Marketing Communications and Channels AVP

Overall management of the team’s communication and channel strategies and plans, ensuring development, delivery, and implementation of all marketing campaign elements on time and budget, and the development and deployment of worldwide channel strategies to generate demand and support order conversion 

Accountable for the deliverables, performance, and outcomes of the Marketing Communications and Marketing Channels teams

Strategic oversight of regional Marketing Communications teams. Responsible for leading and working with regional Marketing Communications Managers to identify, implement and govern all worldwide marketing communications infrastructure and processes 

Drive a “Customer First” mindset, ensuring appropriate focus and utilization of resources across all teams to meet customer needs and Agilent’s strategic priorities

Own and drive key strategic initiatives for the Marketing Communications and Channels team, such as the development and implementation of social media and Event Management strategies and governance 

Lead team to achieve and exceed team and individual targets related to marketing and organization goals. Drive accountability to ensure deliverables and outcomes are met within time and budget requirements

Foster a collaborative approach with stakeholders and partners. Work across worldwide teams in commercial operations and marketing, segments, and divisions to understand business strategies and align team marketing plans to ensure effective outcomes

Measure and evaluate short- and long-term impacts and return on investment of marketing channels

Foster continuous improvement to drive effectiveness of marketing communications processes and marketing channels, implementing corrective actions as required, to ensure the delivery of outcomes in line with business and management expectations

Oversee all people manager related duties such as hiring, performance evaluation and management, expense, and contract approvals. Identify training and coaching needs for the team to ensure continuous improvement and operational excellence. 

Ensure that Agilent Corporate standard business processes are strictly followed by employees, partners, and vendors

Bachelor’s or master’s degree or University degree or equivalent and minimum of eight years related experience in marketing, plus seven years of relevant experience as a first level and second level manager

Demonstrated management and leadership skills at the worldwide levelin the implementation oforganizational strategies, projects, technologies and processes, developing and managing high-performance teams, and change management

Outstanding organization, planning, problem solving and process management/improvement skills

Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively throughout all hierarchical levels in an international, matrixed, business environment 

Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong stakeholder partnerships 

Ability to deal with high pressure, visibility, and workload

Good knowledge of Agilent products, services,markets, and market dynamics, and understanding of the industry sales process and buying influences of Agilent customers

Excellent written and oral English communication skills