Head of Marketing, EMEA
At Belkin, we believe that every day should be extraordinary, as today is where the future becomes reality. Our mission is to enable individuals to get more out of every day through our comprehensive range of products, which include power, protection, connectivity, audio, and smart home solutions.
Position Overview
As Head of Marketing, EMEA, you will lead the development and execution of the regional marketing strategy across a diverse mix of markets, channels and consumer segments. The role is central to strengthening brand equity, supporting commercial growth and ensuring our regional marketing plans are fully aligned to EMEA business priorities and global brand direction.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the development and execution of the EMEA marketing strategy in line with Belkin’s regional growth ambitions and global brand priorities.
* Ensure marketing plans support brand strength, market share growth, demand generation and commercial performance across the region.
* Translate global strategy into relevant, impactful regional plans that reflect local market dynamics, channel priorities, and consumer behaviour.
* Shape the regional marketing agenda to maintain Belkin’s positioning across both established and emerging growth opportunities.
* Lead, coach and develop the EMEA Marketing team, building a high-performance culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, pace, and continuous improvement.
* Set clear priorities and expectations across the function, ensuring strong alignment, clarity of ownership, and high standards of delivery.
* Build capability within the team and help shape the future evolution of the function as the business continues to grow.
* Create an environment where individuals are empowered, connected, and focused on delivering strong regional outcomes.
* Work closely with Sales, Business Unit, Planning, and Global teams to ensure marketing activity is aligned to commercial objectives, demand plans, product priorities, and wider business goals.
* Plays an active role in cross‑functional planning, helping to bring greater alignment, focus and execution across the organization.
* Act as a trusted regional partner to key stakeholders, ensuring Marketing is well connected to strategic priorities and day‑to‑day business needs.
* Build strong relationships across the wider commercial organization to ensure joined‑up thinking and effective delivery.
* Lead from the front in delivering regional marketing plans, staying close to detail and supporting the team in execution where needed.
* Maintain pace, solve problems quickly and ensure plans are executed to a high standard.
* Drive best‑in‑class execution across digital, social, PR, events, retail and partner activations, with a strong focus on quality, effectiveness and commercial relevance.
* Ensure end‑user and customer experience is considered in how marketing plans are developed and delivered across channels.
* Use data, market intelligence and campaign performance analysis to identify opportunities, optimise plans and improve ROI.
* Stay close to consumer, customer and market trends across EMEA, ensuring marketing strategies remain relevant, responsive and competitive.
* Use insight to continuously improve execution, prioritisation and overall marketing effectiveness.
* Own the regional marketing budget and ensure investment is allocated effectively to maximise impact and deliver against business priorities.
* Manage agency and external partner relationships to ensure strong execution, quality output and effective support for regional plans.
* Balance investment decisions carefully to focus resources on areas that create the greatest commercial return.
Required Experience and Skills
* Significant experience in a senior marketing leadership role, ideally within consumer electronics, technology or a similarly fast‑paced consumer‑led environment.
* Proven experience leading marketing across multiple EMEA markets and channels.
* Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to connect marketing strategy to business performance and growth.
* Experience building consumer‑led brands in multi‑channel environments, with a strong understanding of how to drive relevance, visibility and demand across different routes to market.
* Broad experience across brand, channel, digital and integrated marketing.
* Highly collaborative style and the ability to influence effectively across a matrixed organisation.
* Experience partnering closely with Sales, Business Unit, Planning and Global stakeholders.
* Strong people‑leadership skills, with a track record of building teams, developing capability and driving accountability.
* A hands‑on, practical mindset with the ability to balance strategy and execution.
* Strong analytical capability and confidence using data and insight to guide decisions and measure success.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders internally and externally.
* Fluency in English is essential. Additional European languages would be advantageous.
* A degree in Marketing, Business or a related discipline is preferred.
Benefits
* Permanent, full‑time position (40 hours per week).
* Competitive salary, benefits and bonus plan.
* Flexible hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office, 2 days from home).
* Optional private health and dental insurance.
* Life assurance.
* Pension scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Staff product discount.
* Birthday day off.
* 25 days’ annual leave (rising to 30 days after five years of service), plus bank holidays.
* Location: Kings Langley, moving offices in Q3 2026 to Hemel Hempstead, with some travel across EMEA as required.
Belkin is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative‑action employer. We are an employer that values diversity, inclusion, and the unique contributions each individual brings. We maintain a drug‑free workplace.
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