Marketing Director

Capgemini; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in the UK is looking for a marketing leader to cover for the UK Marketing Director for a 6-month fixed-term contract. This role focuses on delivering the 2026 marketing strategy and involves managing a skilled team of marketers. The ideal candidate has extensive marketing leadership experience, preferably in technology, and a proven track record of executing strategic initiatives and driving growth. Interested candidates should apply for this impactful position.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading a B2B marketing team of over 10 people.
• Experience in a technology or technology services organization.
• Strong analytical ability for outcome-based marketing programs.
• Proven track record of collaborating with sales and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the UK's 2026 Marketing Strategy.
• Coach a high-performing UK-based marketing team.
• Manage Account Based Marketing for client growth.
• Support net new logo campaigns to drive growth.
• Embed partner-first marketing across Market Units.

Skills

B2B marketing leadership

ABM (Account Based Marketing)

Demand Generation

Partner Marketing

Content Marketing

Stakeholder management

Excellent written skills

Salesforce

Pardot

Co-Pilot

Job description

Role Information

Contract type - fixed term contract for 6 months

Start Date - March 2026

About the job you're considering

We are seeking a commercially astute and creative leader to provide sabbatical cover for the UK Marketing Director role on a fixed-term secondment. The focus is to deliver the UK's 2026 marketing strategy as outlined, ensuring seamless continuity for the team and business. The current postholder will return to the role at the end of the secondment.

This is a high-impact leadership position, responsible for managing a talented team and working closely with senior business stakeholders to execute strategic priorities. You will shape and drive Account Based Marketing, champion partner-first campaigns, and ensure alignment with both local and global objectives. The role offers significant variety, the chance to influence go-to-market strategy, and the opportunity to foster collaboration across the entire Capgemini business.

You will work alongside experts in their fields, expand your local and global network, and take pride in leading a team whose work directly contributes to the UK's growth and success. This is a key role for a proven leader who thrives on delivering results, driving innovation, and making a tangible impact at scale.

If you are interested in delivering the 2026 marketing strategy and supporting the team during this period, we encourage you to apply.

Your role

There are several key priorities to manage and deliver throughout this secondment. They include:

• Ensuring the successful delivery of UK 2026 Marketing Strategy: Working with UK team of marketers, and wider business, ensure plans come to fruition and flex is managed appropriately. Meeting 2026 Marketing objectives, outlined in advance, aligning with the UK's growth ambition.
• Coaching a high performing and ambitious team: Lead a team of 14 skilled UK-based marketers and (dotted-line) 8 global-based function experts who support the business growth across Capgemini Market Units (MUs), Sogeti, Invent, frog, Engineering, and partner marketing. Proactively supporting their learning & development and progression. Maintaining the foundation of collaboration and team spirit our success is built on.
• Marketing as strategic advisors on Big Bets: Play core role in go-to-market strategy and execution. Linking the business and activating through Account Based Marketing, asset creation, and positioning / lead gen campaigns.
• Influencing substantial client growth: Manage increased quality and quantity of Account Based Marketing - aligned to Group programme and UK CSO ambition.
• Supporting net new logo drive: Support prioritised new logo campaigns, with activated and improved nurture funnel, aligning with UKBU ambition to increase net new logo growth.
• Embedding partner-first marketing across Market Units and Global Business Liness: Increase joint partner success stories and enable partner marketing through UK marketing strategy and campaigns (as opposed to introducing stand-alone partner events).
• Managing transformative shifts: Respond to change driven by the Global M&C transformation, seamlessly integrating UK team with new ambitions and approaches. Secure Global / Local success.
• Optimising UK / Europe positioning campaign: Evolve the 'Making it real' campaign with working group and Global Brand team - Group transformation pilot. Build out retargeting.
• Improving creative agency output & skills mix: Support the growth drive with strategic creative that is delivered quicker and really competes in market.

Your skills and experience

• Extensive marketing leadership experience including leading a +10 person B2B marketing team. Preferably in a technology or technology services organisation of significant scale and complexity - including a Global / Local dynamic.
• A people-orientated leader who creates a psychologically safe environment for people to be inspired and succeed in.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and a strategic mindset.
• Results-driven with a solid analytical ability for architecting measurable, outcome-based marketing programs.
• Willingness to proactively roll-up sleeves and get into the detail of delivery.
• Well-rounded in numerous B2B marketing functions; essential expertise in ABM, Demand Generation, Partner Marketing, and Content Marketing.
• Proven track record of working closely with Sales and Business leaders to build pipeline and accelerate large deals.
• Outstanding communicator and collaborator. Ability to manage stakeholders and influence outcomes in a matrixed organistaion. Excellent written skills.
• Comprehensive digital skillset, including Salesforce, Pardot, and Co-Pilot.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverages technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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