Responsibilities

• Own and continuously evolve Canon's end-to-end content operating model, delivering efficient, scalable workflows from briefing through to local market activation.
• Define and embed governance, processes, tools, SLAs, and best practices to enable high-quality B2B marketing communications across EMEA.
• Lead a 13-person embedded content team, driving performance through clear objectives, KPIs, resource planning, prioritisation, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the guardian of content quality, ensuring all communications are strategically aligned, consistent, and support IPSG business priorities.
• Own content governance and approval frameworks, managing risks relating to quality, prioritisation, resourcing, and delivery.
• Partner with PR, Social, Digital, Web Publishing, Localisation, Paid Media, and Marketing teams to deliver integrated, seamless campaigns across the region.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across EMEA, aligning priorities, managing demand, and championing the value of an integrated marketing communications function.
• Lead the embedded agency partnership, ensuring high-quality delivery, effective collaboration, and continuous capability improvement.
• Use performance data and insights to optimise operational efficiency, content effectiveness, stakeholder satisfaction, and adoption of new ways of working.
• Drive transformation and change initiatives that standardise, simplify, and enhance Canon's marketing communications operations across Europe.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience in content operations, integrated marketing, or marketing operations within a B2B or complex organisational environment.
• Strong track record managing insourced or agency‑embedded teams with multi‑disciplinary workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to design and embed processes, governance, and operating models, not just deliver campaigns.
• Experience leading teams across strategy, project management, and content development.
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and managing competing priorities in a matrix organisation.
• Solid understanding of how PR, Social, Web, Paid Media, and Localisation fit into an integrated content life-cycle.
• Exceptional organisational, prioritisation, and change‑management capability.
• Experience working in a large, international matrix organisation supporting multiple local markets.
• Understanding of marketing technology, content management systems and workflow tools.
• Background in B2B content strategy, technology, services or solutions-based marketing.

Benefits

• Be part of a diverse, energetic team, joining 50+ nationalities at our EMEA HQ
• Enjoy hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 from home)
• Benefit from flexible hours, professional development, and a wide range of perks
• Minimum of 25 days of personal holiday per year with up to 5 days of available holiday purchase
• Access a competitive salary, wide-ranging benefits, a generous pension scheme and up to 38% discount on Canon products
• Be part of a company that values sustainability, inclusion, and your personal growth
• Great transport links- Elizabeth Line and Stockley Park low-cost Shuttle Bus and free parking on site