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JOB DETAILS:

- Job Title: Director – Brand Marketing

- Industry: Media and entertainment Industry

- Experience: 8-12 years

- Working Days: 5

- Job Location: Noida

- CTC Range: Best in Industry

Required Skills: Brand Strategy & Positioning Ownership, Cultural & Creative Judgment, Earned Media, PR & Social Brand Voice, Integrated Brand Campaign Leadership, Cross-Functional Brand Governance

Criteria:

• 8+ years of experience in Brand Marketing, Brand Strategy, Creative Strategy, or Brand Leadership is Must.
• Experience working on or scaling meaningful consumer brands (media/entertainment preferred)
• Must have owned brand meaning, not just executed campaigns
• Must have launched or scaled a brand platform, not only shows or campaigns
• Prior ownership of earned media, social brand voice, and PR
• Fluent Hindi is mandatory
• Exposure to regional cultural contexts is a strong advantage
• OTT experience is a plus

Description

Role Overview (Non-Negotiable)

This role is the custodian of company’s brand meaning, voice, and long-term equity. The Director – Brand Marketing owns the master brand and its child brands, ensuring company scales nationally while preserving cultural depth, authenticity, and emotional consistency.

You own brand meaning, not just marketing output.

What You Own

• Brand positioning, narrative, and long-term brand truth
• Brand tone, voice, and cultural posture
• Earned media, social brand voice, and PR narratives
• Final authority on how company shows up across all channels
• What the brand amplifies—and what it consciously avoids

Key Responsibilities

Brand Strategy & Positioning

• Define and evolve company’s core positioning as the platform for India’s regional cultures
• Own master brand architecture across regions, IPs, and markets
• Protect the “red thread” connecting cultures without dilution or tokenism
• Act as final brand gatekeeper across product, content, marketing, partnerships, and PR

Earned Media & Brand Voice

• Own brand social handles, PR, and cultural conversations
• Act as Editor-in-Chief of company’s public voice
• Ensure social presence feels cultural, not promotional
• Exercise judgment on public engagement vs. silence

Integrated Brand Campaigns

• Lead brand strategy for flagship launches, regional expansion, and national moments
• Ensure every campaign has a strong idea, emotional depth, and scalability
• Align brand equity with performance marketing without short-term erosion

Creative Direction & Governance

• Set creative standards for visual identity, copy, and storytelling
• Ensure respectful, non-stereotypical representation of regional cultures
• Build brand guardrails that protect meaning without limiting creativity

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely with Content, Performance, Product, and CRM teams
• Act as the brand conscience—calling out dilution or short-termism when needed

This Role Is NOT For

• Social media managers or execution-only marketers
• Brand marketers without commercial accountability
• Candidates who see brand and performance as opposing forces
• Candidates dependent on large teams or budgets to create impact

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Work Experience: 10+ years

About TradeLab

TradeLab is a leading fintech technology provider, delivering cutting-edge solutions to brokers, banks, and fintech platforms. Our portfolio includes high-performance Order & Risk Management Systems (ORMS), seamless MetaTrader integrations, AI-driven customer engagement platforms such as PULSE LLaVA, and compliance-grade risk management solutions. With a proven track record of successful deployments at top-tier brokerages and financial institutions, TradeLab combines scalability, regulatory alignment, and innovation to redefine digital broking and empower clients in the capital markets ecosystem.

Role Overview

We are seeking an accomplished and dynamic Sales Manager based in Mumbai to lead TradeLab’s expansion across Western India. This is a high-impact, hunter-focused role tasked with building new client relationships with discount brokers, full-service brokers, banks, and fintech platforms. The role involves minimal account nurturing, with a primary focus on prospecting, pipeline development, and closing high-value deals. The ideal candidate will bring deep industry expertise, an established network in the capital markets, broking, and fintech sectors, and a proven ability to navigate complex sales cycles with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

· New Business Development: Drive aggressive acquisition of new clients across Western India by targeting entities aligned with TradeLab’s Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), including discount brokers, full-service brokers, banks, and fintech platforms.

