Marketing Lead 6 Month FTC
Posted 1 day ago by Armstrong Lloyd - Marketing & Sales Recruitment
£135,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Marketing Lead role is a 6-month fixed-term contract within a fast-growing fintech company based in Central London. The position involves taking ownership of brand, PR, and communications while leading a small marketing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong B2B marketing background in financial services and experience in a fast-paced, scaling environment. This role offers the opportunity to build a marketing function from the ground up and potentially transition into a permanent position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Elevating brand and market profile, positioning the business as a credible name in its space
- Driving PR and communications strategy, securing coverage in top-tier business and financial services press
- Leading delivery of major industry events and conferences
- Building marketing collateral and sales enablement materials largely from scratch
- Supporting go-to-market and messaging for a newly launched product
- Nurturing and leading a small marketing team, acting as a trusted adviser to the leadership team
Key Skills:
- Strong track record in B2B marketing within financial services, fintech, payments, or an adjacent regulated sector
- Demonstrable strength in brand, PR, and communications
- Large-scale event management experience
- Hands-on, builder mentality
- Experience leading or nurturing a small team
- Strong academic background
- Comfort with technical and emerging technology subject matter
- Experience in a founder-led, fast-paced, scaling environment
Salary (Rate): £135,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
MARKETING LEAD 6 Month FTC | Fintech / Payments Scale-Up | London (City) Looking for 4 days in the office in Central London, 1 day from home - Salary Up to £140,000 (pro rata for contract) Our client is a fast-growing, founder-led technology business operating in the financial services space, selling into large enterprise clients and top-tier banking institutions. Backed and scaling fast, with an ambitious international growth agenda. This is a genuine build opportunity. The business is elevating marketing within the leadership team and wants someone who can take ownership of brand, PR and communications.
THE INTERIM MARKETING LEAD ROLE WILL INCLUDE:
- Elevating brand and market profile, positioning the business as a credible, recognised name in its space
- Driving PR and communications strategy, securing coverage in top-tier business and financial services press
- Leading delivery of major industry events and conferences
- Building marketing collateral and sales enablement materials largely from scratch
- Supporting go-to-market and messaging for a newly launched product, translating complex propositions for different audiences
- Nurturing and leading a small marketing team, acting as a trusted adviser to the leadership team
THE IDEAL INTERIM MARKETING LEAD WILL HAVE:
- A strong track record in B2B marketing within financial services, fintech, payments or an adjacent regulated sector
- Demonstrable strength in brand, PR and communications, with evidence of securing top-tier and sector media coverage
- Large-scale event management experience
- A genuinely hands-on, builder mentality — comfortable doing as well as directing
- Experience leading or nurturing a small team
- A strong academic background
- Comfort with technical and emerging technology subject matter is a plus
- Experience in a founder-led, fast-paced, scaling environment is a plus
WHY JOIN THIS BUSINESS AS THEIR INTERIM MARKETING LEAD?
- A genuine seat at the table — this role reports into the senior leadership team and sits at the heart of how the business presents itself to the market
- Real ownership and the chance to build a function from the ground up
- Work directly with a high-profile founder who cares deeply about brand
- Genuine potential for the role to become permanent for the right person
- Fast-paced, international scale-up environment at the intersection of finance and technology
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