Manager of Global Brand and Partnerships

We are ESET, Europe’s largest digital security company, on a lookout for a Manager of Global Brand and Partnerships. This role is based at the global Headquarters of ESET, in Bratislava and represents a unique opportunity to help us shape ESET brand and contribute to its growth on a global level in line with the business and marketing strategy.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Set up strategic priorities for the brand and oversee a) Global brand strategy and activation; b) Framework for global brand collaborations (paid and free) c) Global partnership and sponsorship strategy, conceptualization, activation support and evaluation; c) Brand monitoring and measurement.
• Be responsible for formulating the ESET brand strategy, defining individual activities, and overseeing their implementation with the aim of building the brand globally.
• Establish principles and guidelines that contribute to brand building, including how to approach mutually beneficial brand collaborations.
• Design activation and evaluation toolkit for partnerships, sponsorships, and various brand building activities.
• Utilize available information and provide analyses, guidance, and recommendations about brand building, brand communication and brand collaborations to various internal stakeholders at different levels.
• Actively build relationships with stakeholders and contribute to productive and close cooperation within global and regional marketing teams, global online marketing, global sales, segment divisions, finance, legal, and HR/support teams.
• Create and maintain contacts with partners and agencies suitable for potential brand collaborations.
• Plan team workflow, and assign priorities to specified tasks, ensuring the delivery of projects within agreed scope, quality, and timeframe.
• Support innovations, proactivity, and new approaches in problem-solving.

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Relevant academic degree, preferably in Marketing, Media/Partnerships/Sponsorships, Economics or Business studies

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of preferably international experience in minimum 4 of the following: brand strategy, partnerships, sponsorships, brand marketing, media
• Experience gained preferably in large company in technology sector, sponsorship/marketing/media consultancy or renowned media/advertising/comms/content agency.
• Extensive experience with creating and implementing partnership, sponsorship and mutually beneficial collaboration strategies.
• Preferably min 2 years people & team leadership experience

Knowledge:

• Very strong understanding of brand & partnerships, with proven track record of managing and growing brand using both, traditional and innovative collaboration approaches.
• Demonstrable experience in building effective collaborations including sponsorships or partnerships

Language:

English – C1

Communication:

• Excellent (verbal and written) communication, presentation, and networking skills.
• Audience-oriented, open, honest, transparent, active listening
• Negotiation skills

Managerial skills:

• Ability to lead cross-functional, international teams: by prioritizing, planning, and organizing work and deliverables, collaboratively ensuring teams’ output quality and on-time delivery in line with original plan.
• Innovative, out of the box thinking.

Personal characteristics:

• International Outlook: Global & multi-cultural mindset
• High ethical standards, willingness to learn and innovate, and exhibit mature judgement
• Easy-going, positive attitude
• Passion, integrity and energy
• Relationship builder, people manager and reliable team worker
• Sense of ownership
• Flexibility, goal, output and results orientation
• Accepting tight deadlines if needed

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