Marketing Director, B2B

Hemel Hempstead, Luton, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own B2B marketing strategy for EMEA and drive a unified, high-performance demand-gen function with cross-functional alignment to generate revenue and measurable ROI.

  • Align go-to-market plans with Sales, Product, and Leadership to translate capability into market-ready narratives for B2B buyers.
  • Own end-to-end demand generation across EMEA, with KPI-driven measurement and full-funnel optimization.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the B2B marketing strategy for EMEA, aligned to the commercial priorities and targets
  • Lead the transition from a divisionally structured marketing team to a single, integrated B2B function, driving clarity of purpose, focus and accountability
  • Act as the senior marketing voice for B2B across EMEA, representing the function in commercial and leadership forums
  • Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Leadership teams to align go-to-market strategies
  • Own end-to-end demand generation for B2B across EMEA, with clear accountability for marketing attributable revenue performance and full funnel conversion metrics
  • Develop and execute multi-channel demand generation programmes that generate measurable results across BHN's key B2B propositions, including One4all Rewards and the broader BHN proposition
  • Drive a performance-first culture within the team, with rigorous KPI setting, tracking and optimisation across all programmes
  • Lead the development of compelling, insight-driven messaging and positioning for BHN's B2B propositions across EMEA
  • Ensure messaging is differentiated, commercially relevant, and consistently applied across all channels and markets
  • Work closely with global marketing and product marketing and local stakeholders to translate product capability into market-ready narratives & sales enablement support that resonate with B2B buyers

Requirements

  • Significant B2B marketing leadership experience, ideally within financial services, fintech, payments or a related sector
  • Proven track record of building and executing demand generation programmes that have delivered measurable pipeline and revenue impact
  • Experience leading and developing senior marketing teams across multiple markets
  • Demonstrable experience owning and managing substantial marketing budgets
  • Ability to translate complex offerings into clear, compelling B2B narratives
  • Experience working in a matrixed, fast-paced organization, ideally through a period of change or transformation
  • Highly analytical with a strong command of marketing data, attribution models and performance reporting
  • Strategic thinker who can translate business objectives into clear marketing plans
  • Strong commercial acumen and ability to engage credibly with senior sales and business leadership
  • Excellent communicator and influencer, able to operate effectively at all levels of the organization
  • Organized and rigorous in approach to planning, budgeting and prioritisation
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and able to lead a team through change

Preferred

  • Experience implementing and utilizing AI tools to enhance work, improve processes, or deliver measurable results.

Benefits

  • Work-Life Balance: 25 days annual leave, birthday time off, and volunteering leave.
  • Health & Well-being: Private medical insurance, employee assistance program, enhanced parental leave, and free eye tests.
  • Financial Rewards: Group income protection, pension scheme, and exclusive discounts with our bYond card.
  • Flexibility & Engagement: Office group activities and support for physical and mental health.
  • Recognition: Participate in Flyers, our leading recognition program with financial rewards.
  • Hybrid: Typically 2 days per week in the office. We’re open to flexible working arrangements and will consider reasonable adjustments in line with individual needs.
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Blackhawk Network (BHN) Europe

BHN combines innovative products with cutting edge technology to create commercial and engagement solutions that maximise sales, productivity and loyalty. Our integrated worldwide network enables clients to connect with employees, sales channels and customers in-store, online, mobile and through social networks.We're an award-winning financial technology company that was founded on a major retailing innovation: enabling the sale of gift cards through third party resellers such as department stores and supermarkets. From our centre in the USA we have expanded through growth and acquisition, and now operate in 26 countries, creating and delivering market-leading payment solutions and technology.Blackhawk Network is an accredited Best Companies organisation in 2022, achieving: - National Large Company League Table Position 60th - Business Services Sector League Table Position 6th - East of England League Table Position 27th

Founded in 2001
Hemel Hempstead, England, GBR
877 employees (58 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$184.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
16.8%
Direct
53%
Referral
28.6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~877

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
35 (4% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
Post IPO Equity, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2018
    Post IPO Equity

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