About the position
We are seeking a Global Head of Marketing & Communications to join us in New York in this pivotal leadership role responsible for setting and executing the company-wide marketing strategy. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives, including a full brand refresh, web redesign, large scale client events, and a reimagination of our digital presence. You'll work across functions and geographies, driving marketing excellence and directly shaping the next phase of our brand. This position is for a builder, innovator, and an outcome driven person. The Marketing & Communications team shapes and delivers the external voice of EquiLend, managing how our brand is positioned across the global marketplace. As a multi-product B2B financial technology provider, EquiLend operates at the heart of global securities finance and our marketing function plays a crucial role in driving growth, enabling sales, and reinforcing our reputation as a trusted industry partner.
Responsibilities
- Manage the global marketing team across functions such as product marketing, digital, social, content, PR/events, and design.
- Define and lead the end-to-end global marketing and communications strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities and go-to-market objectives.
- Drive execution of integrated marketing campaigns, collaborating closely with Sales, Product, and Account Management teams.
- Oversee and own brand governance, including brand refresh initiatives, digital presence, and integration of acquired entities.
- Lead the redesign of EquiLend's corporate website and reimagine our social and digital media strategy.
- Act as the senior decision-maker for all marketing outputs, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and brand alignment across materials including web, social, thought leadership, and event content.
- Lead planning and execution for key global conferences and industry events, including strategic sponsorships and user conferences.
- Serve as a trusted partner to executive leadership for internal and external communications, including crisis communications and media relations.
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with key global marketing vendors, thought leadership networks, agencies, and external stakeholders.
- Manage the global marketing budget, monitor spend, and optimize return on investment across campaigns and channels.
- Represent Marketing in cross-functional leadership forums including product reviews, GTM planning, sales forecasting, and executive steering committees.
Requirements
- Demonstrates excellent leadership and people management skills, with experience leading multi-disciplinary marketing teams.
- Extreme curiosity and track record of early adoption of best in class and emerging Ad/MarTech solutions that drive marketing performance.
- Shows strong strategic thinking and execution ability, particularly across integrated B2B marketing campaigns.
- Brings deep experience in brand governance, including brand refreshes, M&A brand integration, and digital presence management.
- Shows good knowledge of corporate communications and media relations, including working with senior stakeholders and press agencies.
- Demonstrates excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, especially with Product, Sales, Account Management, and Executive stakeholders.
- Has proven experience managing global marketing budgets, vendor relationships, and external partnerships.
- Exhibits strong decision-making, prioritisation, and project management capabilities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid Working: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely for up to 100 days each year.
- Generous Vacation Days: Vacation days increase as you progress in your career with EquiLend.
- Discretionary Annual Cash Bonus: A discretionary annual cash bonus to reward your performance and contributions to the company's success.
- Health and Dental Insurance: Comprehensive health and dental insurance coverage is available from your first day.
- 401(k) Employer Matching Contribution Plan: Our 401(k) plan includes employer matching contribution available from day one.
- Compensation: The annual base salary range for this role is $200,000- $220,000, plus a performance-based annual bonus.
