Head of Brands and Communications

NEXT Ventures; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance incentives

Health coverage

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

NEXT Ventures is seeking a Head of Brand & Communications to own FundedNext's brand identity, positioning, and messaging across all touchpoints. Build brand equity over multi-year horizons and drive revenue through 360° marketing channel execution.

You will lead cross-functional teams across events, social media, video production, media relations, and partnerships, translating product features into compelling brand narratives.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in brand, marketing, or communications leadership.
• 70% background in sales/marketing with proven brand/growth leadership.
• 30% product management exposure, able to engage substantively on product roadmap and USP.
• Strong grasp of external stakeholders, customer segments, and competitor positioning.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the company's brand identity, position, and message.
• Lead 360° marketing channels including events, social media, video production, media, roadshows, and IB partnerships.
• Translate brand message into market awareness and pipeline impact.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with sales, product, and partnership teams.

Skills

Brand leadership

Marketing strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Product roadmap collaboration

Social media management

Job description

Who We Are

NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm-220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

Your Role in Our Mission

As Head of Brand & Communications, you will be the strategic owner of FundedNext's brand identity, positioning, and message across all internal and external touchpoints. You will build brand equity over one-, two-, and three-year horizons while contributing directly to revenue generation through 360° marketing channel execution, monthly event and roadshow planning, and ensuring brand message virality across owned, earned, and paid channels.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Brand Strategy & Positioning

• Define and own the company's brand identity, position, and message.
• Build phased brand strategies covering 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year horizons.
• Ensure brand consistency across all communications.

Marketing Channel Ownership

• Lead 360° marketing channels including events, social media, video production, media, roadshows, and IB partnerships.
• Own platform-level strategy across X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Discord.
• Direct video production and media output aligned to brand message.

Revenue & Growth Contribution

• Drive brand-led acquisition and retention efforts.
• Ensure brand content achieves virality and measurable reach.
• Translate brand message into market awareness and pipeline impact.

Planning & Execution

• Lead monthly planning of roadshows, events, and brand activations.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with sales, product, and partnership teams.
• Manage calendar, budget, and resource allocation across channels.

What You Bring

• 8-12 years of experience in brand, marketing, or communications leadership.
• 70% background in sales/marketing with proven brand/growth leadership.
• 30% product management exposure, able to engage substantively on product roadmap and USP.
• Strong grasp of external stakeholders, customer segments, and competitor positioning.
• Hands-on fluency across events, social media platforms (X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Discord), video production, media relations, and IB partnerships.
• Ability to translate product features into compelling brand narratives.
• Comfortable operating across strategic planning and hands-on execution.

Your X-Factor

• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability.
• Ability to embed brand strategy into measurable growth outcomes.
• Trusted partner to leadership, sales, and product teams.
• Positions FundedNext as a differentiated brand in competitive financial markets.

Why Join NEXT

We offer a competitive salary aligned with industry standards, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes performance incentives, health coverage, and professional development opportunities.

At NEXT Group, we foster a performance-driven culture that emphasizes agility, excellence and growth within a professional, balanced work environment across our global organization.