Head of Digital - Marketing, Retail, Wholesale

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 6 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end digital strategy and roadmap across websites and apps, lead ecommerce growth and customer-journey optimization, and drive AI-enabled improvements.

  • Lead IT-aligned product delivery and a high-performing digital team
  • Develop business cases for future digital investment
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across Marketing, IT, and Commercial

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own the digital strategy and roadmap across multiple customer-facing websites, mobile applications and digital platforms.
  • Drive ecommerce growth through improvements in customer acquisition, retention, conversion, basket value and overall digital performance.
  • Lead the optimisation of end-to-end customer journeys, improving user experience across search, navigation, merchandising, checkout and self-service functionality.
  • Identify and deliver opportunities to improve customer experience through AI, automation, personalisation and emerging digital technologies.
  • Work closely with IT and development teams to prioritise and deliver digital products, platform enhancements and future capability.
  • Develop a culture of continuous optimisation using customer insight, analytics and testing to improve digital performance.
  • Lead digital marketing activity across multiple brands, ensuring alignment with wider commercial objectives.
  • Support the development of supplier-funded digital revenue opportunities, including sponsored content, digital campaigns and Retail Media integration.
  • Monitor digital performance and customer behaviour, using insight to inform commercial decisions and future strategy.
  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Trading, IT, Commercial, Finance and Operations.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a senior Digital, Ecommerce or Digital Marketing leadership role.
  • Strong commercial mindset with experience delivering digital sales growth and ecommerce optimisation.
  • Experience developing and implementing digital strategies and transformation roadmaps.
  • Strong understanding of customer journey optimisation, UX, conversion rate optimisation (CRO), digital merchandising and personalisation.
  • Experience managing large-scale transactional websites and/or mobile applications.
  • Experience working closely with IT and development teams to deliver digital products and platform enhancements.
  • Knowledge of AI, automation and emerging digital technologies, with the ability to identify practical commercial applications.
  • Experience using customer data and digital insight to drive commercial performance and strategic decision-making.
  • Experience managing agencies, technology partners and external suppliers.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders across multiple business functions.

Preferred

  • Experience within Retail, Wholesale, FMCG or another customer-focused, high-volume environment would be advantageous.

Undisclosed

Financial Services

Founded in 2016
USA
9.2K employees (370 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
237 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4