Group Marketing Manager
18 hours ago
Bath
Role Overview The Group Marketing Manager owns Salocin Group's account-based marketing programme. The role drives pipeline through 1:1, 1:few, and 1:many campaigns into our named target accounts. It works across the Group's three brands: Wood for Trees, Join the Dots, and Salocin. ABM is the centre of the role. The post-holder also runs the marketing functions that support it: content, creative, events, and outbound. They manage a four-person marketing team and report to the Chief Marketing Officer. This is a commercial marketing role. Performance is measured on the opportunities and pipeline value generated, not just in matches to the ICP but in LTV. Reporting Line and Team Reports to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and contributes to monthly investor reporting. Direct reports: four members of the Salocin Group marketing team, covering content, creative, events, campaigns, and outbound. Dotted-line accountability into the partner sales leads for named accounts. Location and Working Pattern Salocin Group is headquartered in Bath. Two days a week in the Bath office, with flexibility for the right candidate. Applicants outside Bath are welcome if they can attend the office regularly. Occasional UK travel to client sites and industry events is expected. Key Responsibilities ABM Strategy and Execution • Design and own the tiered ABM programme: 1:1 for top strategic accounts, 1:few for clustered priority accounts, and 1:many for the wider target account list., • Build account-specific value propositions and messaging with Sales, brand leads, and subject-matter experts., • Run multi-channel campaigns covering paid LinkedIn, outbound sequences, content syndication, direct mail, webinars, and field events., • Work with Sales to align account plans, sales plays, and meeting-booking activity. Run joint account reviews and make sure activity feeds live opportunities. Content, Creative and Events • Own the marketing content calendar. Brief, review, and sign off case studies, white papers, blogs, sales collateral, email copy, landing pages, video, and social., • Direct the creative output of the in-house team, holding to brand standards across Wood for Trees, Join the Dots, and Salocin., • Plan and deliver the Salocin Group event programme: webinars, roundtables, exhibitions, and bespoke client events. Each event has a pipeline objective and clear follow-up. Outreach and Sales Enablement • Own the Group's outbound outreach: cold email, LinkedIn, and personalised multi-channel sequences into named accounts., • Work with Sales to design and refine outreach playbooks, messaging, and qualification criteria., • Track and drive outreach KPIs: LinkedIn acceptance rates, reply rates, meeting-booking rates, and sequence-to-SQL conversion., • Equip Sales with the assets, sequences, and account intelligence to convert ABM engagement into qualified opportunities. Lead Generation and Pipeline Creation • Carry an annual ABM-sourced pipeline target of £2.5m, around £625k per quarter., • Carry a quarterly SQL target of 18 to 20, with a matching qualified-meeting volume target., • Contribute to a closed-won revenue minimum target of £500k per year from ABM-sourced activity., • Convert account engagement signals (intent data, content consumption, event attendance, outreach replies) into qualified meetings and opportunities., • Drive expansion in existing strategic accounts as well as winning new logos., • Own the quality of the marketing-to-sales handoff, including SQL acceptance rate and time-to-opportunity. Reporting, Analytics and Operational Excellence • Build and maintain ABM and outreach performance dashboards in Creatio (previous HubSpot knowledge and experience would be appropriate), providing visibility on engagement, funnel progression, pipeline created, and pipeline value., • Report weekly to the CEO and monthly to the SLT. Contribute to the monthly Sales and Marketing investor report and the weekly CEO Report., • Run attribution analysis across paid, outbound, content, and events to inform spend allocation and campaign priorities., • Maintain Creatio data hygiene, lifecycle stages, and custom properties to support accurate segmentation, automation, and reporting., • Provide commercial insight, not activity reporting. Flag risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to the leadership team. Team Leadership • Manage four direct reports covering content, creative, events, campaigns, and outbound. Set objectives, run one-to-ones, and own their performance and development., • Build a marketing team accountable for pipeline outcomes., • Build capability and progression plans for each team member with the CEO., • Manage workload, agency relationships, and freelance resource. Requirements Required Experience • 3 to 5 years of B2B marketing experience, with at least 12 months in a dedicated ABM role. Step-up candidates with strong commercial instincts and proven ABM exposure are welcome. The role offers direct mentorship from the CEO., • A track record of running or contributing to 1:1 or 1:few ABM programmes for mid-market or enterprise accounts, with measured pipeline impact., • Line-management experience, or clear evidence of leading a small team or workstream and developing junior colleagues., • Strong CRM and marketing automation experience. Creatio is preferred; HubSpot, Salesforce, or Marketo experience will transfer., • Confident with paid LinkedIn (Campaign Manager) and LinkedIn outreach, including outbound sequences, connection campaigns, and engagement playbooks., • Proven ownership of revenue-linked KPIs, not just MQL or OQL volume., • Experience with intent data and account intelligence platforms (6sense, Bombora, Cognism, ZoomInfo, Clay or similar)., • Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders, including senior sales leaders. Desirable • Experience marketing into our ICP verticals: not-for-profit, higher education, financial services and insurance, legal services, industrial manufacturing, industrial retail and wholesale, or commercial challenger brands., • Prior experience in a B2B agency, consultancy, or professional services environment., • Familiarity with Creatio CRM or HubSpot and its marketing automation modules., • Event delivery experience, from webinars and roundtables to exhibitions., • Experience contributing to investor or board-level reporting. Compensation and Benefits Component Base salary £50,000 to £60,000 depending on experience Performance bonus Based upon kpi metrics Bonus weighting (initial) 50% pipeline value created, 30% SQL volume, 20% closed-won attribution. Reviewable against the 2026 commercial plan. Leading-indicator KPIs LinkedIn acceptance and reply rates, sequence-to-SQL conversion, account engagement scores, and event-to-opportunity conversion are tracked as leading indicators. Pension Group pension scheme with employer contribution Private healthcare Provided Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays, rising with service Other Hybrid working, learning and development budget (including relevant marketing certifications), employee assistance programme The bonus aligns with commercial outcomes. The CEO will agree quarterly targets with the post-holder against the Group commercial plan. Metrics and weightings will be reviewed at the end of the first full quarter. About Salocin Group Salocin Group is made up of three specialist brands: • Salocin: technology specialists who help sales, service and marketing teams turn CRM, data and AI investments into commercial outcomes., • Wood for Trees: data and insight specialists improving fundraising performance for UK not-for-profits., • Join the Dots: an independent media and communications agency delivering media plans and customer journey strategies that drive growth for commercial and not-for-profit clients. The Group is headquartered in Bath and is investor-backed (NVM Private Equity). We are scaling our ABM and growth outreach to support continued double-digit growth. How to Apply Applications should comprise a CV and a short covering note (no more than one page) addressing: • A specific ABM programme you have owned or contributed to end-to-end, including the pipeline outcome it generated., • Your experience leading or developing other marketers., • Your experience with CRM and marketing automation. Creatio is preferred but other platforms are fine., • Why you want to work across three B2B brands rather than focus on a single proposition. Applications should be sent to Nick Dixon, CEO at nick.dixon@salocin-group.com