Senior Director Global Marketing

Suzie Walker Executive Search; England; Hybrid; GBP 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading executive search firm is seeking a Global Marketing Director for a D2C brand in Reading. This role demands a seasoned leader with extensive global experience in brand and digital marketing. Responsibilities include driving growth through strategic integration of campaigns and enhancing customer engagement. Ideal candidates should possess strong brand management skills, exceptional stakeholder leadership, and a proven track record in transformation. Immediate availability is preferred. The position offers a salary of up to £180,000 plus a 40% bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

40% bonus

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading brand strategy and communications.
• Track record in managing large teams through transformations.
• Proven experience in D2C businesses, particularly in FMCG.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of campaigns to drive growth through conversion, loyalty, and retention.
• Work with technology and product teams for optimal digital performance.
• Improve customer journey across all touchpoints.

Skills

Global senior leadership experience

Brand management

Digital marketing

Performance marketing

CRM experience

Analytical mindset

Exceptional stakeholder leadership

Customer focused

Job description

Global Marketing Director - Interim to Perm - immediate start

Location: Reading 3-4 days a week

Salary: Up to £180,000 + 40% bonus and benefits or day rate equivalent

Interim (to perm) Global Marketing Director

We are looking for a senior marketing leader with previous international experience for this fast-growing D2C brand. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape genuine outcomes and revolutionise a global business, evolving the brand internationally.

This is a primarily B2C role and we're particularly interested in candidates with experience in the following sectors: airlines, FMCG, hospitality, hotel groups and retail.

We are keen to speak with candidates who are available to start with immediate effect (within 4 weeks max but ideally sooner). We need strong brand experience in D2C (the client is particularly keen on anyone who has FMCG experience within their career). The must haves are global experience, managing large teams through high growth transformations, brand, strategy, performance marketing and a highly commercial mindset.

Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer. This is an exciting role for a people focused Global Marketing Director with proven extensive experience planning and leading strategy and communications. A transformation role with the customer at the heart of your strategy you will help shape the brand across global markets while providing leadership as the brand accelerates growth.

Leading a large international team, you will build on the brands digital performance and across all touch points you will develop outstanding customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of campaigns to drive growth through conversion, loyalty, and retention
• Lead strategy across brand, CRM, retail, digital and performance marketing
• Work with the technology and product teams to ensure outstanding digital performance across web and app
• Improve the customer journey across all touchpoints
• Lead execution of global brand development across all markets
• Lead a large high-performing international team

Experience Required

• Global senior leadership experience
• Ability to navigate multifaceted organisations
• Strong experience in brand, CRM, digital, strategy
• A proven track record of growth and transformation
• Strong analytical mindset
• Customer focussed
• Exceptional stakeholder leadership
• Experience within a D2C business

Please submit your CV via LinkedIn. Candidates who have applied via LinkedIn will be reviewed as a priority. Please ensure to connect with Suzie Walker | LinkedIn and Jeandre Kairuz | LinkedIn we are only able to respond to 1st connections

Suzie Walker Executive Search is a firm of specialist headhunters with an expert team recruiting senior interim and permanent senior leaders for B2B and B2C marketing and digital/tech roles in FTSE 350 and private equity-backed companies.

www.suziewalkerexecutivesearch.co.uk