Director Marketing-Jobs in Südafrika

• Own and drive the development of marketing programs and services working closely with global and regional stakeholders
• Use data and analytics to provide key business insights for program development and marketing focused decision making
• Interact with internal teams, clients/customers, subcontractors, and cross-functional SAS teams to deliver business objectives
• Identify marketing opportunities through market research, customer feedback, analytics and best practices
• Represent SAS with third party vendors and partners to support marketing objectives and goals
• Create shared vision and detailed plans with key stakeholders on how to maximize marketing impact and optimize return on marketing investments
• Deliver measurable results in impacting broader company goals and organizational objectives
• Lead and manage a dynamic team, including: determining resource needs and making requests for personnel, equipment, and other resources; recruiting, interviewing, and selecting new employees; setting and communicating performance standards and providing performance feedback and coaching; encouraging and fostering skill development and professional growth
• Establish and prioritize department responsibilities/objective relative to the group, department, division, and corporate goals. Ensure that projects are completed on time following established procedures and schedules
• Prepare and adhere to allocated budgets and focus on ensuring optimum ROI through marketing programs

• Serve as a member of regional marketing leadership team responsible for determining overall marketing strategy for SAS products and services
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership for marketing plan development, implementation, and support
• Identify current practices and emerging trends in key markets and geographies
• Acts as a liaison between department or division and internal and external parties that influence overall marketing strategy and campaigns

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Fifteen years of experience in integrated Marketing, preferably in the software technology industry, ideally with understanding of cloud technology and enterprise marketing
• Proven track record as a strong leader of people and business with a focus on collaboration and building value-based business partnerships across functions with at least ten years of leadership and/or management experience
• Experienced in managing a variety of diverse, multi-disciplinary stakeholders across the Greater China, South Korea, and APAC region
• Has knowledge of marketing and sales techniques, channels, business partner relationship development strategies, and/or knowledge of a specific industry, market, technology, or business initiative related to area of assignment
• Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or related field
• Is strong in written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proactive in confronting difficult issues; making valiant choices and taking bold action in the face of opposition or fear
• Has public speaking experience

Language:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English
• Fluency in Mandarin as the candidate would need to liaise with clients or stakeholders in the Greater China region
• Verbal communication skills in Korean will be an advantage