Chief Marketing Officer

Hello Group · Centurion, Gauteng

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Role Overview

  • Hello Group is looking for a hands-on, high-impact CMO to lead and operate a fast-paced, in-house marketing function that runs like an internal agency.
  • This is not a purely strategic role. We are looking for a commercially driven operator who can manage complexity, multiple stakeholders, and multiple business units while driving measurable revenue growth.

What Hello Group Offers

  • Onsite Barista – Because life's too short for bad coffee!
  • Exciting Team Events – Work hard, play harder!
  • Teambuilding Activities – Get to know your teammates beyond the screen!
  • A Culture That Feels Like Family – No corporate robots here—just real people doing great things!
  • A Top-Notch Office Space – Where inspiration meets innovation.

Our entities

  • Hello Paisa – Secure and affordable international money transfers & digital banking solutions.
  • Hello Pay – Empowering individuals with financial solutions tailored to their needs.
  • Q-Mart – Leading the way in wholesale and distribution for mobile and financial products.

Duties and Responsibilities Key Responsibilities

Revenue & Growth

  • Own and drive revenue growth across all business units
  • Align marketing directly to business objectives, sales, and profitability
  • Identify and execute on new growth opportunities

Full-Stack Marketing Leadership

Oversee and integrate all marketing functions

  • Campaigns strategy + execution
  • Performance marketing & media planning
  • CRM & lifecycle marketing retention, upsell, cross-sell
  • Content & social
  • PR & communications
  • Events, activations & info centres

CRM, Media & Data-Driven Marketing

Lead end-to-end CRM strategy and implementation

  • Build segmented, personalised customer journeys
  • Strong understanding of media strategy, planning, and optimisation digital & offline
  • Track, analyse, and optimise performance across the funnel
  • Ensure all activity is data-led and ROI-focused

Execution & Operations

  • Own delivery of multi-channel campaigns from concept to execution
  • Manage marketing as an internal agency processes, workflows, timelines
  • Oversee collateral production, warehouse management, and distribution
  • Ensure speed, quality, and consistency across all outputs

PR, Events & Brand Experience

  • Drive PR strategy, media relations, and brand reputation
  • Lead events, activations, and on-the-ground experiences
  • Ensure all physical and brand touchpoints drive engagement and sales

Creative & Innovation

  • Lead and contribute to creative ideas and campaign concepts
  • Ensure all output is on-brand, differentiated, and commercially effective

Stakeholder Management

  • Manage and align multiple internal stakeholders across business units
  • Act as the central marketing partner to leadership
  • Balance competing priorities and push back when needed based on impact

Team Leadership

  • Lead a multi-disciplinary marketing team
  • Be a hands-on leader, able to dive into detail
  • Build a culture of accountability, performance, and execution excellence

Minimum Requirements Requirements

  • 10+ years' experience in senior marketing leadership roles
  • Proven track record of driving revenue through marketing
  • Strong experience across CRM, media, campaigns, PR, and events
  • Deep understanding of media strategy, planning, and performance optimisation
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen
  • Enormous Digital Marketing experience
  • Leading AI adoption to enhance work completed, using AI to conduct research, and for enhancements and efficiencies.
  • Experience in complex, multi-business or high-growth environments
  • Strong operator mindset – comfortable in both strategy and execution
  • Excellent stakeholder management and prioritisation skills
  • Extensive Digital Marketing experience

What We're Looking For

  • A hands-on operator, not just a strategist
  • Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Highly data-driven and results-focused
  • Able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Experience in agency or high-output environments preferred

Success in This Role

  • Measurable revenue growth across all business units
  • A high-performing CRM and customer lifecycle programme
  • Consistent delivery of ROI-driven campaigns and media performance
  • Strong alignment across stakeholders and teams
  • A marketing function operating as a high-performance internal agency

Deadline:26th September,2026

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