Head of Investment Marketing

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. 

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Head of Investment Marketing is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering M&G Asset Management’s global investment content strategy and product marketing activities.

This position leads the development and delivery of our investment communications capability: creating innovative, scalable, and market-leading content that differentiates M&G in a highly competitive asset management landscape.

About the Function
Investment Marketing is accountable for producing high-quality messaging and content across M&G’s range of products and propositions, including Thought Leadership, Product Marketing and Product Reporting. The team partners with Investment, Sales, and the wider marketing function to articulate M&G’s investment capabilities, translating complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives tailored to diverse audiences globally.

Content and Editorial strategy

• To develop and deliver the M&G asset management content strategy in close association with brand and regional marketing, sales channels and investment teams
• To drive brand differentiation in the asset management industry through the delivery of creative, thought-provoking and market-leading content
• To lead the editorial process to determine content priorities to support commercial priorities and respond to relevant market developments.

Product Marketing

• Lead the transformation of the product marketing team to deliver to M&G Asset Management’s strategy for wholesale and institutional channels
• Oversee the product marketing team delivery across all asset classes both at a fund and thematic level supporting content requirements across the client journey
• Ensure the team is well set up to meet the increasing demand for product content as the business grows internationally and across channels

Thought Leadership

• Lead the strategy and execution of thought leadership written content, including thematic and market reactive content.
• Engage with the CIOs, Investment Specialists and other members of the investment teams to develop and enhance our content offering.

Product Reporting

• Lead the Product Reporting level and thematic  regulatory reporting.

Team leadership

• Lead the evolution of the investment marketing function
• Manage and motivate a cross-functional team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance.
• To drive process excellence in the team and embedding scalable processes and technology-driven solutions that can effectively manage the wide range of products, audiences and geographies
• To embed strong ownership and accountability for the accuracy of all content across the team.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with investment, data, and channel teams to align priorities and deliver impactful outcomes.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience leading investment content teams within a global asset manager.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership skills, with a track record of driving change and delivery and motivating teams.
• Collaborative approach to stakeholder management across investment, sales, and marketing.
• Ability to translate complex investment concepts into clear, engaging narratives.
• Creative mindset with the ability to generate innovative ideas that differentiate the brand.
• Expertise in managing compliant communications across multiple jurisdictions.

Recruiter: Hannah Curtis

Work Level: Integration Leader

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.  

• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. 

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