Senior Marketing Manager

About Us Bolt Insight is a research and insights partner helping brands better understand people by making research more conversational, human, and accessible. We work across both qualitative and quantitative research, combining rigorous methodology with modern tools, including AI‑moderated qualitative research, to help leading organizations move from questions to decisions faster.

Location: UK (hybrid, flexible working)
Salary: competitive

We are looking for an experienced Senior Marketing Manager to lead Bolt’s global marketing strategy and execution. This role is responsible for building and protecting the Bolt brand across all touchpoints, driving thought leadership, and ensuring Bolt shows up with consistency, credibility, and impact, particularly at global conferences and industry events.

This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role, ideal for someone with a strong B2B and FMCG background, ideally shaped by consulting or advisory experience.

You will work closely with commercial leadership and research leadership to ensure Bolt’s voice, positioning, and storytelling are sharp, differentiated, and globally consistent.

This role is designed as a progression pathway to Marketing Director, with increasing responsibility for strategic ownership and people management over time.

• Define and lead Bolt’s global marketing strategy, ensuring alignment with commercial priorities, growth markets, and long‑term brand positioning.
• Act as a senior strategic partner to leadership, shaping go‑to‑market narratives and ensuring marketing drives tangible business impact.

• Translate complex research, product, and AI capabilities into compelling, credible stories that resonate with clients and partners.
• Bolt’s brand positioning and narrative across all channels, ensuring clarity, consistency, and differentiation for senior B2B audiences.
• Own the development of senior‑level capabilities decks and client‑facing presentations, combining strong PowerPoint skills with close collaboration with designers to deliver clear, on‑brand, high‑impact materials.

• Own Bolt’s end‑to‑end presence at global conferences, ensuring maximum brand impact through strong messaging, visual execution, and content.

• Deliver Bolt’s thought leadership agenda in partnership with the Research Content Lead, developing flagship content grounded in proprietary research that positions Bolt as a trusted authority in insights, FMCG, and AI‑driven research.

• Lead and manage relationships with external agencies, designers, and creative partners to deliver best‑in‑class brand and content output.

• 5+ years’ experience in senior marketing roles, including ownership of global brand and integrated campaigns.
• Proven track record building and scaling a B2B brand with credibility at senior/enterprise level (CMO/Insights/Innovation leaders).
• Experience in insights, research, consultancy, or B2B services able to translate complex propositions into sharp positioning and narrative.
• Strong go‑to‑market experience with measurable commercial impact. ?
• Significant experience owning global events/conferences end‑to‑end (strategy, messaging, speakers, content, booth/creative, lead capture, follow‑up).
• Data‑minded marketer: confident with marketing performance metrics, reporting, and using insights to refine strategy (brand + demand).

• Remote working and the flexibility to work in a nomadic way – Enjoy the best of both worlds, balancing work and life your way.
• Flexible working environment – We trust you to manage your time and work in a way that suits you best.
• Private Medical Insurance – Your health and well‑being are important to us, and we’ve got you covered.
• Business referral bonus – If you know someone who’s a great fit for the team, we’ll reward you for it!
• Employee referral bonus – You get the chance to shape our team and be rewarded for bringing great people onboard.
• Virtual or local team gatherings – Whether online or in person, we love to connect and celebrate our successes together.
• In‑house recognition awards – We celebrate our ‘lightning bolts’ (those who go above and beyond) and show our appreciation for hard work!
• Annual Bonus System – If the company meets its targets, you’ll receive a bonus payment of up to two months’ salary! We win together.

We are actively building a diverse and inclusive team at Bolt Insight, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and celebrate the different perspectives, ideas and experiences of all people who work with us. Our global team is one where everyone can share their opinions, ideas and develop their careers in a friendly and nurturing environment.
Apply today and join a dynamic, international team driving innovation across borders!