Head of Brand

The Role

We are seeking a visionary leader to join our team as the Head of Brand Management. This role is responsible for developing and executing our brand strategy, enhancing our brand visibility, and positioning us as an industry leader. The Head of Brand Management will lead the efforts to create a cohesive and compelling brand narrative across all channels and touchpoints.

We’ll trust you to:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive, global brand strategy that aligns with the firm’s strategic vision and business goals.
• Lead the brand management efforts, fostering a culture of innovation and high performance.
• Establish a defendable brand platform, both visual and written.
• Ensure consistent application of visual style and tone of voice.
• Engineer scalable processes to maintain global brand consistency.
• Manage relationship with external design team.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop impactful messaging for public relations and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage all brand-related activities to ensure consistency with firm standards and regulatory compliance, as well as across the brand platform including digital, print and physical formats.
• Drive the firm's visibility and reputation in collaboration with our media relations and thought leadership initiatives.

You'll need to have:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in brand management and strategy development.
• Proven experience in brand management and strategy development.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage high-performing teams.
• Excellent writing, creative, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong skills in organization, prioritization, and time management.
• Detail-oriented and proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to think strategically and execute tactically.
• BA/BS degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

• Principles-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
• Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first. 

We are honored to have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments and scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a measure of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.  

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $300,000-$340,000. Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance. 

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

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