Head of Group Brand

Reading, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own SSE’s Group brand strategy and governance, driving cohesive brand experience, reputation programs and employer branding while aligning with senior leadership and business growth streams.

  • Own brand strategy, governance and architecture across the group
  • Lead reputation and employer brand programs and stakeholder alignment
  • Develop and lead a high-performing, inclusive brand team

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve SSE's Group brand strategy, ensuring it supports our purpose, growth ambitions and long-term business priorities.
  • Champion and protect the SSE brand, leading identity, architecture and governance to deliver a clear, consistent and distinctive brand experience.
  • Lead strategic brand, reputation and employer brand initiatives that strengthen awareness, trust and advocacy, while demonstrating SSE's role in delivering a more sustainable energy future.
  • Influence and align senior stakeholders across the business to embed a cohesive approach that enhances reputation, supports growth and creates long-term value.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering an inclusive environment that encourages creativity, innovation and growth.

Requirements

  • Significant experience leading brand strategy within a large, complex organisation.
  • Proven success delivering communications, campaigns and brand identity programmes that strengthen reputation, engagement and business performance.
  • A track record of building and developing high-performing, inclusive teams.
  • Exceptional influencing and relationship-building skills, with the credibility to engage and advise senior stakeholders and executive leaders.
  • A strategic and commercial mindset, with the ability to translate business priorities into growth, stakeholder confidence and long-term value.

Benefits

  • Discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships.
  • Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service.
  • Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
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SSE plc

The UK & Ireland's clean energy champion. We’re investing more than ever before in a cleaner, more affordable and more secure energy system. We are creating and supporting thousands of good jobs.We power change.

Founded in 1998
Perth, Scotland, GBR
13K employees

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Median Tenure
6.7 years
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$7.2B
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$2.6B
Post IPO Equity, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $2.6B
  • Mar 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $654.9M
  • Oct 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $3.9B

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Head of Group Brand

SSE plc · Reading, UK · Hybrid