Senior Director, Portfolio Marketing

Senior Director, Portfolio Marketing – £95,000 – £100,000 – Perm

Join us and be part of a mission-driven, independent publisher. You’ll work with a diverse group of people who share a passion for empowering researchers, educators, and institutions to shape the future.

About Sage:

Sage  is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965. Today, we are controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely. 

Our guaranteed independence means we’re free to:

• Do more – supporting an equitable academic future, furthering disciplines that drive social change, and helping social and behavioural science make an impact

• Work together – building lasting relationships, championing diverse perspectives, and co-creating resources to transform teaching and learning

• Think long-term – experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas

About our Team:

The Global Marketing team at Sage connects our products and expertise with a global audience of customers, researchers, authors, educators, and institutions. Our team works at the intersection of strategy, insight, and commercial growth. We develop compelling market propositions, drive customer engagement, and influence the future of our portfolio. We collaborate closely with Sales, Editorial, Product, Engagement, and other departments. This ensures our portfolio strategy delivers customer value and effective go-to-market plans that generate measurable global outcomes.

Could you be our new Senior Director, Portfolio Marketing? Are you?

• A senior marketing leader with a track record of leading high-performing global teams across both direct and matrix reporting environments.

• Experienced in portfolio marketing, product marketing, proposition development, or go-to-market strategy within a complex, multi-stakeholder organisation.

• Skilled at translating customer insight, market dynamics, and business goals into clear strategic direction and measurable business results.

• Experienced in developing positioning, messaging, value propositions, launch strategies, customer journeys, and lifecycle marketing programmes that drive growth.

• A strategic problem solver who uses data, evidence, combined with market intelligence to evaluate opportunities, prioritise investment, and improve marketing efficiency.

• A collaborative relationship builder who can influence senior stakeholders, align priorities, and create strong partnerships across teams and regions.

• Confident leading large-scale initiatives, driving organisational change, improving processes, and balancing strategic vision with operational excellence.

• Passionate about developing people, creating inclusive environments where everyone can contribute and thrive, and building future-ready marketing capabilities.

Your new role:

You will have a strategic leadership role with significant influence across the organisation. You will build how Sage brings its portfolio to market, ensuring our propositions and strategies align with customer needs and commercial priorities. Leading a distributed team, you will transform insights into action, develop frameworks, and build partnerships to enable balanced growth.

• Developing and accomplishing a global portfolio marketing strategy.

• Crafting clear, differentiated, and customer-focused positioning and messaging.

• Using customer insight and market intelligence to identify growth opportunities.

• Establishing scalable global frameworks for portfolio strategy and go-to-market readiness.

• Partnering with cross-functional teams to translate portfolio priorities into effective campaigns.

• Leading strategic launch and lifecycle planning for priority products.

• Building strong commercial narratives that support customer acquisition and retention.

• Leading and developing a high-performing distributed team while encouraging a culture of inclusion and collaboration.

Overview of Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with 2 additional floating personal days.

• Hybrid working up to 2 days per week in office and a home working allowance.

• Life assurance, income protection, and travel insurance.

• Private medical cover and access to the company doctor.

• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications, including access to Sage books and journals.

• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office.

• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement and anniversary trips.

• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan).

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1). If you’d like to apply under this scheme, please let us know in your application.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you’d like to request reasonable adjustments, please email humanresources@sagepub.co.uk. Please note we only accept applications via email if an adjustment has been agreed.

Closing date for applications: October 13, 2026

To ensure we can give each application the attention it deserves, we may consider bringing the closing date forward. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Sage, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and to sustaining a culture that celebrates diversity, encourages authenticity, and builds a deep sense of belonging. We encourage applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or belief as crafting value through diversity is what makes us strong.