Marketing Transformation Lead

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We're looking to add a senior marketing transformation leader to our team. If you're passionate about travel, making connections, working with others, and providing a world class experience for our customers, you might be perfect for our team. This role will lead and oversee marketing transformation globally for American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT).
Our marketing team prides ourselves on authentic leadership, serving our customers around the world and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are on a transformation journey with customer centricity at the heart, using data, technology, and creative excellence to deliver an outstanding connection with clients of all sizes.
The Marketing Transformation Lead will play a key part in delivering our mission of Powering Progress Through Travel. You will lead a wider program of people and projects, aligned to our marketing transformation objectives. This includes significant focus on projects linked to merger & acquisitions as well as brand and business transformation more broadly. You will be responsible for overseeing the project management and integration to the Marketing team and advising interdependent workstreams.
This is based either at 5 Churchill Place, London with hybrid working. Please note that this will initially be a 12-month fixed-term contract.
**What You’ll Do**:
Develop a comprehensive marketing transformation strategy in partnership with Marketing leadership and wider Amex GBT program teams.
Accountable for overall marketing transformation plan including key KPIs and milestones.
Lead and manage a team of marketing professionals to achieve organizational goals.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and consistency across marketing transformation strategy, developing relationships with key stakeholders and third parties.
Oversee key programs linked to any future merger and acquisition activity, globally.
Accountable for brand and marketing transformation programs and strategic project management, including mergers, acquisitions and evolving brand strategy.
Play an active role in the leadership of the Global Brand & Marketing Communications team.
Key Stakeholders and Relationships
Legal and Compliance
Global Public Affairs and Communications
Commercial and Business Teams
Independent third parties and agencies
**What We’re Looking For**:
5+ years of senior B2B markrting experience working with high profile global brands
Significant experience delivering marketing transformation and/or long-term marketing initiatives and projects.
Strong experience working in B2B, preferably in marketing strategy and/or operations.
Open-minded, excitement to try new tactics, and perseverance to see projects to completion.
Able to lead and operate effectively through periods of significant change.
Proven experience of delivering results in highly commercial environment.
International experience working with remote teams and time zones is a plus.
As a leading global travel management company, we are uniquely positioned to champion and influence inclusive, accessible, and safe travel for all. Our diverse workforce, reflective of our client base, is our key to success.
Location London, United Kingdom
The #TeamGBT Experience
**Work and life**: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.
Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.
**Travel perks**: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.
Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.
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