Marketing and Commercial Director (internal candidates only)

Are you an ambitious strategic marketing and commercial leader with the vision, commercial acumen and influence to help shape the next chapter of Cambridge Judge Business School's success? If so, we would love to hear from you.

About the role

As Marketing and Commercial Director, you will provide strategic leadership and hold School-wide accountability for the direction and performance of marketing, brand, student recruitment, digital engagement and customer experience. Using market intelligence, customer insight and commercial analysis, you will advise the Dean and senior leaders on growth opportunities, portfolio performance, investment priorities and commercial risk.

This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape the School's integrated marketing function, establishing its capabilities and ways of working while bringing together the expertise and activity that already exist across the School. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, driving innovation in digital marketing, CRM, automation and AI-enabled customer engagement while embedding a data-driven, customer-centred culture across the School.

About you

• Significant experience leading integrated marketing and commercial functions within complex organisations.
• A proven track record of enhancing brand reputation, customer engagement and commercial performance.
• Strong strategic and commercial judgement, underpinned by data and insight.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading through collaboration rather than direct authority.
• Expertise in digital transformation, including CRM, marketing automation and AI-enabled marketing.
• A passion for developing high-performing teams and building strategic partnerships.
• Experience within a globally focused, reputation-led environment; experience in higher education, business education or international recruitment markets would be advantageous.

Why work for Cambridge Judge Business School?

We are the business school of the University of Cambridge, advancing knowledge and leadership through people who leave a mark on the world. Cambridge Judge Business School leverages the power of academia for real world impact to transform individuals, organisations and society. Since 1990, we have forged a reputation as a centre of rigorous thinking and high-impact transformative education, situated within one of the world's most prestigious research universities, and in the heart of the Cambridge Cluster, the most successful technology entrepreneurship cluster in Europe.

Benefits of working for Cambridge Judge Business School

You’ll receive excellent benefits at Cambridge Judge Business School including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Defined benefits pension schemes
• Flexible working options
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health and mental wellbeing
• Discounts on shopping
• Tax-efficient bicycle and charity-giving schemes

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Additional Information

The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows - we expect most colleagues to spend at least 50% of their time at their dedicated office location. This arrangement is subject to change and will not form a part of the contractual terms of the role.

Closing Date: 18 October 2026

Interview Dates: weeks commencing 19 and 26 October 2026

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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