Kidde Global Solutions
Marketing Lead
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The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership
With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places. With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.
At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.
Role: UK Marketing Lead
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Contract Type: Permanent
Annual Base Salary Rate: 60000 - 75000 GBP
Kidde is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of fire safety products. Each day, we work to expand upon our legacy of innovation, providing advanced solutions to protect people and property from fire and related hazards. Our smoke and carbon monoxide alarms help prevent injuries and minimize damage by alerting people to dangers earlier, while our wide range of fire extinguishers equips people to stop the spread of fires before they cause catastrophes.
About the role
We are looking for a commercially minded UK Marketing Lead to drive growth across one of our most important markets.
As part of the EMEA Marketing team, you will be responsible for developing and executing the UK marketing plan, ensuring local priorities are aligned with regional business objectives and growth strategies.
Working closely with UK Sales, Product Management and EMEA Marketing colleagues, you will identify growth opportunities and deliver marketing programmes that strengthen customer engagement and support business growth.
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This is a hands-on role offering significant ownership, visibility and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the growth of the UK business.
Key Responsibilities
Market Strategy & Planning
- Develop and execute the UK marketing plan aligned with business objectives and growth priorities
- Identify growth opportunities across customers, channels and product categories
- Translate EMEA strategies into impactful UK marketing programmes and activations
- Generate market insights and recommendations to support commercial decision-making
- Build business cases for marketing initiatives and customer investments
- Act as the voice of the UK market within the wider EMEA organisation
Commercial Partnership
- Partner closely with UK Sales team to drive customer acquisition, category growth and revenue opportunities
- Develop customer and channel marketing programmes aligned to commercial priorities and growth plans
- Collaborate with Sales and Product Management to shape customer propositions and go-to-market plans
- Ensure marketing investment is focused on opportunities that deliver measurable business impact.
Campaigns & Activation
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns that support UK business objectives and growth priorities
- Lead local activation of product launches, promotional initiatives and seasonal campaigns
- Develop customer-focused marketing programmes that drive awareness, engagement and demand
- Coordinate participation in trade shows, customer events and industry activities
- Ensure consistent and effective brand execution across all customer touchpoints
- Work with internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality marketing activities on time and within budget
Performance & Analytics
- Define and track KPIs to measure marketing effectiveness, customer engagement and business impact
- Monitor campaign, channel and programme performance, using insights to optimise future activity
- Evaluate the ROI of marketing investments and make recommendations to maximise effectiveness
- Provide clear performance reporting and actionable insights to key stakeholders
- Manage the UK marketing budget, ensuring resources are allocated to the highest-impact opportunities
Experience & Skills
- A few years of experience in marketing, ideally in a commercially focused role
- Proven track record of delivering marketing initiatives that drive business growth and customer engagement
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify insights and make recommendations
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
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Personal Attributes
- Commercially minded and results driven
- Proactive, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Curious and customer-focused, with a passion for identifying growth opportunities
- Collaborative team player with strong relationship-building skills
What success looks like
- A clear UK marketing action plan is established, executed effectively and delivers against agreed business objectives.
- Campaigns, launches and activations drive measurable customer engagement and business impact.
- Marketing investments are targeted, measurable and focused on growth opportunities.
What we offer
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits including the following:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Career progression opportunities
- Mobile Phone and Laptop
Your journey with us
We always aim to provide a fair and valuable recruitment process for everyone. If selected, you will follow the next stages:
- Initial call with our sourcing/recruitment team
- Introductory conversation with the hiring manager
- Marketing task
- Presentation and discussion of the task with key stakeholders
- Decision
Our commitment to you
As an employer of choice, our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity, and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops, and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork, and drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We aim to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback, and always challenging ourselves to do better. The values that guide us are respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation, and excellence.
We’re excited for you to join us and make a difference.
World Leaders in Fire and Life Safety
Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.
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