Director Partner & End Customer Marketing to Axis

ARE YOU A DRIVEN, NETWORKING, WELL-ORGANIZED LEADER WITH A BURNING INTEREST IN MARKETING AND SALES IN A CREATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, WHO ARE THE WORLD LEADER IN NETWORK VIDEO?

OM TJÄNSTEN
Corporate Marketing at Axis head office in Lund is responsible for the global marketing strategy and planning. The organization Partner and End Customer Marketing is a unit within Corporate Marketing that works in close collaboration with Axis regional marketing teams to develop and drive our partner programs. Axis is now looking for a Director Partner & End Customer Marketing.

Your future team The team for partner marketing and programs set and drive the corporate strategy for partner marketing targeting different kind of partners such as channel partners, technology partners and architects & engineers.
The End Customer Marketing team sets the global marketing plan and strategic objectives to drive awareness and demand for Axis offerings among end customers across industry segments to enable growth.

The role As Director Partner & End Customer Marketing you have the overall organizational and operational responsibility for the unit. Through strong leadership you create deep understanding of the market and develop marketing strategies and strong value propositions that supports Axis long term growth with their customers and partners.
The job includes both staff, budgeting, and planning, strategically and tactically, as well as to secure that the unit deliver planned activities within your area of responsibility.
By driving marketing initiatives in collaboration with the regions, you will ensure they evolve and optimize their marketing on a global basis.

ARBETSUPPGIFTER
This role includes the following responsibilities:


* Overall responsibility for the marketing and communication strategies and programs towards Axis partners and end customers. You are also responsible for driving their industry segments development.
* You set structure, framework, and direction for your area of responsibility.
* In close cooperation with the head regions, you make sure that Axis have the industry’s best approach to support partners and customers.
* Overall marketing planning including coordination with Global sales and Head regional marketing as well as ensuring the support and implementation of the plans in Axis’ regional sales organization.
* Lead a unit of highly skilled and experienced marketing managers and professionals.
* Budget and resource planning and leading the process of developing marketing concepts around Axis offering.
* End customer insight and efficient communication to reach different target groups.
* Based on Axis go-to-market approach develop supporting marketing strategies.


You will have overall staff responsibility for an organization of about 17 people including two direct reports. In this role you will report to the CMO and be a member of the Corporate Marketing Management team.

VI SÖKER DIG SOM
Who are you?


* Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. You are an outgoing, socially experienced, and motivated leader with a passion for people.
* Unpretentious with great collaboration skills and with the ability to work independently and drive project towards common goals as well as build long-term relationships with colleagues and external suppliers.
* Extensive experience from developing target group analyses, marketing strategies and marketing programs
* Well-developed business acumen: relevant sales or business development experience preferred
* Working both in marketing and sales preferably with indirect selling through distributors and resellers
* Experience from an international role in a large company with complex technical offerings
* You should have strong English skills both verbally and written


We'd love to hear that you also are:


* Structured and analytical – able to simplify a complex situation into a clear action plan
* Comfortable with leading and driving projects in a virtual organization
* Enthusiastic, open-minded, sociable and a great team player
* Have a passion for marketing




Other information

Place of employment: At Axis head office in Lund in Sweden Extent: Full time Start date: As agreed

In this process Axis Communications is working together with AW Executive Search, if you have any questions please contact recruitment responsible: Anne Boberg at anne.boberg@awexecutivesearch.se

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the screening or interview phase.

INFORMATION OM FÖRETAGET
What Axis can do for you? As Director Partner & End Customer Marketing, you will have the opportunity to develop your management skills in a creative and international organization, who are the world leader in network video. You will work with cutting-edge technologies in a stimulating international environment that promotes individual growth and initiatives. You will have a great opportunity to influence Axis development. Axis is a company which realizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in groups creates a better working environment and promotes creativity, something that is fundamental for our success.

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