About the position
We are looking for an experienced and visionary Sr. Director, Marketing to join nVent and lead marketing for our EMEA region. Dual-Reporting into the President, EMEA & APAC and to the Chief Marketing Officer, you will be responsible for helping craft and lead the execution of the marketing strategy, transformation, planning, and campaign activation efforts for building the nVent brand, expanding and deepening our market reach, and contributing to business segment growth. This role will closely collaborate with our global marketing segment leads to oversee all aspects of our business segment's place and promotion marketing efforts. This includes but is not limited to strategic regional insights and analysis, demand generation, top of funnel awareness and conversion activities, campaign and content strategy, channel marketing, marketing operations, digital enablement, owned and earned media activities in partnership with our communications team and overall elevation of our industrial marketing function and capabilities. This role will partner closely with our enterprise marketing teams to ensure alignment with our enterprise brand, communications, public relations, events, marketing technology, insights, customer experience, and shared channel marketing activations.
Responsibilities
- Provide critical input and expertise to our global coordinated marketing plans, aligning them with broader business objectives.
- Lead marketing strategies for nVent in EMEA, ensuring customer engagement and solution success.
- Boost awareness and consideration of nVent solutions through coordinated campaigns and communications.
- Generate, score, and route marketing-qualified leads in collaboration with our sales team to meet growth and revenue targets.
- Apply market research to identify trends and opportunities, define strategic directions and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Manage product branding efforts in EMEA, ensuring alignment with the nVent parent brand for consistent messaging.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing marketing team, encouraging modern marketing capabilities and career growth.
- Collaborate with segment, enterprise, and marketing teams to align with standard methodologies and other functions.
- Coordinate the regional marketing budget, ensuring efficient prioritization for high-impact campaigns.
- Measure and evaluate marketing activations, focusing on performance and return on investment.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive experience in coordinated marketing roles, with at least 5 years in a managerial position.
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field; an MBA or advanced education is preferred.
- Demonstrated success in implementing marketing strategies across various EMEA countries, improving brand reputation.
- Profound understanding of modern marketing practices and team development abilities.
- Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written; proficiency in a second language is a plus.
- Strong talent assessment, change management, and project management skills.
- Excellent collaboration skills to partner with global, regional, and functional leaders.
- Willingness to travel up to 35% of the time.
Benefits
- A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day.
- Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work.
- Support for the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide.
- nVent in Action matching program providing funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money.
- Core values that shape our culture: Innovative & adaptable, Dedicated to absolute integrity, Focused on the customer first, Respectful and team oriented, Optimistic and energizing, Accountable for performance.
