Head of Marketing

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 10years

Posted on: 14 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This is more than a marketing role; its a launchpad into strategic leadership. Were seeking a commercially astute Head of Marketing with the drive to shape brand and growth strategy ensure operational excellence in go-to-market execution and support sustainable data-led expansion. The successful candidate will not only oversee core marketing functions but also operate as a trusted partner to the executive teamtranslating insight into action strengthening brand equity and enabling measurable commercial outcomes. Youll join a fast-growing tech-driven business at the intersection of e-commerce payments and logistics working with a collaborative team to scale an integrated customer-centric ecosystem.

Job Description:

As the Head of Marketing youll take full ownership of the companys brand and performance marketing agenda. Youll lead a multidisciplinary team develop and execute an integrated strategy across business units and ensure the marketing function directly underpins growth customer acquisition and retention. Your work will influence decision-making and long-term strategy across the organisation.

Your daily adventures include:

Lead and mentor the marketing team fostering a high-performance culture of accountability learning and growth.
Own brand and growth strategy: define positioning and the commercial marketing plan across all business units; set goals KPIs and success metrics tied to revenue and customer outcomes.
Manage budget and performance: balance brand-building and performance marketing investment; track ROI and report outcomes to leadership.
Translate market intelligence into action: turn insight and analytics into targeted multi-channel campaigns that drive acquisition and engagement.
Steward a unified brand identity while allowing business-unit nuance; ensure governance and compliance with brand specifications.
Proactively manage reputation risk identifying issues and recommending remedial actions.
Optimise internal/external resources: shape the right blend of in-house capability and agency partners to deliver efficiently at quality.
Oversee content and owned channels: manage corporate website content and the development/distribution of brand assets and collateral.
Direct agency and stakeholder collaboration: brief review and approve creative outputs (e.g. logos campaigns videos) with executive stakeholders.
Partner with business units to align marketing programmes with commercial priorities; support sales enablement and measurable funnel impact.
Champion digital excellence: ensure data-driven experimentation marketing automation and performance channels are the engine of modern growth.

Requirements

What it takes to succeed:

Education: BCom (Marketing/Commercial) or similar from a recognised institution with practical marketing education.
Experience: 810 years in marketing including 4 years in management with a proven track record across digital/performance marketing and team leadership.
Industry exposure: experience in e-commerce fintech or technology-driven environments is advantageous.
Leadership: evidence of building/optimising structures developing talent and delivering outcomes in fast-paced scaling organisations.
Commercial rigour: comfort with budgets attribution and translating insight into executive-ready recommendations that influence strategy.

Required Skills:

As the Head of Marketing youll take full ownership of the companys brand and performance marketing agenda.