Marketing Manager

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Marketing Manager to join our team in Cape Town

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Head of Brand & Communications

Strategic Planning & Positioning:

• →Develop go-to-market strategies for new venture propositions from concept to launch
• →Conduct market research and competitive analysis for untested business models
• →Create positioning frameworks and value propositions for pilot projects in collaboration with the Brand & Communications team
• →Define customer segmentation and targeting strategies for new audiences

Campaign Development & Execution:

• →Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across multiple ventures simultaneously
• →Manage marketing budgets
• →Develop creative briefs and oversee asset creation with internal/external teams
• →Coordinate multi-channel campaign deployment (digital, traditional, partnership channels)

Stakeholder Management:

• →Serve as primary marketing liaison with Strategy & Ventures team and channel marketing managers
• →Manage relationships with external partners
• →Coordinate with legal, compliance, and operations teams for regulated offerings
• →Present campaign performance and insights to senior leadership

Performance Management & Optimization:

• →Establish KPIs and measurement frameworks for new business lines
• →Monitor campaign performance and optimize based on pilot learnings
• →Conduct post-launch analysis and recommend scaling strategies
• →Conduct monthly marketing reports in collaboration with channel marketing managers

Project Portfolio Management:

• →Manage concurrent marketing streams for 5+ pilot projects
• →Ensure timeline adherence for venture launches and milestone delivery
• →Coordinate complex project dependencies across multiple business units

• 3+ years marketing experience, preferably in e-commerce, fintech, or high-growth environments
• Proven track record managing product/service launches from concept to market
• Project management experience handling multiple concurrent initiatives