EMEA Senior Marketing Specialist - 12 month FTC

About Us

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary

This role sits within the EMEA Demand Generation team and will be involved in projects across the region and globally. You will report to the EMEA Senior Demand Generation Marketing Manager and work closely with the regional marketing teams across EMEA.

We are seeking a talented individual to join us on a 12 month FTC starting latest in January 2025.

What You Will Do

• Be the EMEA champion for customer case studies – owning the end-to-end creation of case studies in some regions, while in other providing the process wrap around support and providing recommendations and guidance of how to maximise customer advocacy.
• Own the content syndication strategy and execute campaigns across multiple regions to drive contact acquisition, lead nurture and demand creation. Monitor the campaigns to ensure maximum ROI, working alongside our SDR function to create effective follow-up.
• Work with regional marketing leaders across EMEA on awareness programmes across external media agencies, ABX campaigns through 6sense and lead nurture.
• Provide Project Management support to regional marketing managers and being the inter-departmental liaison between EMEA field marketing and paid media, marketing operations, design and legal.
• Own the creation and delivery of multi-region demand generation marketing programmes (within EMEA or globally), such as campaigns and webinars.
• As a member of the demand generation team support with the tracking, reporting and analysis of the key demand generation metrics for the EMEA region and sub-regions using Power BI.
• Manage the execution of marketing activities to both Sophos end-users but also to and through the channel.
• Work effectively as part of the Field Marketing team contributing to overall team success and suggesting improvements to maximise performance.

What You Will Bring

• Experience and desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, B2B global organisation
• Ability to implement and measure a marketing plan
• Good understanding of and experience in all elements of the marketing mix
• An aptitude for problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and presentation skills
• Project management skills and ability to work cross-functionally, with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of tracking and reporting on marketing activities using Power BI
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment 
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Marketing qualification CIM or equivalent (or working towards) is desirable

Special Condition: Requirement to work as part of global organisation and ability to flex hours to work across multiple time zones

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Ready to Join Us?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

What's Great About Sophos?

· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.

· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge 

· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Our Commitment To You

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. 

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