategy.

The business is a forward-looking, successful one with a strong reputation for quality, collaboration, and professionalism. They have a healthy, positive culture and a genuine belief in balance, recognising that people achieve their best when work and life are in harmony.

As the new Head of Marketing, you will lead a small, capable team and work closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership to strengthen the brand, drive client engagement, and support sustainable, organic growth across the core of the service areas.

The ideal candidate will be both strategic and hands-on - equally comfortable setting direction and rolling up their sleeves to deliver impactful campaigns. You’ll bring insight, creativity, and a commercial mindset, helping the business stand out in a competitive market.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-established, progressive business where ideas are encouraged, people are valued, and success is shared.

The job

• Developing and leading a cohesive marketing and business development strategy aligned to the business’s growth ambitions.
• Acting as a trusted adviser to the Managing Director and leadership team on market positioning and client development.
• Managing and inspiring a small marketing and BD team.
• Overseeing campaigns, communications, PR, and events activity.
• Driving initiatives to support client retention, cross-selling, and new business.
• Managing budgets and ensuring activity delivers measurable results.

The person specification

• Proven experience in a senior marketing role within professional services.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to deliver practically.
• Commercially astute, creative, and collaborative.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Salary & benefits

• Salary is up to £55,000 pa depending on experience - a higher salary may be considered for an outstanding candidate.
• Hybrid working
• Working week is 37.5 hours
• Annual leave is 30 days plus 3 additional days, plus bank holidays
• Death in service and private healthcare

The next step

If this opportunity is of interest, we would be delighted to hear from you, please contact Ita McNeil-Jones on [e-mail] in the first instance and she can share more information or hit the reply button and attach your CV.