NCA Marketing Manager – SSB

Sage

Johannesburg

1d ago

Sage is a global company

with a local heart. The market leader for cloud-based accounting, financials, enterprise management, people, and payroll software, we empower the world’s business heroes from single-person startups to large enterprises.

Our people are passionate and positive. We inspire our colleagues to serve business builders everywhere and champion their success.

As a FTSE 100 company with 14,000 colleagues across 24 countries, we do business the right way, while giving back to our local communities through the Sage Foundation.

Sage is passionate about building a culture where our colleagues feel they can bring their whole selves to work. Where people know they’ll be judged on their performance and behaviours - not their identity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Job DescriptionThe purpose of this role is to develop the end to end customer marketing strategy for a segment and execute programs both to acquire new customers and ensure retention and value growth of our existing customer base.

Reporting to the Regional Customer Marketing Manager, they are directly responsible for ensuring alignment and execution of marketing activities across the segment and for delivering maximum ROI.

This role is required to interlock with Partner Marketing to ensure alignment of customer marketing strategy through depth and breadth activation.

Key ResponsibilitiesKey accountabilities and decision ownership :

Plan and execute the marketing strategy for a segment across a number of tactics including digital, events, content, social, webinars, offline marketing, customer references both directly and through / with Partners, Accountants and Alliances

To work closely with Marketing leadership and sales stakeholders to build and communicate the marketing strategy and to align the tactics to the sales objectives

Closely align with partner marketing team to ensure all programs align to our depth and breadth strategy

To build and own the pipeline for a segments sales team and to ensure an adequate pipeline coverage

Budget management and allocation for marketing activities driven by data and ROI

To prepare detailed campaign plans, data briefs, and to own and enforce them across internal and external agencies with confidence, clarity, and strong alignment with business goals

To proactively co-ordinate marketing campaigns across all elements of the marketing mix and across any involved stakeholders

Manage and input into regional programs spanning cross segment when required, including referral campaigns, customer reference programs and regional eventsHave a deep understanding of the segment target persona and work with Product marketing to refine this for use in demand generation campaigns

Monitor, analyse and represent campaign results to the business with continuous optimisation from both data and feedback from internal stakeholders

Liaise and share best practice and knowledge, be the expert’ in marketing communications to others in the business, supporting the commercial success of our solutions and products

Be the business partner to the segment sales team and to establish a connected strategy and relationship that showcases results from marketing and establishes a process to drive marketing campaigns through the business

Leverage and integrate global content into local campaigns where appropriate

Competent at writing, proofing and editing copy for all forms of communication

Work with digital teams to ensure web content is kept up to date, fully localised and relevant to the enterprise audience

Act as a champion and guardian of Sage’s values and brand identity, ensuring messaging, positioning, tone of voice, visual identity is consistent and in line with the global brand guidelines, across all channels and in all activities

Manage campaigns across PR / Social Media / Content teams to help promote Sage’s solutions and services.

Ensure consistency and enforce high quality standards across all communications as a result of advanced and accurate proofing skills, in line with the local and global internal approvals processSkills, know-how and experience Must haves :

Can work in a global / regional organisation structure, understands the importance of global consistency and local delivery, always has One Sage in mind

Experience with high-tech solutions in a business-to-business environment

Experience working in matrix organizations

Extensive and proven knowledge of marketing automation and digital marketing including search, social and online nurture journeys

Ability to inspire confidence and trust in interactions with other functions and Business Unit leaders

Experienced in managing budgets and resources

Advanced communication and presentation skills

Ability to develop strategic plans and implement

Strong analytical skills and data driven mentality

Be able to think beyond area of control / domain to do what is right for the broader Sage organisation

Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams and to encourage and support others to achieve their objectives

Sales Force experience advantageous

Results oriented with strong time management skills, highly organised and driven to succeed

Change agent; can drive and lead others through change

Experience with high-tech solutions in a business-to-business environment.

Technical / professional qualifications :

10+ years’ experience in marketing

Native or Fluent English

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business or Communications / or equivalent experience.

Ability to travel

Key performance indicators : (3-5 Max)

Marketing contribution to revenue, with a focus on new customer acquisition numbers

Execution against the agreed marketing plans in all 3 geographies

Delivery of 3x ROIDirect reports :

Budget owned : Yes

Key stakeholders : regional marketing teams, regional sales leadership, marketing operations

IC Matrix Reports :

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