The Details
Salary: competitive to current market rates
Job type: Contract
Based in Stratford, London
Start date: Immediately
About the job
About us
Plexal is the innovation company solving society’s challenges through collaboration with government, startups and industry. The business is closing the gap between organisations – small and large, local and global, private and public – and working towards a common goal: using science and technology to deliver national security and prosperity. It was founded in 2017 as the innovation centre at Here East and is owned by clients of specialist real estate investment advisory company Delancey.
Providing bespoke consultancy services and state-of-the-art workspaces for over 1,000 innovators, Plexal sources the right partners from our ecosystem of 15,000 connections. It supports entrepreneurs, startups and scaleups building emerging technologies and operates across multiple sectors including cyber, healthcare, intelligence and defence, government, public safety, financial services and telecoms.
Expanding on its existing presence in London and Manchester, Plexal acquired a majority shareholding in Hub8 – the Cheltenham network of co-working spaces for cyber-tech, digital and creative startups and SMEs. This is part of an ongoing mission to build the UK’s most connected cyber ecosystem, with GCHQ’s more than 70-year heritage in Cheltenham.
Plexal delivers projects for key government departments and global tech companies including the National Cyber Security Centre, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Amazon Web Services and IBM. The NCSC For Startups alumni of over 60 companies has collectively raised over £430m and created over 700 jobs, while 72 cyber startups that have gone through Plexal’s LORCA accelerators have collectively raised over £300m, generated more than £68m in revenue and hired over 800 people.
The Role’s Purpose
The Head of Marketing will lead Plexal’s marketing efforts to achieve strategic objectives. This hands-on role encompasses the development and execution of our marketing strategy, brand management, positioning, and the management of customers, suppliers and team members. As part of the Go‑To‑Market team, Marketing will position Plexal within government to win new business, fulfil programme requirements and drive leads for workspace sales. Marketing also serves as a business-wide function, providing strategic support, expertise and acting as the voice of the company as we scale and expand.
This is a fixed-term contract to cover the maternity leave period of our current Head of Marketing.
Closing Tuesday 26th August 2025 9:00am
What You’ll Do
Marketing Strategy Development: Collaborate with your line manager, CEO and wider leadership team to to refine and execute our marketing strategy, and develop the 2026–27 marketing plan.
Brand: Position the Plexal brand as a leader in government‑led innovation, national security & defence, science & technology, mobility & transport, and other key markets.
Product: Oversee product and proposition launches, iterative improvements and phased retirements.
Communications: Ensure strong presence in both traditional and social media channels, aligned with our marketing objectives.
Collateral: Maintain professional, market‑leading collateral—including decks, flyers, customer presentations, programme content, videos, paid‑media assets and website updates.
Team Leadership and Management: Line‑manage and mentor three direct reports, fostering a collaborative, high‑performance culture.
Third Parties: Oversee relationships with external suppliers (photographer, videographer, digital marketing agency, website developers).
Budget Management: Conduct quarterly budget reviews and reforecasts, monitor spend against forecast and prepare the 2026–27 budget.
Customer Relationship Management: Work with key clients and project teams to align marketing deliverables with client objectives, ensuring timely, high‑quality outputs.
Process Management & Prioritisation: Maintain team stability by continuing to follow established processes (monthly prioritisation matrix, marketing calendar and briefing protocols), ensuring efficiency and alignment with business priorities.
Other requirements:
– Requires regular business travel across all Plexal sites in the UK.
– Needs the ability to manage and influence stakeholders in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
– Security Clearance (SC) likely required.
Your Skills
- Strategic thinker with proven ability to design and deliver marketing campaigns.
- Excellent communicator, adept at collaborating with colleagues, suppliers and clients.
Your Experience
- Degree‑level education or equivalent relevant experience.
- Demonstrable track record in driving brand positioning, awareness and thought leadership in the technology and innovation sectors.
- Skilled in identifying target markets, crafting compelling messages and developing resonant value propositions.
- Prior experience leading and developing marketing teams in a fast‑paced environment.
Who You Are
- Thrives in dynamic, fast‑paced settings; hands‑on problem‑solver with a commercial mindset.
- Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to build positive relationships internally and externally.
- Excellent negotiation skills for partnership development and collaboration.
BENEFITS PACKAGE
Why us?
Mission: We inherit the mission of UK government and deliver it in an agile and creative fashion.
Collaboration: We believe in the power of working together.
Equality: We strengthen ourselves as a team by embracing the different.
Care: People are at the heart of what we do; we care about our customers, members and colleagues.As a start-up, we thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment dedicated to empowering innovators. We embrace individuals who leverage technology and creativity to tackle our greatest challenges head-on. We strongly advocate for maintaining a harmonious work-life balance, our goal is to ensure every member of our team can authentically be themselves and live their best lives. We firmly believe that innovation and creativity flourish when we cultivate a diverse workforce, comprising highly skilled individuals with a wide range of perspectives to contribute.In return we will offer you:
- Annual bonus scheme
- A generous pension scheme (with a company contribution of up to 10%)
- Private healthcare, life assurance and critical illness cover
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Volunteering day
Plexal is an equal opportunities employer and we actively encourage applicants from individuals from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Committed employer and are willing to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
