Marketing Manager - Operator Co-Marketing

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Role Overview

Join our Mobile Experience team in Dubai as an Operator Marketing Manager, where you will lead and expand co-marketing collaborations with telecommunications operators across the GCC nations including UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain. This role centers on Samsung Gulf’s mobile product portfolio — smartphones, tablets, wearables, and accessories — delivering market-driven strategies and flawless execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ownership and growth of co-marketing partnerships with GCC telecom operators, serving as the central marketing liaison.
• Formulate and implement joint marketing strategies aligned with Samsung device launches and operator engagement plans from ideation through market activation and outcome analysis.
• Manage co-marketing budgets and funds to ensure resource optimization and achieve distinct commercial objectives.
• Leverage operator subscriber and device mix data to identify market opportunities, target customer segments, and develop CRM-focused campaigns.
• Oversee cross-functional campaign execution spanning multiple marketing channels such as out-of-home advertising, owned and paid media (both digital and traditional), public relations, customer value management (CVM), and event activations.
• Innovate and drive pioneering marketing initiatives in partnership with operator collaborators.
• Provide detailed tracking and reporting of campaign performance metrics with operator partners.
• Collaborate closely with sales teams to facilitate positive business results.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in product or consumer marketing, with substantive involvement in operator co-marketing or telecom partnerships.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• Proven capability to manage partner campaigns from inception to delivery, producing measurable commercial impact.
• Comprehensive knowledge of 360-degree marketing, encompassing both online and offline channels.
• Strong grasp of Customer Value Management (CVM) concepts, media landscapes, and channel implementations in operator marketing.
• Experience operating within matrix organizational structures.
• Exceptional analytical and presentation skills.
• Effective negotiation and persuasion abilities.
• Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills.
• Arabic language skills are desirable but not mandatory.
• High attention to detail with the capacity to handle multiple projects concurrently.

Benefits and Work Conditions

• Competitive salary package supported by performance-based incentives across all levels.
• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive visa support, premium medical insurance, and life insurance plans.
• Generous paid leave comprising 22 days annually plus public holidays.
• An additional paid day off for your birthday.
• Annual air ticket allowance and monthly parking allowance where applicable.