Manager, Global Websites

Beam Suntory is Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World. Rooted in two centuries of family heritage, Beam Suntory has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Beam Suntory is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

Manager, Global Websites  

The following position is open in New York, United States.

What makes this a great opportunity?

As part of the team you will be an integral part in transforming Beam Suntory by building the capabilities and connections necessary to enhance our traditional marketing model into one of building brands in a digitally-enabled, data-driven world.

Role Responsibilities

WHAT WILL I BE DOING?

In your role as Global Manager, Websites you will be part of our success by:

• Leading cross-functional, cross agency team(s) responsible for the development, deployment and ongoing management of BSI’s consumer facing websites
• Co-development and roll out of a governance model, processes and ways of working with the aim of deploying websites effectively and efficiently in a complex organization
• Continuously liaise with Global brand and regional teams to maintain an up-to-date understanding of their branding/ commercial needs and adapting our approach to websites. Act as a consultant as well as a challenger on website activation plans and investment levels
• Manage the execution of the global website strategy, including co-ordination of marketing, IT, and agency resources to deliver the global templates infrastructure and roll out to all major websites over time
• Lead the content management team(s) that support over 50+ brand websites
  • Define intake process
  • Supervise sprints including agile prioritization of activity
  • Ensure content updates are made according to target service level agreements (SLAs)
• Lead functionality updates (e.g. product finder, share with a friend) to the global website platform
• Develop website learning agenda, including data driven consumer experience (CX), user experience (UX) and content optimizations
• Act as a subject matter expert and participate in training the rest of the organization develop their knowledge of the website landscape and process

Track website effectiveness, benchmark costs and develop standard performance reports (GA360) to be delivered to Global and regional stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience

WHAT DO I NEED TO DEMONSTRATE?

At Beam Suntory, we recruit the best people to help grow our business and build on our success. To be considered for this position you must be able to demonstrate the following:

Required:

• 4+ years of experience in digital marketing with a consumer products company, marketing agency, publisher or technology firm
• Prior experience managing websites across multiple brands and/or geographies
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of the digital ecosystem and role of the website in the consumer journey
• Must understand fundamentals of CMS systems and how to publish websites
• Track record of managing people/teams to deliver high quality results
• Demonstrated ability to manage internal or external clients and provide exceptional customer service and results
• Must be a ‘bridge builder’ with the ability to collaborate with technical and marketing teams in and outside of our business
• Deep experience working with or for marketing agencies with a strong understanding of required resources and costs to execute initiatives

Preferred:

• Experience in the alcoholic beverages industry, and/or
• Experience with premium and luxury goods

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Advertising, Marketing or related field

WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?

This role is global in nature and involves working with BSIs offices around the world. As a result:

• 10-25% international travel is expected
• Frequent meetings will occur outside of core work areas. Best efforts will be made to schedule meetings within core work hours of all attendees, but this is not always possible. 

At Beam Suntory, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Beam Suntory is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.