Head of, Marketing Planning & Delivery

Motorsport Network, LLC; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Racing seeks a Head of Marketing & Commercial Planning & Delivery to ensure the function has the capacity, capability and delivery plans to meet strategic priorities and commitments to fans, partners and licensees.

You will bridge between demand and delivery, oversee capacity across teams, and establish processes, dashboards and technology to improve visibility, agility and scale across the organisation, while partnering with Finance, Procurement and Technology.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading planning, resourcing, delivery or workload-management in a complex marketing or commercial environment.
• Proven capacity planning and workforce planning across multiple teams.
• Experience supporting large campaigns, programmes or commercial delivery.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to assess delivery implications of opportunities.
• Experience managing agency or external delivery-partner relationships.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to translate data into action.
• Experience implementing planning, resource-management or workflow tools.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Marketing & Commercial planning and resource management framework.
• Maintain forward-looking view of demand, capacity, capability and delivery priorities across all functions.
• Balance priorities, optimise resource allocation and develop workforce-planning recommendations.
• Identify capability gaps and recommend solutions, including recruitment, upskilling and external support.
• Maintain oversight of team capacity, workload and delivery commitments across the Marketing & Commercial portfolio.
• Ensure campaigns, activations, programmes and partner commitments are planned and resourced effectively.
• Identify delivery risks caused by workload, competing priorities or capability constraints, providing clear escalation routes and recommendations.
• Support commercial proposals, partner pitches and strategic growth opportunities by evaluating their resource, capability and delivery requirements.
• Help ensure contractual obligations and customer commitments are supported by realistic and achievable delivery plans.
• Develop the approach to managing agencies, freelancers and specialist partners, ensuring external support is aligned with business priorities.
• Partner with Finance and Procurement to support resource and operational financial planning, forecasting and supplier governance.
• Establish meaningful planning, resource and delivery key performance indicators, supported by reporting and dashboards.
• Define and implement technology requirements for resource planning, workflow management and delivery oversight.
• Work with Technology and Artificial Intelligence teams to identify opportunities for automation, improved forecasting and smarter resource management.
• Build a culture of proactive planning, accountability and continuous improvement, acting as a trusted adviser to Marketing & Commercial leadership.

Skills

Planning leadership

Forecasting

Resource management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Agency management

Commercial acumen

Workflow tools

Problem solving

Job description

Purpose of the Role

As Head of Marketing & Commercial Planning & Delivery, you will ensure the Marketing & Commercial function has the capacity, capability, resources and delivery plans required to execute its strategic priorities and customer commitments successfully.

You will provide a forward-looking view of demand, capacity, capability and delivery requirements across the function. Acting as the bridge between business demand and delivery capability, you will help teams prioritise and resource their work effectively, identify risks early and deliver outstanding outcomes for fans, partners and licensees.

You will establish and lead the Marketing & Commercial Planning & Delivery capability, developing the frameworks, processes, reporting and supporting technology needed to create greater visibility, agility and scalability across the organisation.

Principal Accountabilities

• Establish and lead the Marketing & Commercial planning and resource management framework.
• Maintain a forward-looking view of demand, capacity, capability and delivery priorities across all functions.
• Work with functional leaders to balance priorities, optimise resource allocation and develop workforce-planning recommendations.
• Identify capability gaps and recommend appropriate solutions, including recruitment, upskilling and external support.
• Maintain oversight of team capacity, workload and delivery commitments across the Marketing & Commercial portfolio.
• Ensure campaigns, activations, programmes, projects and partner commitments are planned and resourced effectively.
• Identify delivery risks caused by workload, competing priorities or capability constraints, providing clear escalation routes and recommendations.
• Support commercial proposals, partner pitches and strategic growth opportunities by evaluating their resource, capability and delivery requirements.
• Help ensure contractual obligations and customer commitments are supported by realistic and achievable delivery plans.
• Develop the approach to managing agencies, freelancers and specialist partners, ensuring external support is aligned with business priorities.
• Partner with Finance and Procurement to support resource and operational financial planning, forecasting and supplier governance.
• Establish meaningful planning, resource and delivery key performance indicators, supported by reporting and dashboards.
• Define and implement technology requirements for resource planning, workflow management and delivery oversight.
• Work with Technology and Artificial Intelligence teams to identify opportunities for automation, improved forecasting and smarter resource management.
• Build a culture of proactive planning, accountability and continuous improvement, acting as a trusted adviser to Marketing & Commercial leadership.

Company Description

High performance isn't a given. It’s built on standards.

Standards that have driven McLaren for over 60 years.

And if you’re ready for the challenge, that standard is yours to own.

Burning enthusiasm. Constant improvement. The thrill in the pursuit of better.

That’s how we build a legacy. And how you build a career here.

Because racing isn’t just something we do. It’s who we are.

We are racers.

Are you?

Qualifications

Essential

• Significant experience leading planning, resourcing, delivery, operations or resource-management functions within a complex marketing, commercial, creative, media, agency or in-house environment.
• Proven experience of capacity planning, workforce planning and resource management across multiple teams and disciplines.
• Experience supporting large-scale campaigns, programmes, projects or commercial delivery environments.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to assess the delivery implications of new business opportunities and customer commitments.
• Experience managing agency, supplier or external delivery-partner relationships.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into practical action.
• Experience implementing planning, resource-management or workflow processes and tools.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
• The ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Desirable

• Experience within sport, entertainment, media, agency, rights-holder or partnership-led environments.
• Experience implementing resource-planning, workflow or operational-management technology solutions.
• Experience supporting organisational growth, transformation or operating-model change programmes.
• Understanding of financial planning, forecasting and supplier-governance processes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.

Additional Information

Success in racing comes from bringing together talented people with different skills, perspectives and experiences. We're committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels supported and empowered to deliver their best work.

Every role has the potential to drive high performance. You'll be part of a team united by a shared ambition to push boundaries and embody our racing mindset. We invest in our people through opportunities to develop and grow, creating an environment where individuals and teams can thrive.

Alongside a range of wellbeing initiatives and development opportunities, we're committed to helping you build a rewarding career and make your mark at McLaren Racing.