Red hat Senior Manager - Marketing Communications 

France, Ile-de-France 

786502341

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Engage closely with regional and country business leaders, be the trusted advisor for all questions and topics related to marketing

• Ensure the regional marketing strategy and plan is aligned with local business priorities in order to be able to demonstrate the contribution delivered by the marketing team

• Engage with the French country manager, senior sales and channel sales leadership to define, prioritize, and implement marketing programs and campaigns both with our customers and regional ecosystem

• Guide your team by using Open Management Principles, build and manage career development and enablement plans, provide coaching, mentoring and guidance to your team

• Prioritize marketing investment based on available market insights and data-driven principles

• Manage stakeholders on French, EMEA and global levels in order to secure the right level of support for your team and the execution of your strategy

• Deliver objectives for net new pipeline, renewals, contacts and growth

• Implement and maintain a strong management system, including the delivery of your regional plan, budget management and compliance, regional event calendar, new client references, etc.

• Lead France wide campaigns and projects yourself and use them to demonstrate high quality standards and leadership skills

Required Skills

• 8+ years of marketing and communications experience in the enterprise software market and previous experience in the local French market

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a relevant field is an advantage

• Experience in delivering both direct and indirect campaigns

• Ability to identify and address market opportunities and help define go to market plans

• Demonstrate ability to provide clear direction and context to your team within a fast paced and complex marketplace

• Experience in making data driven decisions based on available market intelligence, data on customer buying behavior and lead generation data

• Excellent communications and presentation skills, ability to communicate to internal stakeholders, but also external audiences, for example giving a presentation at external events

• Solid understanding of the marketing funnel and the type of activities suitable for each stage

• Extensive exposure to events planning and management

• Experience with end-to-end campaign management and reporting

• Successful track record of building relationships with senior sales management and collaborating on the definition and prioritization of the marketing programs while managing expectations to ensure realistic commitments are set

• Willingness to travel: 10-20%

• Prepared to work from the Puteaux office 3 days a week if not working in the field

• Fluent in French and English – additional languages are a plus