Group Marketing Manager

Group Marketing Manager, Americas Location: Chicago, IL – Remote Reports to: President – US About The Role A top global fire & safety management firm is seeking a hands-on, commercially minded Group Marketing Manager to lead marketing initiatives across four businesses in the Americas. This is a player-coach role for someone who can develop strategy, turn it into an actionable plan, and personally drive execution. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute the annual marketing strategy and plan across four businesses. Manage multiple priorities, campaigns, content, websites, and trade shows. Lead and manage external marketing agencies and vendors. Oversee digital marketing, social media, content, email, SEO and lead-generation initiatives. Partner closely with sales, business leaders and product teams to support growth. Develop marketing KPIs and analyze results to improve performance and ROI. Manage marketing resources, budgets and priorities across multiple businesses. Support product launches, sales enablement and customer-facing marketing initiatives. Serve as a trusted marketing partner to business leaders and professionally challenge priorities when appropriate. Personally step into projects when needed—this is not a purely strategic or oversight role. Ideal Candidate 7–10+ years of marketing experience, ideally in B2B, industrial or manufacturing environments. Proven ability to combine strategy with hands-on execution. Experience supporting multiple businesses, brands or product lines. Strong agency/vendor and project management experience. Strong analytical and communication skills. Comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities. Mature, confident and collaborative with the ability to navigate conflict professionally. Experience with digital marketing, websites, content, social media and lead generation. Experience with HubSpot or similar marketing automation/CRM platforms is preferred. Compensation Amazing base salary + bonus and full benefits package. Travel: Approximately 25% periodically to other locations, trade shows and customer meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced marketer who wants to own the marketing function across multiple businesses while remaining close to the execution.