Project Manager (Brand Marketing)

MRJ Recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious recruitment agency is looking for a Project Manager to lead strategic marketing and brand integration projects during M&A activities. This contract role, based remotely in the UK, requires a professional with a robust track record in managing complex projects and working collaboratively across various teams to ensure successful brand implementation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex projects in marketing or brand.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in high-change environments.
• Commercially minded with a focus on outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end project management during M&A activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for brand strategy.
• Anticipate risks and keep stakeholders informed.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Project Management

Business Transformation

Job description

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Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Remote (UK-based)

Duration: 6 months (min)

Start Date: Mid July

Are you an experienced Project Manager who thrives in fast-paced environments? Do you have a track record of delivering brand marketing initiatives during M&A programmes?

We’re looking for an experienced Creative Project Manager to lead strategic marketing and brand integration projects as part of our mergers and acquisitions (M&A) roadmap. This is a pivotal role that sits at the intersection of marketing, brand, and business transformation and is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, change-oriented environments.

Day-to-day you'll:

• Drive end-to-end project management of marketing and brand workstreams during M&A activity – from planning and due diligence through to execution and post-deal integration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Brand, Comms, Marketing, Product, Legal, HR, etc.) to align brand strategy and messaging across merging businesses.
• Define project plans, timelines, milestones and KPIs to ensure marketing and brand initiatives land on time and on budget.
• Act as the connective tissue between acquired brands and our core business – ensuring a seamless experience for customers, partners, and employees.
• Anticipate risks, manage dependencies, and keep senior stakeholders informed and engaged throughout.

You'll likely offer:

• Proven experience delivering complex projects within marketing, brand, or corporate communications – ideally in the context of M&A, business transformation, or rebranding.
• Confident stakeholder manager with exceptional communication and influencing skills.
• Commercially minded and outcomes-focused – you understand how brand impacts business performance.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making things happen in high-change environments.
• Experience in matrixed or multi-brand organisations a plus.

Next steps:

We will be shortlisting for this role starting on Monday 23rd June with interviews to take place w/c Monday 30th June. If you'd like to be considered, please share your profile and the team will be in touch with suitable candidates next week.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Retail and Consumer Services

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