Benefact Group

Head of Channel & Performance Marketing

Benefact Group
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeGloucester • United KingdomLeadWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in channel and performance marketing strategy, with a strong focus on data-driven decision-making, stakeholder management, and compliance within the financial services sector. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage marketing budgets effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Channel Marketing StrategyPerformance MarketingData-Driven MarketingStakeholder ManagementRegulatory Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and lead UKGI’s channel and performance marketing strategy and plans
  • Lead go-to-market capability across business portfolios
  • Lead digital channel and technology capability, including websites, search, marketing technology and digital services
  • Drive tools and functionality for engagement, automation, nurture and management information
  • Provide direction for social media capability
  • Lead broker engagement and external marketing consultancy
  • Embed performance-led marketing through KPIs, reporting, data, audience insight and test-and-learn approaches
  • Act as Marketing’s principal commercial interface for business-led marketing demand
  • Lead and develop the Channel & Performance Marketing team of approximately 11 FTE
  • Manage budgets, agencies and suppliers
  • Collaborate across Marketing, Brand & Content, Product & Customer Communications and wider business teams
  • Work with Group Services, Research & Insight and Digital Infrastructure
  • Ensure governance and compliance across regulatory, data, digital and channel requirements
  • Support the Marketing Director with wider marketing strategy, transformation and capability development

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Proven track record in a senior channel, performance, digital or integrated marketing leadership role
  • Strong commercial marketing capability, translating business objectives into effective marketing strategies and plans
  • Broad knowledge of digital marketing, channels, go-to-market approaches and performance marketing
  • Strong understanding of data-driven marketing, customer/audience insight, KPIs, ROI/ROMI and test-and-learn approaches
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary marketing teams and developing specialist capability
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements for financial promotions
  • Strong understanding of how technology, data and channels combine to improve marketing and customer outcomes
  • Accomplished stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Strong commercial judgement and experience managing budgets, agencies, suppliers and investment decisions
  • Ability to lead across organisational boundaries through influence and direct accountability
  • Financial services or insurance experience, including B2B/broker and direct marketing
  • Relevant professional marketing or digital qualification
  • Experience of CRM, marketing automation and account-based marketing
  • Experience working across B2B and direct/customer audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary
  • Hybrid working
  • Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution
  • Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 10% and 40%
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Holiday buy and sell scheme
  • Private healthcare
  • Income protection
  • Life assurance
  • £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
  • At least one volunteering day per year
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Full study support to gain professional qualifications
  • Access to virtual GP
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
  • Career and development opportunities
  • Inclusive and collaborative culture

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Hard Skills
Digital MarketingGo-To-Market StrategyKPI DevelopmentMarketing AutomationCRM ManagementAudience InsightBudget ManagementTest-and-Learn ApproachesB2B MarketingDirect Marketing
Soft Skills
Commercial JudgementInfluencing SkillsCollaborationLeadership
Tools & Technologies
Marketing TechnologyDigital ServicesSocial Media ToolsEngagement Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Professional Marketing QualificationDigital Marketing Qualification
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesInsuranceBroker EngagementPerformance Marketing Compliance