Marketing Specialist, Italy & Spain

Datasite is where deals are made. We provide the data rooms and SaaS technology used in M&A and other high-value transactions, to deliver projects in more than 170 countries. Carrying that success into the future is all about you. Your useful skills, your unusual experience, your unique ideas. Everyone here brings something unexpected. What’s yours? Invest your talents in us, and we’ll return the compliment.

Job Description:

Datasite is a leading provider of cloud computing software solutions that enable mergers, acquisitions, initial public offerings, restructuring and other critical capital transactions in more than 170 countries.

We provide the world’s leading investment banks, private equity firms, law firms and corporations with tools that rely on microservices architecture to simplify, streamline, and accelerate the due diligence and asset marketing processes, helping them close more deals, faster.

Our award-winning global teams continuously collaborate to anticipate and meet customer needs. This is important because companies are moving faster than ever before. Startups can raise money or get acquired in short order, and these transactions can impact the global financial markets. Our clients rely on us to ensure that the right deal information is shared with the right people at the right time.

Reporting to the marketing lead for Western Europe, the Marketing Specialist will be responsible for localizing and executing the EMEA marketing strategy and plan in Italy and Spain. This is a crucial role within the team to localize our marketing and drive demand generation across the different local channels, from events and conferences to email, web, social media, search, and display.

It is a permanent full-time role based in Milan, London, Madrid, or Paris. The opportunity exists to establish marketing in the country and grow the role and the team in the coming years.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

· Localize and execute the marketing plan for Italy and Spain based on the EMEA Marketing strategy and plan.

· Drive demand generation in Spain and Italy, both offline and online.

· Optimize and measure the success of the different activities and initiatives.

· Report on the impact of leads, opportunities, cost per lead, cost per opportunity and the overall return on marketing investment.

Personal Attributes

· Ability to work productively within a virtual team environment as well as independently.

· Is flexible and adaptable in approach.

· Ability to build strong working relationships, especially the local sales team.

· Ability to collaborate across functions and regions within a multicultural environment.

· Initiative-taking, flexible, quick to adjust, and focused on execution and results.

Skills

· Fluency in English and Italian and preferably Spanish (written & spoken).

· Good understanding of the right and most effective marketing mix and channels in Italy and Spain including events, conferences, email, web, social media, search, and display.

· Events and conferences management.

· Digital savviness in terms of executing local campaigns over different tools and channels.

· Experience with CRM (e.g. salesforce), marketing, and social media tools is an advantage (e.g. Pardot, LinkedIn and Sitefinity).

· Persuasive communication and people skills - written and verbal.

· Propensity to respond to deadlines ahead of schedule.

· Meticulous and analytical with strong planning skills.

· Strong organizational skills

· Experience collaborating with external partners and suppliers.

· Ability to demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism.

· PC proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint).

Qualifications

REQUIRED Fluency in English and Italian (written & spoken)

· A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in marketing, communications, business, or related fields is desirable.

· A master’s degree in marketing or related fields is an advantage.

Knowledge & Experience

· Minimum 2-5 years experience in marketing, preferably in a similar position and within a global organization.

· Basic knowledge of B2B marketing.

· Previous experience in a technology SaaS company would be a great advantage, ideally in the financial services/legal sectors.

· Candidates must have full eligibility to work in the UK or EU without any restrictions.

Important Note to Agencies: Datasite will not accept unsolicited CVs and candidacies and will not be held responsible for paying any fees as a result of those submissions without prior agreement.

As a global organization, Datasite knows that diverse perspectives are essential to our success. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse workforce to serve our customers around the world. Datasite is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and furthers the principles of EEO through Affirmative Action.

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