Head of Marketing

ooba careers; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in South Africa is seeking a Head of Marketing to lead the strategic evolution of marketing across its portfolio. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience in marketing leadership roles, particularly in multi-brand environments. This role is based in Cape Town, offering a hybrid work model. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in brand building and executing effective marketing plans.

Benefits

Hybrid workplace

Feedback to all applicants

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in strategic marketing leadership roles.
• Proven success in developing and executing integrated marketing strategies.
• Experience in multi-brand or group-level environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic evolution and execution of the marketing function.
• Ensure each business unit has distinct marketing strategies.
• Consolidate and build on brand foundation developed over the last two years.

Skills

Strategic marketing leadership

Brand building

Integrated marketing strategies

Campaign effectiveness

ROI delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or Communications

Post graduate qualification in strategic or digital marketing

Job description

Help us connect with customers and partners across the home ownership ecosystem!

We’re looking for a Head of Marketing to join our seniormanagement team, at our Cape Town head office (where we operate a hybrid workplace: https://careers.ooba.co.za/hybrid-work/).

See more info, full job spec' and to APPLY directly to ooba:

https://careers.ooba.co.za/job/head-of-marketing/

[It's quick and easy to apply online. All applicants receive feedback.]

The purpose of this role is to lead the strategic evolution and execution of ooba Group’s marketing function across its portfolio of brands, including: ooba Home Loans, ooba Insure, Buyers Trust, evo Home Loans, and ooba Solar.

You'll ensure each business unit has a distinct and effective marketing strategy that drives growth, deepens brand relevance, and supports business outcomes. The role of the incoming Head of Marketing will be consolidating and building on the brand foundation developed over the last two years.

Successful candidates will have 10+ years exp’ in strategic marketing leadership roles, ideally in multi-brand or group-level environments; proven success developing and executing integrated marketing strategies (across traditional, digital, and partner ecosystems); and demonstrated ability leading a marketing team and delivering commercially effective marketing plans (in complex, matrixed organisations).

Also, you'll have a strong track record in brand building, campaign effectiveness, and ROI delivery (across both B2C and B2B segments); exposure to high-growth, digitally enabled businesses within financial services, fintech, proptech, or consumer services is preferred; and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field (while a post graduate qualification in strategic or digital marketing or business leadership is adv’).

For more media about a career at ooba:

https://careers.ooba.co.za