Global Marketing Project Manager

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

This is a high-impact role at the heart of Howden Employee Benefits' Global Marketing function, built on two pillars: rigorous project management and high-calibre administration. The Global Marketing Project Manager is the operational engine behind the Global Marketing Leader: leading the delivery of the team's most important initiatives end-to-end, running the administrative backbone that keeps the Leader and the team effective day to day, and ensuring every project lands on time, on budget and with a clear, measurable return on investment.

The role owns the single source of truth for global client, colleague and project data, brings deep AI and digital capability to how the team plans and executes, and acts as a trusted right hand to the Global Marketing Leader — managing the diary, meetings, correspondence and records with genuine administrative rigour, and connecting the dots across the weeks ahead so nothing is missed.

This role suits an experienced project manager with strong administrative discipline — or a senior EA / PA / Chief of Staff with genuine project delivery experience ready to step up — who combines exceptional organisation and judgement with fluency in AI tools and modern digital ways of working.

Performance in this role is assessed against eight weighted competencies. In the first 6–12 months, success looks like:

• Delivery discipline: Key global initiatives are delivered on time, on budget and to scope, with risks and dependencies actively managed rather than discovered late.
• Administrative rigour: Diaries, meetings, correspondence and records run seamlessly and proactively across time zones.
• Commercial ownership: The global marketing budget tracker is owned end-to-end, with accurate forecasts, timely PO/invoice processing, and ROI insight.
• Senior credibility: Senior stakeholders treat this person as a credible operator who can hold them to account.
• Anticipation: The Global Marketing Leader's time and priorities are managed weeks ahead.
• Digital backbone: A single source of truth for clients, colleagues and projects is live, trusted and actively used.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management & Delivery: Lead the planning, delivery and tracking of key global marketing initiatives.
• Administration & Executive Support: Manage complex, multi-time-zone diaries and scheduling for the Global Marketing Leader.
• Strategic Support to the Global Marketing Leader: Provide proactive, forward-looking planning.
• Budget & ROI Management: Own the global marketing budget tracker.
• AI, Digital & the Single Source of Truth: Bring deep AI and digital fluency to the team.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Market Coordination: Work closely with leadership, sales, country teams and external partners.
• Operations, Reporting & Continuous Improvement: Continuously improve how the global marketing team operates.

What You Will Bring

• Proven project management experience, with a track record of delivering complex projects on time, on budget and to measurable outcomes.
• Proven, high-calibre administrative or executive support experience.
• Deep AI and digital fluency.
• Strong commercial awareness, including hands-on budget management.
• Exceptional, forward-looking diary management.
• The gravitas and stakeholder management skill to work with senior leaders.
• Strong written communication and outstanding PowerPoint skills.
• Highly organised, proactive, detail-oriented and able to exercise sound judgement.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience with Marketing Cloud, SharePoint and Microsoft 365.

Nice to Have

• Recognised project management qualification.
• Background in or exposure to financial services, insurance, employee benefits or professional services.
• Experience operating across global or multi-market teams.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new.
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges.
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application.