One of our clients is seeking a Marketing Director to shape how its priority services, capabilities, industries and acquisitions go to market. The firm is privately held, partner-owned, and serves leading multinationals, mid-cap companies and private equity and venture capital firms through 47 offices worldwide.
This is a senior, enterprise-wide role that reports to the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. You'll act as a strategic partner to business and go-to-market leaders, turning business priorities and market opportunities into clear positioning, compelling messaging and actionable marketing plans. You'll work closely with regional Marketing Directors, Commercial Strategy & Insights teams, Industry and Capability Leaders and consultants to align regional activation with firmwide strategy aimed at board and CEO audiences. The role balances strategic judgment with hands‑on execution.
Responsibilities
- Develop marketing strategies for acquisitions, new services, industries, capabilities and priority offerings
- Translate business objectives, market opportunities and client needs into clear positioning strategies and marketing plans
- Partner with insights and industry leaders to identify the themes, audiences and market moments where the firm can lead
- Shape launch strategies and integrated plans that drive growth, market relevance and client engagement
- Conduct market research and develop differentiated positioning and messaging
- Build value propositions that articulate the client need, the firm's distinctive strengths and the value of engaging it
- Turn complex offerings and expertise into compelling, audience-specific narratives
- Develop messaging frameworks and core content to support campaigns
- Keep messaging consistent across internal and external channels while tailoring it for specific audiences
- Define objectives and success measures for industry and capability marketing initiatives
- Use performance insights to refine positioning, channels, content and investment decisions
- Create planning frameworks, templates and processes that improve coordination across marketing, insights, industry and capability teams
- Build and share institutional knowledge about what earns attention and credibility with senior audiences
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, communications or a related field
- 15+ years of experience in marketing strategy, management consulting, professional services or a related field
- Track record developing and implementing marketing strategies for new services, capabilities, industries, acquisitions or business lines, tied to commercial outcomes
- Strong background in competitive analysis, market insight, positioning, messaging and value proposition development
- Experience advising senior business leaders
- Experience in a complex, matrixed, global organization
- Strong understanding of B2B marketing and professional services or relationship-led businesses
- Experience building repeatable frameworks, tools and processes
- Strong business judgment and financial acumen, with excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication; able to simplify complex ideas and communicate them with conviction
- Proven ability to align stakeholders, build trust across levels and drive decisions
- Strong project management skills; comfortable working autonomously across multiple priorities
Preferred Experience
- Advanced degree (MBA or similar)
- Enterprise marketing experience aimed at C-suite audiences, ideally boards and CEOs
- Curious, pragmatic and entrepreneurial approach