Senior Manager, Marketing Platforms

Relx Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

RELX (Elsevier Marketing Excellence) seeks a Senior Manager, Marketing Platforms to own the strategic direction of the MarTech ecosystem and to drive measurable business value. You will partner with senior stakeholders to align platforms with business priorities, governance, and investment planning.

You will lead multi-year strategies, manage vendor relationships, budgets, and governance to ensure platforms integrate effectively and deliver ROI across marketing teams.

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership of marketing technology platforms.
• Experience with CDPs, CRM and engagement tools.
• Strong vendor negotiations and budget ownership.
• Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own a multi-year Marketing Technology strategy.
• Partner with Technology to align MarTech roadmap with architecture, data and security standards.
• Horizon-scan the MarTech landscape for relevant tools and capabilities.
• Lead contract negotiations and renewals across the marketing platform portfolio.
• Own licence and seat management ensuring allocation matches usage and need.
• Manage vendor relationships at a strategic level and ensure value delivery.
• Partner with Technology to manage the overall MarTech budget including forecasting and cost optimisation.
• Act as the central connective point across Platform Product Managers to ensure integration.

Skills

Marketing technology platforms

Vendor negotiation

Budget ownership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategy development

Contract management

ROI demonstration

Job description

Senior Manager, Marketing PlatformsThis site, powered by Workday, uses cookies that are essential for the site to work. The site may also use additional cookies to analyze site statistics and optimize the site experience. Click “Accept Cookies” to accept all additional cookies or click “Decline” to reject all non-essential cookies. For more information, see our Cookie Notice.# RELX Jobs## Senior Manager, Marketing PlatformsApply: London Wall: Amsterdam: Full time: Posted Today: R120003*Are you passionate about shaping the future of marketing technology and ensuring platforms deliver measurable business value?**Do you enjoy building strategic partnerships, influencing senior stakeholders, and creating a connected technology ecosystem that enables marketing teams to succeed?* **About our Team**The Data and Analytics Centre of Excellence, part of the Elsevier Marketing Excellence division, helps marketers use data with confidence to drive customer and business value, by providing analytics, attribution and ROI insight, data governance, and the platforms and training that let teams self-serve.**About the Role**As a senior leader within the Data and Analytics Centre of Excellence, you will own the strategic direction of Elsevier’s Marketing Technology (MarTech) ecosystem. You will help ensure that marketing platforms deliver measurable value, align with business priorities, and support long-term growth through effective governance, investment planning, and stakeholder collaboration. **Responsibilities*** Develop and own a multi-year Marketing Technology strategy, identifying where to invest, consolidate, or retire platforms based on business need and market direction* Partner closely with Technology leadership to align the MarTech roadmap with broader technology architecture, data, and security standards* Horizon-scan the MarTech landscape to identify emerging tools and capabilities relevant to the business* Lead contract negotiations and renewals across the marketing platform portfolio* Own licence and seat management, ensuring allocation matches actual usage and need across teams* Manage vendor relationships at a strategic level, holding platforms accountable to roadmap commitments and value delivery* Partner with Technology to manage the overall MarTech budget, including forecasting, cost optimisation, and business case development for new investment* Act as the central connective point across Platform Product Managers, ensuring platforms are integrated and work together rather than in silos**Requirements*** Significant experience managing or overseeing marketing technology platforms/solutions at a strategic level (e.g. CDPs, engagement/CRM platforms, social/CX tools, AI content tools)* Strong track record of vendor negotiation, contract management, and budget ownership* Experience working cross-functionally with Technology teams, translating business needs into technical requirements without being a technical specialist yourself* Ability to build a coherent strategy across a fragmented tool landscape and influence senior stakeholders* Strong commercial acumen and comfort owning budgets and demonstrating ROI* Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to succeed through influence and collaboration rather than direct authority over platform teams **Work in a Way That Works for You**We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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