Diageo

VP, Brand Marketing

Diageo$180K — $220K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of leadership experience in consumer marketing or general management within CPG, FMCG, or beverage industries.
  • Proven success in driving sustained business growth for large-scale brands.
  • Expertise in brand strategy, portfolio management, and integrated marketing.
  • Strong financial acumen, managing marketing investments and performance metrics.
  • Ability to translate market insights into strategic actions and lead cross-functional initiatives.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Demonstrated success in building and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement long-term brand strategies for revenue and market share growth.
  • Lead annual business planning with strategic priorities and growth initiatives.
  • Drive brand equity through consumer-centric marketing and integrated communications.
  • Translate market insights into actionable business growth opportunities.
  • Collaborate with commercial teams on go-to-market strategies and customer activation plans.
  • Oversee innovation pipelines supporting long-term growth.
  • Manage relationships with external partners to execute creative marketing programs.
  • Establish performance measurement frameworks using data-driven insights.
  • Foster a high-performing team culture focused on collaboration and accountability.

Benefits

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
  • Collaborative company culture prioritizing innovation and inclusion.
  • Opportunities for professional development and team building.
  • Access to resources for managing wellbeing.
  • Commitment to compliance with regulations and industry standards.
Full Job Description
Job Description :
About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished marketing executive to lead the strategy, growth, and performance of one of our most important brands within Diageo's portfolio. This role is responsible for defining long-term brand vision, driving sustainable business growth, developing innovation pipelines, and leading integrated marketing strategies that strengthen brand equity and consumer engagement.

The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking, creative leadership, commercial acumen, and operational excellence to deliver business results. Working across a highly matrixed organization, this leader will partner with commercial, finance, supply chain, insights, innovation, and external agency partners to translate consumer and market opportunities into impactful growth strategies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute long-term brand and portfolio strategies that drive sustainable revenue, profit, and market share growth.
  • Lead annual business planning, including strategic priorities, growth initiatives, and investment planning.
  • Drive brand equity through consumer-centric marketing, innovation, portfolio management, and integrated communications programs.
  • Translate consumer, customer, shopper, cultural, and market insights into actionable business strategies and growth opportunities.
  • Partner closely with commercial teams to develop effective go-to-market strategies, customer activation plans, and marketplace execution.
  • Lead the development and execution of innovation and renovation pipelines that support long-term business growth.
  • Direct agency and external partner relationships to deliver best-in-class creative, media, partnership, and communications programs.
  • Establish performance measurement frameworks and use data-driven insights to optimize marketing effectiveness and business outcomes.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally across marketing, finance, supply chain, insights, innovation, and other key business functions to ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives.
  • Build, inspire, and develop high-performing teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and inclusion.
  • Ensure all business activities comply with applicable regulations, industry standards, and company policies.

Required Qualifications
  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in brand marketing, consumer marketing, or general management within consumer packaged goods (CPG), FMCG, beverage, food, retail, or similarly consumer-focused industries.
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale consumer brands and delivering sustained business growth and performance results.
  • Deep expertise in brand strategy, portfolio management, innovation, integrated marketing, and commercial leadership.
  • Strong financial acumen, including experience managing significant marketing investments, business planning, and performance metrics.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex data, market dynamics, and business insights into clear strategic actions.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders across complex matrix organizations.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills.
  • Proven success building, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
  • Strong strategic judgment, creative problem-solving skills, and a results-oriented mindset.

Preferred Qualifications
  • MBA or advanced degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related discipline.
  • Experience managing nationally or globally recognized consumer brands.
  • Experience leading external agency partnerships, integrated communications planning, and large-scale brand campaigns.
  • Experience overseeing innovation pipelines, portfolio architecture, and consumer engagement strategies.
  • Experience in highly matrixed, global organizations and/or across both local and international markets.


Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Worker Type :
Regular

Primary Location:
3WTC

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :
2026-08-25

About Diageo

Diageo is a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, with its headquarters in London, England. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine. Diageo's brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan's and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. The company was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. Diageo has operations in more than 180 countries and employs around 27,000 people.
Learn more about Diageo
Size
27,783 employees
Market Cap
$100.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.1 billion
5 Year Trend
+5.1%
Revenue
$11.4 billion
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