Head of Marketing (9-month maternity cover)

Tembo is making the dream of ownership possible for a new generation of home buyers. We are a disruptive, award winning savings and mortgage platform powered by a proprietary technology platform - with the result of enabling buyers to buy their home years ahead of the alternative.

We recently acquired a savings company to help us capture customers earlier in their home buying journey, nurture them through saving for a deposit and ultimately to match them with the best mortgage product to get them onto the ladder more quickly.

We’re a mission centric organisation that holds our values close:

• Find a way - representing our desire to innovate and also leave no stone unturned to help find a customer a way to get on the ladder

• It's all about people - customers, colleagues, partners - we’re all human and without them we are nothing

• If you don’t like it change it - as a startup we’re constantly listening to every source of data and evolving; every opinion truly counts

We are rated 4.9* on Trustpilot with every single customer review celebrated.

We are well funded by Goodwater Capital, Aviva, McPike Family Global Office, Ascension, Love Ventures as well as a suite of ethical backers such as Fair by Design, Barrow Cadbury, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Big Society Capital.

We’re a growing team of over 80-people, headquartered in London Bridge, with regional offices in Newcastle and Manchester.

We’re looking for an experienced, customer-centric digital marketing leader who isn’t afraid to roll their sleeves up to join us for a 9-month contract while our CMO is on maternity leave. 

In this role, you’ll be working with teams across the mortgage and savings business to deliver on our very ambitious 2025 growth targets. 

• You’ll lead the execution of marketing initiatives, drive customer engagement and acquisition while overseeing the full mix of marketing channels and suppliers. 

• You’ll report directly to Tembo CEO, Richard Dana, as well as reporting to various internal and external boards and committees on marketing performance and customer acquisition

• You’ll be managing a team of 3 full-time expert marketers & additional freelance support with specialisms in SEO, performance marketing and PR.  

Ideal qualifications

• Experience in D2C growth marketing in a fast-paced, high growth environment. 

• Digital expertise in marketing and scaling both app and web based products

• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities - ability to analyse and distil data into actionable insights

• Highly analytical and understands attribution in depth

• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and projects 

• Mindset to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic start-up environment 

Nice to have: 

• Fintech/regulated industry experience

• Experience with our core tech-stack: Airtable, Mixpanel, Appsflyer, Customer.io, Intercom

However, the right mindset and attitude is more important than ticking every single box on our checklist. So, if you’re interested in what we’re doing, excited by our mission, and the description largely fits you - then get in touch!

➔ Competitive salary

➔ 25 days annual leave (pro rata)

➔ High spec set-up - Mac, monitor & other home perks

➔ Once in a life time experience in a start-up as it experiences rapid growth

➔ Hybrid working - work remotely but come into a Tembo office at least twice a month.