Policy & Advocacy Full-time

Senior Marketing Lead, Defence

AECOM

Posted

Jun 17, 2026

Location

UK

Type

Full-time

Mission

What you will drive

  • Act as strategic marketing partner to UK, Europe & India Defence leadership, driving brand-based marketing aligned to priority Defence accounts.
  • Link marketing activity to pipeline, work winning and retention; maintain an actionable view of defence procurement and influencers across the region.
  • Define and deliver integrated multi-channel marketing plans (events, thought leadership, digital marketing, media relations) and translate complex technical capability into compelling narratives.
  • Manage annual marketing budget, define success measures and KPIs, and evaluate performance using analytics.

Impact

The difference you'll make

This role accelerates growth in the defence sector, supporting programmes of critical national importance and enhancing the credibility and visibility of AECOM's defence capabilities, thereby contributing to national security and infrastructure resilience.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

  • Senior marketing professional with experience in B2B or professional services, ideally in defence or related sectors.
  • Ability to influence across a complex matrix without direct authority and build trusted relationships with senior leaders.
  • Strong strategic thinking and ability to synthesize market and client insights into actionable marketing strategies.
  • Experience managing multi-channel marketing plans and budgets, with a track record of driving pipeline and work winning.

Benefits

What's in it for you

Competitive compensation and benefits package. Opportunity to work on high-priority defence programmes with a leading global professional services consultancy. Collaborative culture with a focus on growth and innovation.

About

Inside AECOM

AECOM is a leading global professional services consultancy with an established track record of delivering programmes of critical national importance in defence, positioning the business as a key player in the sector.