Job Overview:
Exclusive opportunity to join a large, customer-focused organisation embarking on a significant marketing transformation programme. This six-month interim role will lead a strategic marketing review while helping shape a more effective, scalable operating model for the future. Working closely with senior stakeholders and external partners, you will lead a business-critical transformation programme, translate strategic recommendations into practical ways of working, and identify opportunities to improve marketing effectiveness through innovation and technology.
This role would suit an experienced interim marketing leader with a background in agency management, marketing transformation and operating model design. You'll be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, leading change at pace and driving improvements across people, process and technology.
Candidates must be available to start immediately or at very short notice.
£90k prorated for 6 months
Hybrid working: 1–2 days per week in Central London, 3 or 4 days from home.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a strategic marketing transformation programme on behalf of the business.
- Manage key external partners and ensure effective governance, stakeholder alignment and decision making.
- Translate strategic recommendations into practical, scalable operating models.
- Review and improve marketing processes, agency relationships and ways of working.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through technology, automation and process optimisation.
- Lead pilot initiatives that demonstrate measurable improvements in marketing delivery.
- Provide senior leadership and continuity during a period of organisational change.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to drive alignment and successful delivery.
- Deliver recommendations that improve marketing effectiveness, operational efficiency and long-term capability.
Skills & Experience
- Significant experience leading marketing transformation or strategic change programmes.
- Strong background managing agency relationships and complex external partnerships.
- Experience reviewing and improving marketing operating models and governance.
- Strong understanding of marketing technology, automation and process improvement.
- Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills.
- Commercially minded, highly organised and comfortable operating within complex organisations.
- Previous experience working in large, matrixed or multi-site organisations would be advantageous.
If you have the experience and are interested in discussing further, please get in touch ASAP with your current CV: gcharles@vmagroup.com
Due to a high volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to everyone. We will get in touch if you are successful in your application.