· Pipeline Management: Build, manage, and maintain a robust sales pipeline by prospecting, qualifying leads, and advancing opportunities through discovery, demonstrations, proposal creation, negotiation, and deal closure.

· End-to-End Sales Ownership: Lead complex, enterprise-grade sales cycles from initial outreach to contract signing, engaging senior stakeholders such as CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, and Heads of Broking.

· Solution Positioning: Collaborate closely with solutions architects and product teams to tailor and position TradeLab’s modular offerings (ORMS, MetaTrader integrations, PULSE AI, CRM/LPA solutions) to address specific client pain points and objectives.

· Regulatory Expertise: Demonstrate a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., SEBI guidelines, algo trading controls, T+0 settlement workflows) and articulate their business value to position TradeLab’s solutions as compliance-driven and operationally efficient.

· Brand Representation: Act as TradeLab’s ambassador at industry events, trade shows, webinars, and client meetings to enhance brand visibility and establish thought leadership in the capital markets ecosystem.

· Market Feedback: Provide actionable, structured insights from client interactions to influence product roadmaps, go-to-market strategies, and solution enhancements.

· CRM Management: Actively maintain and update customer relationship management (CRM) systems to ensure accurate tracking of leads, opportunities, and client interactions, enabling data-driven decision-making and forecasting.

Must-Have Qualifications

· Experience: 10+ years of sales experience in capital markets technology, trading infrastructure, or fintech SaaS, with a minimum of 5–8 years focused on enterprise or mid-market financial institutions.

· Network: Extensive, established connections with decision-makers (CxOs, Tech Heads, Risk Committees) at brokers, banks, and fintech platforms across Western India.

· Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in consistently meeting or exceeding half-yearly and yearly sales targets in a high-pressure, target-driven environment, with a focus on hunting and closing new business.

· Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional ability to engage both business and technical stakeholders, translating complex technical solutions into compelling business value propositions.

· CRM Expertise: Hands-on experience in maintaining and leveraging CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar) to manage pipelines, track client interactions, and generate accurate sales forecasts.

· Communication Skills: Outstanding verbal and written communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences.

· Self-Starter Mindset: Ability to thrive as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, demonstrating initiative, resilience, and accountability.

· High-Pressure Performance: Proven ability to perform effectively in high-stakes, deadline-driven settings, maintaining composure and delivering results under tight timelines.

Good-to-Have Skills

· Platform Exposure: Familiarity with broking platforms, Order Management Systems (OMS), Risk Management Systems (RMS), or API-driven fintech products.

· Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of algorithmic trading, risk management systems, and compliance workflows (e.g., SEBI regulations, T+0 processes).

· Consultative Selling: Experience with solution-oriented or consultative sales methodologies, focusing on addressing client needs through tailored solutions.

Why Join TradeLab?

· Innovative Environment: Join a fast-growing fintech leader at the forefront of transforming the Indian and global brokerage ecosystem with cutting-edge technology.

· Ownership & Impact: Take full ownership of a high-potential territory (Western India) with direct visibility to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape regional growth.

· Cutting-Edge Solutions: Gain hands-on experience with next-generation trading infrastructure, AI-driven platforms, and compliance-focused solutions.

· Growth Opportunities: Thrive in an entrepreneurial role with significant learning potential, professional development, and a steep growth trajectory.

Responsibilities will include:

• Define the brand’s marketing strategy, deliver against app brand objectives
• Drive the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns at national/regional levels
• Develop, manage, and analyzes branding campaigns across marketing channels - offline and online
• Coordinate with agency and internal design team to execute the campaign
• Analyze campaigns and provide strategic recommendations

Attributes we value:

• Strong analytical foundation with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong intellectual curiosity
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Excel

Requirements:

• Graduation/Post-Graduation from a tier-1 institute
• Demonstrative experience in executing brand campaigns
• Work-ex: 4 - 8 years

About Company:

In a world where digital-first (D2C) brands are thriving, our client is rewriting the rules of retail. Their mission is clear - democratize prime retail to empower digital-first brands with plug and play tools to seamlessly transition into the physical world. In the heart of innovation, brand emerges as a revolutionary retail space, an avant-garde fusion of shared economy, digital prowess, and tangible experiences

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Category Manager to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in category management roles within the e-commerce sector, with a focus on categories such as fashion, personal care, beauty, and health and wellness.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Plan and implement effective marketing campaigns to promote category growth. Monitor and analyze campaign performance, making data-driven adjustments as needed.

