Director Americas UKI Marketing & Communications

Job Description:

Location: Anywhere in the US

Key Responsibilities

Core role that the AMS UKI Marketing & Communications Leader will be accountable for:

• Lead the development and delivery of the agreed Marketing & Communications plan that addresses both local business priorities and global programs, with measurable results
• Develop and maintain a strong direct relationship with the AMS UKI global leader and the broader AMS UKI leadership team
• Stay aligned to and understand the key business priorities, engaging in regular leadership meetings (virtual and in-person) to ensure all marketing and comms activities directly tie to local and global priorities
• Build a strong working relationship with the Sales and Client Partner organizations that sit within the markets, and with the local Offering leaders
• Maintain rigor and process across the market team, and coordinate with global teams
• Proactively provide marketing and communications solutions from ways to optimize existing programs or advise on alternative options when needed to ensure resources deliver maximum value and are aligned to both local and global goals
• Work in close partnership with global Marketing & Communications leaders across other markets for efficiencies and with global teams like Offering Marketing, Events, External Communications and Employee Engagement to integrate global programs
• Build the AMS & UKI team, their skillset and create opportunities for development that will inspire, motivate and sustain talent

Content creation is a key part of the role and something you’ll need to be confident leading the development and delivery of across an integrated global team

• Lead local content programs related to client storytelling, internal references and in support of account-based marketing programs
• Create strategic marketing and communications plans, executive updates and integrate materials into global planning documents
• Build digital assets for social and in support of paid programs to amplify key campaigns in your market, adopting global asset where needed and applicable
• Internal and external Comms assets including but not limited to press releases, speaker / interview notes, employee comms materials and supporting executive comms materials

Event management is a key function of the market teams both in delivering local activities and in the case of the US, integrating into global events that happen in market

• Maintain annual DXC’s annual AMS UKI local events calendar and work with local leaders to ensure all programs tie to clear business objectives and have measurable targets
• Lead the development of local events presence across the team, ensuring consistency with global brand, creative and positioning
• Ensure the team is involved in global events happening within AMS UKI markets acting as a connection point into the Sales and Client partner organization to support pre / during / post event engagement and pipeline discipline
• Support reports and leadership updates for relevant events, including post-event pipeline tracking in coordination with the global events team

Priority Skills

• Team leadership of a remote-first team
• Stakeholder management internally and externally, including at executive level, in a largely remote organization
• Integrated marketing, including but not limited to: marketing strategy, social media planning, digital marketing planning, content and creative, brand
• External and internal comms, including but not limited to: press release creation, executive speaker notes, employee engagement materials / communications, sales comms
• Marketing and communications reporting, including executive summary format

Personal Attributes

• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Creative and proactive in problem-solving
• Can deliver work from the starting idea to the finished product
• Always keep things move to show progress, even when things aren’t entirely perfect
• Excited to be in a role that requires you to learn and grow
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Passionate about building relationships and establishing a collaborative culture

Experience

• 12+ years of relevant experience in 3 or more of the following areas: integrated marketing, corporate marketing communications, corporate communications, global brand marketing, performance marketing
• Held a senior marketing or communications position within a global, matrixed multinational organization, ideally with global experience
• Time spent working in the US and UK is required, and LATAM, Canada preferred
• Proven ability to build a strong relationships