Vice President Marketing

A fantastic opportunity to lead Marketing for one of the Middle East's leading retail organizations based in Dubai. Seeking a senior executive with deep brand-building expertise, commercial leadership and experience across retail, fashion, lifestyle, home or FMCG brands.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Eaton SAKS International has been exclusively retained to appoint an exceptional Vice President – Marketing for a leading international retail organization.

Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, this appointment offers the opportunity to shape the future direction of a complex, multi-brand retail organization during an important stage of its continued evolution.

This is a broad enterprise leadership appointment rather than a traditional functional marketing role. The successful candidate will define the long-term direction for the organization's brand, customer and market agenda, ensuring these capabilities remain closely aligned with commercial priorities and long-term business objectives.

This appointment calls for an accomplished retail executive with exceptional commercial judgement, strategic perspective and the ability to influence across a sophisticated matrix organization. Success will depend upon building trusted relationships, simplifying complexity and creating alignment where direct reporting relationships do not exist.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Marketing and Portfolio Leadership
• Define and lead the long-term brand, customer and marketing strategy across a diverse multi-brand retail portfolio, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic and commercial priorities.
• Strengthen brand equity by enhancing customer relevance while preserving the distinct identity and positioning of each brand.
• Develop a portfolio-wide approach to customer engagement that builds long-term brand preference, loyalty and sustainable commercial value.
• Identify strategic opportunities to enhance brand performance, strengthen customer relationships and accelerate sustainable business growth.
• Ensure marketing strategies are closely aligned with customer, product and commercial priorities through strong partnership with Commercial, Merchandising and Retail leadership.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Governance
• Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to shape strategic priorities, providing expert counsel on brand, customer and marketing performance.
• Influence and align Brand Managing Directors and senior Commercial, Merchandising and Retail leaders to drive enterprise-wide collaboration across a complex, matrixed organization.
• Establish robust governance frameworks for marketing strategy, brand stewardship, investment prioritization and performance measurement across the portfolio.
• Lead strategic agency and external partner relationships to ensure exceptional execution, brand integrity and strong commercial outcomes.EXPERIENCE &

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 12 years' progressive leadership experience, including significant experience at Director, Vice President or equivalent executive level.
• Demonstrated experience within internationally recognized fashion, lifestyle, luxury or multi-category retail, with a strong track record of building brand equity and driving commercial performance.
• Experience leading marketing within highly competitive Western European retail markets, particularly the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Benelux or the Nordics, is highly valued, bringing a depth of brand-building expertise and customer insight that complements the organization’s continued growth ambitions.
• International leadership experience.
• The ability to adapt to and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth regional market is essential.
• Proven experience managing multi-brand or multi-category portfolio marketing at a senior level.
• Track record of reporting to and influencing at CEO and Board level.
• Experience owning significant marketing budgets and demonstrating accountability for ROI and commercial outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, Commerce or a related discipline is preferred; an MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is an advantage.CRITICAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIESThe successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional capability across the following dimensions:
• Strategic Vision & Brand Leadership
• Commercial Acumen & P&L Ownership
• Multi-Brand Portfolio Management
• Consumer centric Leadership
• Stakeholder Influence & Executive Presence
• Team Building & Talent Development
• Leading Through Ambiguity & Complexity
• Cross-Cultural Leadership & AdaptabilityWHY THIS ROLEThis is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future direction of one of the Middle East's leading retail organizations while working in close partnership with the Chief Executive Officer.
• Salary $230k Tax free kelley@eatonsaks.comlee@eatonsaks.com