• Curate and manage the product assortment within assigned categories. Work closely with vendors and internal teams to ensure a diverse and appealing product mix.

• Take ownership of the category's (P&L) statement. Develop and execute strategies to maximize revenue and profitability. Monitor and manage pricing, promotions, and discounts within the 

category.

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with both new and existing brands within the assigned categories. Negotiate terms, agreements, and promotional opportunities with brand partners.

• Utilize data analysis tools to gather insights into category performance. Make informed decisions based on data, identifying trends and opportunities & provide regular reports.

• Collaborate with various teams, including business, marketing, customer support, and data teams and ensure effective communication and alignment on category objectives and initiatives.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's or Master’s degree in engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related field from a tier-1 institute.

2. 3-5 years of proven experience in e-commerce category management, preferably in fashion, personal care, beauty, or health and wellness.

3. Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis tools.

4. Strong understanding of retail trends, consumer behavior, and brand marketing.

5. Excellent negotiation and communication skills.

6. Experience in managing a team would be a plus.

7. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

8. Experience in a VC-funded start-up is a plus.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for e-commerce and a proven track record in category management, we invite you to apply.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing & driving the online business on E-commerce marketplaces.
• Responsible for uploading new collections on a weekly basis and ensuring catalogue hygiene of the uploaded catalogue.
• Handling the marketing budgets & the paid advertising campaigns/sponsored ads on the marketplaces.
• Responsible for handling product listings, promotions, deals, discounts & day-to-day operational issues related to the marketplace.
• Sole POC for communication with the category team.
• Strategizing & implementing the plan of action for the month on month growth in the sales from the existing online marketplace.
• Ensuring that all new products are uploaded and listed on websites/channels
• Repricing the products
• FBA Set up a pricing minimum to maximum for FBA listings
• Creating product listings and set minimum and maximum pricing
• Generating out of stock report, bestselling products report, runout stock report brand by brand on daily basis.
• Sort out pricing error issues and re-activate the listings. Inactivate listing to make active listing if required.
• Deleting discarded SKUs from all channels if required
• Optimizing listings with accurate product information, images, pricing and placement to increase sales and maximize revenue
• Optimize existing listings of current products to ensure we are exploring sales opportunities
• Keep up to date with industry techniques for SEO and content marketing
• To analyze product pricing vs our competitors on an ongoing basis and make pricing adjustments
• Support customer care emails and calls and also support social media campaigns.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to operate as part of a team

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Job Responsibilities

-Create and execute the brand strategy for the company. This involves developing a clear understanding of the company's mission, target audience, and brand positioning.

-Responsible for managing the visual identity of the brand, developing and maintaining brand guidelines, overseeing the design of marketing materials, and ensuring consistency across all communications.

-Responsible for conducting market research to understand consumer behavior and trends, as well as to identify opportunities to enhance the brand's reputation.

- Working closely with internal teams, including marketing, advertising, and product development teams, to ensure that the brand strategy is aligned with the company's overall goals.

-Developing marketing campaigns that effectively communicate the brand's message to the target audience.

-Tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and brand strategy through monitoring consumer engagement, tracking brand awareness, and measuring the return on investment of marketing initiatives

-Building relationships with key stakeholders, such as media outlets and influencers, to enhance the brand's reputation and increase brand visibility.

Requirements

-Creative mindset to come up with innovative ideas for branding and marketing campaigns.

- Ability to think strategically and develop comprehensive branding strategies that align with the company's overall goals and values.

- Strong understanding of marketing principles and techniques to develop effective marketing campaigns and measure their success.

- Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate with various stakeholders, including cross-functional teams, vendors, and customers.

-Analytical skills to analyze market data, consumer behavior, and marketing trends to develop effective branding strategies.

-Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

-Detail orientation to ensure that the brand messaging and visuals are consistent across all marketing channels.

- Adaptable to changing market trends and consumer behavior to adjust branding strategies as needed.

