EMEA Marketing Planning & Operations Lead

Grant Thornton Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an Associate Director of Marketing Planning & Operations for the EMEA region. You will lead regional planning, align with global priorities, and advise on investment, capacity and delivery across EMEA.

You will shape how EMEA marketing operates across markets, regional teams and global capabilities, providing a clear view of priorities, risks and performance to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, marketing, management, finance or equivalent professional experience.
• Eight or more years’ experience in marketing planning, strategy, business planning, marketing operations or management consultancy across multiple markets.
• Experience designing or implementing an operating model across global, regional and local teams.
• Experience translating business priorities into plans, investment choices and resource decisions across budgets.
• Experience advising senior leaders independently on trade-offs and delivery risk.
• Strong analytical skills to translate complex information into clear recommendations.
• Experience in professional services or financial services in international settings is useful but not essential.
• Fluent English is required; another European language is useful; European travel will be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual and quarterly EMEA marketing planning, aligning global priorities with regional plans and investments.
• Establish criteria to assess competing demands and advise where to invest, deprioritise or adjust course.
• Ensure EMEA requirements are represented in global planning and investment discussions.
• Maintain a consolidated view of investment, resources, capacity and delivery risk across EMEA to support regional decisions.
• Design funding approaches for cross-market activity with Global Marketing Operations and market leaders.
• Provide independent advice to the Head of EMEA Marketing on priorities and delivery risk.
• Define and embed the regional operating model for how regional, market and global teams work together.

Skills

Marketing planning

Strategic advisory

Analytical skills

English fluency

Education

Degree in business/marketing/management/finance

Job description

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an Associate Director of Marketing Planning & Operations for the EMEA region. You will lead regional planning, align with global priorities, and advise on investment, capacity and delivery across EMEA.

You will shape how EMEA marketing operates across markets, regional teams and global capabilities, providing a clear view of priorities, risks and performance to senior leadership.