Senior Brand Manager - Royal Salute

Your manager: Head of Brand Architecture & Activation - Royal Salute

Team: Marketing

Location: Chiswick, London

We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office.

Be part of something big. We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries.

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

Royal Salute is not simply a Scotch whisky; it is a world of nobility, craftsmanship and modern cultural relevance. As the brand continues to evolve through bold limited editions and elevated luxury experiences, we are seeking a Senior Brand Manager to cover a period of parental leave and deliver three critical projects that will shape its next chapter.

This role has a focused remit across three high-priority workstreams:

• Lead the High End Collection (HEC) Restage (RS30, RS32, RS38)
  • Own the new box design development for RS30/32/38, ensuring artwork delivery is on track for Q3 FY27 dispatch
  • Align HEC toolkit requirements (KVs, hero video, media materials) with key markets and oversee delivery
  • Coordinate existing stock depletion timelines with key markets throughout the restage process
• Nurture the 62 Gun Salute Limited Editions Platform
  • Oversee the development of new limited editions for the 62 Gun Salute platform (NPD)
  • Support roll-out of permanent collection in key markets by conducting an audit on performance and propose action plan
• Lead the Coronation of William NPD
  • Align product positioning and strategy for the William edition
  • Lead artwork and design sign-off, ensuring product reaches golden sample and Gate 3 milestones
  • Maintain commercial stage-gate momentum and market alignment throughout the development process
• Business Continuity & Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Manage the marketing budget across the three project workstreams
  • Oversee P&L and stage-gate processes for the NPD pipeline
  • Maintain strong alignment with global markets, GTR, and cross-functional teams throughout the cover period
  • Support and develop the Brand Manager, ensuring team continuity and momentum during the cover period

Internally, you’ll work with Brand Managers, Consumer Insights, Commercial teams, and cross-functional colleagues in NPD and packaging. Externally, your contacts will include creative agencies, production partners, and brand ambassadors involved in campaign delivery and brand education.

This position could be right for you if you are:

• An experienced brand leader within Prestige consumer goods or lifestyle brands
• Comfortable managing complex, cross-functional projects
• Detail-oriented yet strategically minded
• Passionate about storytelling, craftsmanship and luxury experiences
• Energised by building brands with cultural relevance and long-term impact

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. Our lifestyle benefits include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, season ticket loans, payroll giving and more!

We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion. People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain.

In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.