-Knowledge of Event and exhibition handling.

Duties/Responsibilities:

The person plays a dual role of Public Relation and Influencer Manager.

Public Relations

• Combine creativity, communication, and storytelling to create meaningful public relations campaigns that promote our products/ Founders.
• Pitch stories to top-tier local and national journalists, editors, media outlets, TV, radio, podcasts, niche blogs, and other online outlets.
• Cultivate, strengthen, and maintain media relationships.
• Create media materials such as press releases, talking points, run sheets, and messaging documents.
• Seek and manage business award submissions, interview opportunities, and speaking engagements for Co-Founders.
• Secure, track, and measure results.

Influencer Marketing

• Grow and maintain relationships with influencers to create excitement and mass brand exposure across social media platforms
• Mine the social media platforms for top-tier influencers, celebrities, content creators, and talent that can increase brand reach.
• Manage and update internal influencer database to ensure platform and metrics stay updated.
• Collaborate with internal creative and social marketing teams to drive influencers to create high-quality and engaging content.
• Continually engage with existing influencers and creators via email, DMs, and phone to build strong, long-lasting relationships. Manage day-to-day communications with talent/influencers.
• Manage all influencer requests, place and track product samples requests.
• Oversee gift boxes and other special packaging needs for high-touch influencers.
• Think creatively and add new ideas to pitch for new and exciting influencer programs.

Qualifications/Skills:

• 5+ years experience in public relations, in-house, or agency.
• Course in Mass Communication.
• Strong experience writing news releases, media advisories, feature stories, blogs, and media pitches.
• Existing relationships with top-tier local and national journalists, editors, media outlets, TV, radio, podcasts, niche blogs, and influencers preferred.
• Social media wizard who is well-versed in all platforms (IG, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, etc.) and in tune with how the influencer marketing landscape differs across each respective platform.
• Deep expertise in identifying key tastemakers, celebrity endorsers, and influencers.
• A passion for building and cultivating relationships with influencers.

Other Requirements

• Previous experience working with consumer products and fashion brands.
• Passionate about social media trends and pop culture in general.
• Love working in fast-moving, high-growth companies.
• Meticulous organizational skills.
• Self-starter, comfortable with managing multiple priorities at any given time.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding relationship-building skills

Desired Candidate Profile

• Demonstrable experience in marketing together with the potential and attitude required to learn
• A passion for issues around Sustainability, Energy Transition, Climate Action, Distributed & Renewable Energy
• Startup experience desired
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and execute
• Proven experience in identifying target audiences and in creatively devising and leading across channels marketing campaigns that engage, educate and motivate
• Solid knowledge of website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, NetInsight, Omniture, WebTrends)
• Experience in setting up and optimizing Google Adwords campaigns
• Numerically literacy, comfort working with numbers
• Ability to make sense of metrics and processing figures with spreadsheets
• Up-to-date knowledge of the latest trends and best practices in online marketing and measurement

We are looking for a skilled and solutions-oriented Brand Strategist with a strong analytical mind to craft compelling brand stories and strategies that deliver results. The Brand Strategist's responsibilities include conducting extensive research, analyzing findings, making recommendations, presenting to clients and briefing creatives. You should be a strategic thinker with a knack for uncovering consumer insights that inform strategy development.

The ideal candidate should be open-minded and passionate about creating holistic brand experiences. Ultimately, the outstanding Brand Strategist should have strong research skills, an analytical mindset and be an excellent storyteller.

• Conducting extensive primary and secondary research.
• Staying up-to-date on consumer research and market trends.
• Analyzing research, data and trends.
• Creating competitive reviews and situational analyses.
• Identifying insights, challenges and opportunities.
• Developing brand architecture, positioning and strategy.
• Writing compelling brand stories.
• Meeting and presenting to clients.
• Briefing and collaborating with creative teams.
• Leading ideation and brainstorming sessions.
  
  

• Degree in business, marketing, branding, communication or related field required.
• Previous experience as a brand strategist or similar role.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience leading client meetings.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Creative and compelling storyteller.
• Strong research skills.
• Strategic thinker.
• Excellent presentation skills.