Senior Leader, Global Growth Strategy

A client of The PIE; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global education organization is seeking a senior leader to drive sustainable growth through marketing and customer acquisition strategies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in developing global growth strategies, promoting brand positioning, and leading cross-functional teams. A Bachelor’s degree is required, along with senior leadership experience in diverse international markets. This role demands strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to influence across various teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in growth, marketing, or customer acquisition is required.
• Proven ability to lead globally distributed teams and influence across functions.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a global growth strategy aligned with revenue objectives.
• Lead brand positioning and messaging across digital and field channels.
• Monitor acquisition and conversion metrics for continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership in growth

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

International market experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Location

Flexible; preference for candidates based in a globally connected location supporting cross-regional collaboration.

Position Summary

This senior leadership role is responsible for driving sustainable growth through integrated marketing, demand generation, and customer acquisition strategies within a global, multi-market education organization. The position owns growth outcomes across acquisition, conversion, and market expansion, translating strategic priorities into measurable results.

The role works closely with cross-functional leaders to define market positioning, optimize the end-to-end customer journey, and scale growth across regions and programs. A core focus is enabling market-facing teams with clear messaging, consistent engagement frameworks, and effective tools to support growth initiatives worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Growth Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute a global growth strategy aligned with revenue and expansion objectives.
• Advise senior leadership on market dynamics, growth opportunities, and risk considerations.
• Establish growth targets, forecasts, and performance indicators; monitor results and drive course correction.
• Identify, pilot, and scale high-impact growth initiatives across channels, regions, and offerings.
• Ensure growth practices are sustainable, ethical, and compliant.

Marketing & Market Positioning

• Lead brand positioning and messaging across digital and field-based channels.
• Oversee digital marketing, web platforms, paid media, communications, and events.
• Ensure marketing investments are performance-driven and tied directly to growth outcomes.

Market-Facing Enablement & Execution

• Lead acquisition and conversion strategy across markets.
• Design and continuously refine the customer journey from initial engagement through onboarding.
• Establish standards, content, and training for market-facing presentations and consultative engagement.
• Train and enable business development teams to deliver consistent, high-quality market-facing interactions.
• Participate selectively in key market engagements to model best practices and reinforce standards.

Performance & Analytics

• Monitor acquisition, conversion, and retention metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Leverage data and insights to inform prioritization and strategic decisions.
• Partner with customer-facing and delivery teams to support long-term retention and success.

Team & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global growth organization.
• Drive alignment and accountability across distributed and matrixed teams.
• Establish operating rhythms, expectations, and performance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or equivalent leadership experience preferred.
• Senior leadership experience in growth, marketing, customer acquisition, or revenue-driving roles.
• Demonstrated success driving growth across multiple international markets.
• Proven ability to lead globally distributed teams and influence across functions and cultures.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills.
• Experience operating in complex, multi-market or platform-based environments.
• Willingness to travel internationally as needed for team enablement and market engagement.