Senior Marketing Manager (Social Housing & Local Government) in London

MRI Software is seeking an experienced Senior Marketing Manager to join our dynamic team, focused on driving demand generation excellence in the public sector: Social Housing and Local Government Technology Software. The role reports to the Senior Director, Demand Generation and is pivotal in translating strategic vision into operational execution, leading teams to deliver measurable pipeline growth through integrated campaigns, events, and digital programs. We understand the need to provide a flexible working environment partnered with team collaboration and socialisation. Therefore, we operate a hybrid working model with 3 days of working from home per week. This role is based in the London or Sleaford office.

Role Summary

The Senior Marketing Manager, Demand Generation is responsible for the operational execution of integrated demand programs that create awareness, engagement, and conversion across the funnel — spanning net new acquisition, cross‑sell, and client expansion. You will lead a team delivering day‑to‑day campaigns, optimise lead flow and conversion, and partner closely with Sales, SDRs, Product Marketing, and Marketing Ops to build pipeline against targets. You’ll excel at people management, process discipline, and campaign orchestration, translating the Senior Director’s strategy into calendarised, measurable programs. You’ll keep the engine running — ensuring SLAs are met, data is clean, reporting is timely, and budgets are utilised effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Demand Generation

• Daily oversight and execution of high‑quality integrated campaigns (email, paid, social, content syndication, events, webinars, ABM) aligned to pipeline and bookings goals.
• Manage end‑to‑end lead flow across SDRs and sales teams.
• Build and maintain nurture programs and cadences tailored to buyer journeys.
• Collaborate with SDR leadership to refine qualification guidelines, talk tracks, email/LinkedIn cadences, and ensure SLA adherence and feedback loops.
• Oversee and support the coordination of regional events and sector conferences, ensuring pre/during/post activation plans and measurable ROI (meetings booked, pipeline created, influenced revenue).
• Align with wider marketing team members including digital, inbound, product marketing and content teams.
• Proof‑read and add value to content – ensuring value propositions are communicated and recognising and steering the need for industry‑specific assets (guides, e‑books, case studies, thought leadership, webinar content).
• Drive client engagement strategies, strengthening satisfaction and expansion pipeline.
• Join regular Go‑to‑market meetings with cross‑departmental collaboration, supporting campaign managers where needed.
• Join regular SLT meetings when required to deliver high level performance updates.

• People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of demand generation managers; set clear objectives, run weekly 1:1s, and drive performance through enablement and feedback.
• Develop consistency of tracking and reporting across campaign managers, in line with guidance from senior marketing director.
• Foster a high‑accountability, test‑and‑learn culture and scale winning plays across the teams.

• Planning, Process & Reporting

• Translate annual demand strategy into quarterly/monthly campaign calendars, budgets, and resourcing plans; tracking utilisation and ROI.
• Maintain process documentation for campaign build, follow‑up and tracking.
• Review weekly BI dashboards and monthly reviews covering segment performance, funnel health and campaign impact, presenting insights and actions to leadership.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• 5–8 years in B2B demand generation, including team leadership (2+ years managing marketers).
• Proven experience executing multi‑channel campaigns that generate qualified pipeline for complex, multi‑stakeholder sales motions.
• Familiarity with B2B technology highly advantageous, marketing to public sector.
• High proficiency with marketing automation tools such as Pardot, CRM (Salesforce), and analytics; strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.
• Data‑savvy: able to analyse, attribute, and optimise based on funnel metrics; comfortable presenting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; confident presenting to senior stakeholders.

We’re obsessed with making this the best job you’ve ever had! We want our staff to love working here, and so we’ve created a few unique perks such as office breakfasts, quarterly lunches and virtual social events. Additionally, we value your input in your employee experience and have employee‑led groups such as our DEI committee, employee resource groups such as Women and Allies, and our Pride Event Group. Enjoy peace of mind over yours and your family’s health with our Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plan. Invest in our competitive Personal Pension plan and help set you up for your future. Big on family? So are we! Here at MRI Software we recognise that your family is important, and being able to spend quality time with your family as it grows is a wonderful experience. Therefore, the MRI Software Parental Leave benefit is designed to give you the opportunity to spend time with your new arrival(s). Enjoy a fantastic work‑life balance with 25 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays, in addition to a bank of 15 hours of “Flex Time Off” to be used whenever and however you choose. Income Protection Plans give you the peace of mind you deserve. Further your professional development and growth with our generous Tuition Reimbursement Schemes. Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year.

About Us

From the day we opened our doors, MRI Software has built flexible, game‑changing real estate software that powers thriving communities and helps make the world a better place to live, work and play. Fulfilling that mission is only possible because of one thing: exceptional people. People like you! Our people‑first approach to PropTech is defining a new industry standard for client experiences that, quite frankly, can’t be duplicated. Experiences that deliver real value every day. And we know those experiences begin with our people. We believe MRI is more than just a workplace; it’s a connected community of people who truly feel they belong. Whether we’re investing in employee resource groups or providing tailored resources for each person to reach their full potential, we’re passionate about creating a work environment that makes you excited to show up every single day. At MRI, one of our core values is to strive to amaze. From the intelligent solutions we create to the culture we cultivate, that’s our goal every day. Because that’s what industry leaders do. Whether you’re joining as a new Pride member or re‑joining us after a short time away, your talent is vital to us, our partners and our clients. Amazing growth requires amazing employees. Are you up to the challenge? We know confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply. We’d love to hear from you! MRI is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome and celebrate diversity across all backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, military, veteran status and more. We believe that belonging is a direct result of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Those values are woven into the fabric of who we are and are foundational to our continued success. Come and see for yourself!