Director - Product Marketing/Product Communications

Our client a global leading Financial Services organisation is looking for a Director Level Product Marketing/Product Communications specialist to present their products and services to the world. The key individual will lead the definition of value propositions, and produce integrated product marketing programs, take products and services to market through campaigns and product related communications.

The Product Marketing leader will be responsible for developing and evolving true value propositions utilising the latest technology innovations that support the Financial Services sector. You will have a strong background in B2B and B2C Product Marketing with broad experience right across the technology sector for leading global Telecoms, Software, On-line service and/or media providers. You will bring a wealth of insight and knowledge to ensure technology is key in relation to bringing innovative Financial Services Products to market.

You will have a track record of developing Business and Strategy Leadership, Confidence, Customer and Partner Connection, Market Analysis and Opportunity Identification, and Impact and Influence. You will coach and guide teams, drive insights, identify/raise/resolve issues in an effective and timely manner with partner teams across the organisation (Technology Development, Sales, Marketing, Operations etc).

Qualifications:
Strong leadership, product and marketing sensibility skills to create a productive working relationship and ability to influence engineering, marketing communications, business development leaders
Track record of building and leading high performance teams and delivering against scorecard metrics
Strong problem solving ability ranging from conceptualization to quantitative and modelling fluency
Strong communication skills to effectively drive recommendations and land priorities across senior executives, and across organizational boundaries
Ability to identify and scope business opportunities and guide supporting business case development
Advanced degree (MBA, Masters, PhD) in business, marketing, economics, finance or related field is a real plus.