VP Marketing (12 months FTC)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •12+ years of experience in marketing
• •Experience in a senior marketing leadership role (VP or Director+)
• •Experience leading and managing global teams
• •Experience in a complex software and hardware, creative or media technology environment
• •Experience owning a global marketing function
• •Experience driving pipeline and revenue growth through integrated demand generation, brand and product marketing
• •Experience stepping into established global teams and delivering at pace, with minimal ramp-up
• •Experience owning budget, ROI, forecasting and reporting into an executive team or board
• •Experience partnering with Sales and Product leadership to shape and execute go-to-market
• •Experience running a modern martech stack and marketing automation
• •Experience with AI reshaping content, demand and team efficiency
• •Experience representing a brand externally with press, analysts and partners
• •Commercially minded and data-driven
• •An inspiring people leader who motivates, coaches and retains teams through change
• •Highly collaborative, effective across Sales, Product, Operations, People and the wider executive team
• •A clear, compelling communicator with exceptional storytelling skills
• •Calm, organised and decisive, able to hold strategy steady while keeping delivery moving at pace
• •No Ego: being approachable, authentic and humble
• •Dynamic: being able to pivot quickly with an abundance of energy and resilience
• •12 months FTC
• •Location: London (hybrid, office based in London 2-3 days p/week)

Desired Qualifications

• •Experience leading and global managing teams
• •Own the strategy, the team and the numbers from week one
• •Protect what's working, push the growth agenda forward, and ensure the department remains high-performing, well-positioned and ready for a smooth transition at the end of the cover period
• •Commercially sharp, hands-on marketing leader who's done this before
• •Read a business quickly, make confident calls, and bring a team with you
• •Excited to lead marketing for the platform behind some of the world's most ambitious live, virtual and immersive experiences
• •Own and drive the global marketing strategy across demand generation, product marketing, content, brand and events
• •Relentless focus on pipeline and revenue growth
• •Own the global marketing roadmap and budget
• •Reporting progress, ROI and pipeline contribution to the C-team, SMT and wider business
• •Sit on the Commercial Leadership Team as the voice of marketing
• •Shaping go-to-market and contributing to the wider business direction
• •Identifying new opportunities for growth and expansion
• •Lead a global marketing team of 10 - seven based in the UK, two in LA and one in Singapore
• •Five direct reports
• •Working effectively across regions and time zones
• •Coach and retain a talented global team through a period of leadership transition
• •Continue to attract, develop and retain exceptional marketing talent globally
• •Partner closely with Sales leadership to align marketing with revenue targets and drive pipeline
• •Work with the CPTO and Head of Product on product marketing
• •Positioning, messaging, naming, competitive analysis, customer segmentation, pricing and feedback loops
• •Keep Disguise positioned as the platform behind the world's most spectacular live entertainment moments and immersive spectacles
• •Ensure a coherent, consistent, market-leading brand across every customer touchpoint, online and offline
• •Own the digital footprint and demand engine, including website, SEO and SEM
• •Run a modern, AI-enabled marketing automation stack that scales effectively and cost-efficiently
• •Build and sustain a culture of measurement, tracking marketing ROI and lead generation across all activity
• •Clear, trusted reporting into the business
• •Set department and individual KPIs
• •Balance short-term results with the longer-term vision
• •Partner with the Head of People to guide internal communications
• •Whole company stays aligned on key messages, values and brand positioning
• •Experience in a senior marketing leadership role (VP or Director+) for 12+ years
• •Leading and managing global teams in a complex software and hardware, creative or media technology environment
• •Experience owning a global marketing function: driving pipeline and revenue growth through integrated demand generation, brand and product marketing
• •Experience stepping into established global teams and delivering at pace, with minimal ramp-up
• •Experience owning budget, ROI, forecasting and reporting into an executive team or board
• •Experience partnering with Sales and Product leadership to shape and execute go-to-market
• •Experience running a modern martech stack and marketing automation, with a clear view of how AI is reshaping content, demand and team efficiency
• •Experience representing a brand externally with press, analysts and partners
• •Commercially minded and data-driven
• •An inspiring people leader who motivates, coaches and retains teams through change
• •Highly collaborative, effective across Sales, Product, Operations, People and the wider executive team
• •A clear, compelling communicator with exceptional storytelling skills
• •Calm, organised and decisive, able to hold strategy steady while keeping delivery moving at pace
• •No Ego: being approachable, authentic and humble
• •Dynamic: being able to pivot quickly with an abundance of energy and resilience