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Global Head of Portfolio & Advocacy Platforms

Yesterday London, United Kingdom

Global Head of Portfolio & Advocacy Platforms

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of our industry. Arthur Guinness, Alexander Walker, and many other dedicated people that followed in their footsteps, cared deeply about the people and businesses they fostered, and the communities in which they operated.

Today we stand on the shoulders of these giants and act with the same entrepreneurial spirit. We are a spirited company born of an incredible entrepreneurial legacy. The success of Guinness®, Smirnoff®, Johnnie Walker®, Tanqueray®, Baileys® and many more brands led to the formation of our company in 1997. And we only thrive today because of the talent of our people to grow our brands, old and new, and keep them strong. Our purpose, celebrating life in all its moments, means that our brands are part of celebrations big and small. We believe living our purpose fully means embracing life completely. It means being your best at work, home, with friends, and in the community.

In CDT, our objective is to provide extraordinary consumer experiences that drive brand & business growth - whilst doing so in the most efficient and sustainable way. We have stood-up 5 engines, supported by a transversal MarTech Transformation Office, to scale these kinds of outcomes in repeatable way - consistent technology, capabilities and operating models across marketing disciplines. We strive to create global tools to support markets and brands to deliver their shape of A&P in a productive manner.

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Purpose of Role

Our global consumer digital vision is to win the upcoming wave of celebration, engaging and delighting audiences with outstanding experiences across all touchpoints. Our owned digital touchpoints and D2C platforms play a key role in delivering this vision, whilst ensuring we drive transformative value for Diageo across many areas, with access to data at the core.

We are transforming how we approach websites at scale, moving from a brand-led world to a more 'consumer-centric, portfolio-led' one. With this shift in approach, we have an opportunity to leverage our multi-brand/portfolio sites (like The-Bar and Malts.com) to bring together 'non-branded' consumer demand and connect consumers with the brands in our broader portfolio in a more relevant way, driving increase consumer and business benefits.

We are looking for an outstanding global leader that:

  • Owns and drives this website network approach, collaborating alongside markets and brand teams to complete.
  • Defines the vision and direction of travel and leads our two core multi-brand sites (The-Bar & Malts.com), guiding the Product Managers in making the vision a reality.
  • Supports the CDO with ad-hoc holistic Digital Marketing strategy projects, given our websites are the cornerstone of the broader digital marketing transformation, and the place where we will bring together the broader suite of capabilities (search, media, CRM, data, analytics)


Key Responsibilities
  • Define and lead the global website ecosystem strategy for The-Bar and Malts.com, working in close partnership with markets and brand teams to drive effective execution
  • Lead brand management (with a focus on strategic positioning and marketing capabilities) for The-Bar and Malts.com
  • Lead The-Bar and Malts.com Product Managers to translate vision into execution
  • Partner with global digital capability teams (including search, CRM, data, and analytics) to ensure seamless integration of all capabilities across The-Bar and Malts.com
  • Lead the annual marketing plan, cross-functional ways of working, content calendars, and media planning required to succeed for global strategy to local activation for The-Bar and Malts.com
  • Build the five-year roadmap for success of the platform to deliver key business goals, including: market launches, recruitment, retention, media efficiency, and consumer data acquisition
  • Partners with key markets to deploy The-Bar and Malts.com as per the roadmap
  • Define performance management approach (top KPIs, etc.), working with tagging & analytics team to implement
  • Lead external agencies and partners that are critical in the delivery of a 'best-in-class' The-Bar and Malts.com sites
  • Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing global team spanning strategy, marketing, and platform leadership, building clear accountability and strong succession plans


Qualifications and Experience Required
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field
  • 10+ years' experience in brand and digital commerce business management roles within large multinational environments
  • Strong ability to influence, collaborate, achieve through and with others. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with GMs, Global Brand Teams, Marketing Directors, Innovation teams and Digital Technology teams to deliver an agenda that meets customer and corporate needs.
  • Experience leading marketing communications and digital product management teams.
  • Strong executional bias, and hands on approach with a test & learn mentality.
  • Experience navigating highly matrixed organizations with success.
  • Consumer-first and executional mindset, with the ability to take insight from data and implement test and learns quickly, then scale if successful.
  • Understanding of luxury brands and how they succeed an asset.
  • Experience implementing omnichannel (digital to physical and vice versa) experiences an asset.
  • Proven capability to deal with ambiguity, handles vision and purpose, knows how to lead prioritisation and decision-making process based on insights.
  • A history of working across CRM, media, digital, culture, social and with external agencies.
  • Deep personal accountability for great performance.


Flexible Working Statemen

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

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that being yourself will be encouraged and celebrated just as you are. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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Client-provided location(s): London, United Kingdom
Job ID: Diageo-JR1124499
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-04-09T19:20:09

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Pension
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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