Senior Marketing Manager

Job Title: Senior Marketing Manager, AI Growth & Partnerships 

Locations: London, Dordrecht or Berlin – Hybrid Working Model 

Application Deadline: Sunday 1st November 2026 

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About the Role

As Senior Marketing Manager, AI Growth & Partnerships you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of marketing plans that support the growth and adoption of the AI Growth & Partnerships (AIGP) portfolio. This will include identifying, developing and scaling new opportunities at the intersection of research, technology, AI and partnerships. 

In this role, you will work closely with the Head of Marketing Strategy Corporate, the VP AI Growth & Partnerships, product leaders, commercial teams and Research Marketing, you will translated business priorities into customer-focused marketing activities and content that drives awareness, engagement, customer acquisition and commercial results. 

You will own the end-to-end delivery of marketing programs across the AI Growth & Partnerships portfolio, from planning through execution, performance measurement and optimization, ensuring marketing activities deliver measurable business impact. 

You will have strong marketing execution capabilities, excellent content marketing skills, stakeholder management, commercial awareness and the ability to coordinate multiple teams and priorities in a matrix environment. 

Come and join a dynamic and customer-focused organisation where your contributions will directly impact client success and company growth!  

Role Responsibilities

Lead marketing planning and program delivery 

• Develop and execute integrated marketing plans that support the growth objectives of the AI Growth & Partnerships portfolio, applying strong market intelligence to identify opportunities, customer needs and competitive insights. 

• Translate business priorities, product innovations and partnership opportunities into impactful marketing programs and campaigns through creativity, innovation, and customer-centric thinking. 

• Ensure marketing initiatives drive customer acquisition, engagement, adoption, retention and commercial outcomes through a customer-focused approach and a strong commitment to drive results. 

• Own the end-to-end delivery of marketing programs and campaigns, including planning, execution, governance, performance measurement and optimization. 

• Lead Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategies for priority accounts and partners, leveraging customer insights, market intelligence, and a global perspective to increase engagement, pipeline growth and revenue impact. 

• Track, measure and report on marketing performance, providing insights and recommendations to optimize results, demonstrate business value and continuously drive results. 

Support product launches and partnership marketing 

• Lead marketing planning and coordination for new product launches, partnership announcements and growth initiatives. 

• Partner with product, sales and business teams to deliver coordinated go-to-market activities that reflect customer needs and market opportunities. 

• Establish clear campaign objectives, KPIs and success measures for key initiatives. 

• Manage marketing timelines, deliverables and stakeholder alignment to ensure successful execution and measurable business outcomes. 

• Apply and cultivate innovation and creativity to identify new approaches that strengthen market impact and differentiation. 

Drive content, sales enablement and digital presence 

• Develop and manage marketing content that supports awareness, engagement, customer education and product adoption across the AI Growth & Partnerships portfolio, demonstrating exceptional writing skills. 

• Partner with subject matter experts, product teams and content specialists to create compelling customer-facing assets, including thought leadership, customer stories, product collateral, blogs, videos, webinars and campaign content. 

• Leverage and demonstrate the ability to be multimedia savvy and create and optimize content across multiple formats and channels, maximizing audience engagement and effectiveness. 

• Lead the development and maintenance of sales enablement materials, ensuring commercial teams have access to current and impactful presentations, product sheets, battlecards, messaging guides, FAQs and customer-facing assets. 

• Collaborate with Sales and Commercial teams to identify content and enablement needs that support customer conversations and revenue opportunities. 

• Leverage account insights, intent data and customer intelligence to tailor messaging and marketing programs for key target accounts, demonstrating strong customer focused and market intelligence capabilities. 

• Manage and optimize the AIGP website and digital presence, ensuring content is current, customer-focused and aligned to business priorities. 

• Utilize tech savvy and multimedia savvy capabilities to maximize the effectiveness of digital platforms, content delivery and customer engagement. 

• Ensure consistent messaging, branding and customer experience across web properties, campaign assets and sales enablement materials while maintaining strong brand management standards. 

• Monitor content and website performance, using analytics and insights to continuously improve engagement, effectiveness and business outcomes. 

Coordinate execution across the research marketing division:

• Brief and align specialist marketing teams on priorities, campaign objectives, audience needs and expected outcomes. 

• Coordinate delivery across campaign marketing, content marketing, digital marketing, events, communications and marketing operations. 

• Ensure consistency of messaging, customer experience and brand standards across all activities through effective brand management. 

• Apply a global perspective to align programs with diverse audiences, markets and stakeholder needs where appropriate. 

• Identify and resolve execution challenges, demonstrating agility, innovation and a focus on delivering results. 

Measure and optimize performance 

• Define and track KPIs to evaluate campaign and program performance. 

• Monitor marketing performance against agreed objectives and targets. 

• Analyze market trends, customer behaviour and performance data using market intelligence to identify opportunities for optimization and operational improvement. 

• Prepare regular performance updates and recommendations for stakeholders. 

• Support reporting on marketing contribution to pipeline, adoption and business outcomes, demonstrating accountability and a strong orientation toward drive results. 

Enable cross-functional collaboration 

• Build strong working relationships across Product, Platforms & Solutions, Research Marketing, Commercial and Corporate Affairs teams. 

• Facilitate alignment on marketing priorities, timelines and deliverables. 

• Represent marketing requirements and customer perspectives in cross-functional discussions, consistently demonstrating a customer-focused mindset. 

• Support effective decision-making through data, insights and performance reporting. 

• Foster a culture that cultivate innovation, encourages collaboration and embraces diverse perspectives to drive business growth and marketing excellence. 

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• Significant demonstrable experience in marketing, product marketing, growth marketing or go-to-market execution roles. 

• Proven success delivering integrated marketing campaigns for complex products, services or portfolios. 

• Experience working closely with product, sales and business teams to execute marketing initiatives. 

• Strong track record of managing multiple stakeholders and projects simultaneously. 

• Ability to operate effectively within a global matrix organisations. 

• Experience in technology, digital products, AI-related businesses or innovation-led environments is advantageous. 

• Strong marketing planning, content marketing, campaign management and execution skills. 

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities. 

• Ability to translate business and product priorities into clear marketing actions and deliverables. 

• Strong understanding of modern marketing disciplines, including demand generation, content marketing, digital marketing, customer lifecycle marketing and performance measurement. 

• Experience with Account-Based Marketing (ABM) principles, including account segmentation, personalized engagement strategies and sales and marketing alignment. 

• Excellent communication, presentation and project management skills. 

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable insights. 

• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and delivery excellence. 

• University degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, a related field or equivalent demonstrable experience. 

• Professional marketing qualifications are advantageous. 

Note for candidates in the Netherlands: As per our local policy, please be aware that this role will be open only for internal candidates within the first 2 weeks. Afterwards, external applications will be progressed.

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