Description

Summary:

EME OU (Eurasia Middle East Operating Unit) Marketing is undergoing a step-change to deliver more balanced, sustainable growth, powered by deeper consumer intimacy, stronger integration, accelerated innovation, and data- and tech-enabled precision marketing. The organization is designed to combine local relevance with scale, shift data and technology from experimentation to competitive advantage, and operate through flywheel execution with clear accountability for impact and ROI. All roles operate within a tightly integrated OU–Market model, where the OU elevates and enables long-term growth + OU-wide platforms while markets integrate, execute, and track performance with speed and rigor while developing local content, partnership and experiences.

Focus, Scope, & Impact:

Design and deliver massive intimacy w/ superb creativity = memorable & personalized experiences with maximum brand and commercial impact. Connect Data + Media (inc Retail)+ Culture + Commerce + Social + Partners – making every moment of truth addressable and special for specific consumers and shoppers.

IMX (Integrated Marketing Experience) will deploy Operating Unit capabilities to deliver consumer intimacy at scale, through world-class ideas and experiences that connects creativity, media, data, culture, and commerce.Lead local connections agenda including media buying, retail media, JBPs (Joint Business Plan),Lead local social media, influencers and epics agendaDrive local Studio X effectiveness and operating excellence.Ensure locally relevant and highly effective content / shopper / design deployment and/ or the development of locally specific experiencesLead a team of SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) (Media, content, Epics, etc)What Success Looks Like: Step change creative effectiveness and ROI by ensuring locally relevant experiences; Upskill the company and Studio X within core markets on driving intimacy at scale; Leverage data & technology to elevate media, shopper and content excellence and boundaries.

Experience & Critical Requirements

Significant marketing and leadership experience (10 years+), with great focus on media, creativity, design, data/tech.Acumen across relevant marketing disciplines: innovation, creative strategy, connections, design, category/brand positioning & growth strategyLed scaled, complex, cross-functional and cross-geographical teams and projectsLed projects and capabilities that leverage Digital/ Data/ AI as edgesLed and developed teams directly and external partners (agencies)Behaviors: Growth Mindset: someone that is curious, dreams big, does what is hard and has an enterprise mindset. Passionate and uncompromisable commitment to excellence and servant leadership.

Communication focus:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; influential skills with senior executivesAbility to build and leverage relationships with key business partners (internally and externally), comfortable in working with senior leaders Ability to work in networked teams with full collaboration, especially in highly volatile and ambiguous contextsAbility to navigate complex challenges & linkages and articulate into plans to drive results Ability to inspire through the power of our marketing and brands

Other Considerations: native in the local language and experts in local culture

Skills:

Agile, AI Concepts, Audience Engagement, Brand Strategy, Creative Strategies, Data Strategies, Design, Design Thinking, Experimentation, Ideas Generator, Influencer Marketing, Omnichannel Interactions, Portfolio Strategies, Revenue Growth Management, Social Media, Sustainability, System Economics, User Experience (UX) Design

Location(s):

Kazakhstan

City/Cities:

Almaty

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

April 2, 2026