Head of Marketing - Automotive, Amazon

London, UK (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the launch and regional ramp of a new automotive category on Amazon by turning local culture into a scalable, partner-driven go to market that blends Amazon and off-Amazon channels.

  • Regional rollout and partner-aligned campaigns to drive audience discovery and engagement.
  • Integrated campaigns that combine on Amazon, events, and PR with a clear measurement loop to improve efficiency.
  • Build the team, agency network, and collaborative marketing framework to scale across locales while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build a resourcing plan and hire a lean team to accomplish the following objectives:
  • Identify the target customer for the new product category on Amazon
  • Build the new brand positioning
  • Generate awareness for the new category, both on Amazon and through off-Amazon channels
  • Develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns (both digital and physical events) that introduce target customers to this new capability on Amazon
  • Track campaign performance and iterate to drive higher efficiency
  • Leverage Amazon's marketing channels and tools to drive customer discovery and engagement
  • Understand and align with key partner needs to drive strategic marketing plans that work in tandem with one another
  • Create collaborative marketing frameworks that amplify partner brands while building the new Amazon category
  • Serve as the marketing liaison between Amazon and partner agencies
  • Develop regionalized marketing strategy and deployment that reflects deep understanding of market nuances relative to the US
  • Translate local cultural insights into compelling marketing campaigns, event strategies, and messaging
  • Ensure all marketing efforts resonate authentically with local consumers
  • Partner with PR teams to drive international expansion messaging and consumer PR tactics
  • Manage launch communications and ongoing brand storytelling
  • Work with legal teams to implement regional advertising guidance and ensure compliance with UK advertising standards
  • Navigate automotive-specific regulatory requirements for marketing in the UK
  • Identify, evaluate, and onboard agency partners and contractors needed to execute marketing programs
  • Manage agency relationships and ensure quality delivery against objectives and timelines

Requirements

  • Experience managing teams
  • Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables)
  • Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
  • Experience in marketing or marketing research
  • Experience using data and metrics to measure impact and determine improvements
  • Experience presenting metrics and progress to goal to senior leadership
  • Experience in launching new products
  • Experience in marketing, brand advertising, media sales, or online advertising and close work with senior advertisers and agency stakeholders
  • Experience in e-commerce or online advertising
  • Experience driving results through digital marketing and multi-channel campaigns
  • Experience dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering measurable results in an agile environment

Preferred

  • Experience in traditional and emerging media channels including TV, OOH, cinema, digital display, online video and paid social
  • Experience leading across multiple locales
  • MBA
  • Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional programs or marketing campaigns from concept to completion
  • Experience using customer insights and data to deeply understand target customers and dive deep
  • Automotive industry experience (highly preferred but not required)
  • Experience marketing complex, high-consideration purchases
  • Experience navigating regulated industries and advertising compliance

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