iiDENTIFii

Chief Marketing Officer

• The Head of Marketing will turn iiDENTIFii’s biometric identity expertise, customer credibility and product strategy into a clear market position, trusted commercial narrative and measurable growth engine.
• This role will assist in converting technical credibility and customer trust into market confidence and commercial growth.
• You will lead and build at the same time.
• This is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the CEO, with full ownership of the marketing function - today spanning brand, content, demand generation, product marketing, events and sales enablement.
• It is a high-autonomy, high-accountability role: you will operate with significant independence, make consequential decisions at pace, and raise the standard for marketing excellence across a technically sophisticated, security-sensitive biometric identity business.

Head of Marketing

Client Partner

• Own a portfolio of enterprise clients (including tier-1 banks and FSPs) as the primary relationship lead
• Build multi-level relationships from operational teams to C-suite and procurement decision-makers
• Maintain structured Account Plans and conduct regular EBRs to ensure clients are realising measurable value
• Monitor client health indicators proactively and coordinate cross-functional responses when needed
• Own the full renewal cycle — planning, negotiation, and execution — with strong retention outcomes
• Identify and close upsell, cross-sell, and expansion opportunities across use cases, volumes, and integrations
• Lead commercial conversations including pricing, contract amendments, and scope expansions
• Maintain accurate CRM pipeline data and contribute to NRR targets through expansion revenue
• Develop and execute tailored account strategies aligned to client objectives and iiDENTIFii's commercial goals
• Engage at executive level to position iiDENTIFii as a long-term strategic partner, not just a vendor
• Lead joint business planning sessions and navigate stakeholder dynamics, political changes, and competitive threats
• Participate in industry forums and events to deepen relationships and raise iiDENTIFii's sector profile
• Maintain deep knowledge of FICA, POPIA, FSCA, NCA, and the South African banking landscape
• Stay current on digital identity, biometrics, KYC/AML, and fraud prevention trends
• Engage credibly in technical product conversations and share market intelligence internally
• Lead the commercial and relationship dimensions of new client onboarding through to live implementation
• Coordinate across solutions engineering, product, operations, and support to meet onboarding commitments
• Define success criteria with new clients and ensure they receive the training and enablement to adopt at scale
• Systematically capture client feedback and pain points to inform product and engineering prioritisation
• Partner with marketing on case studies, testimonials, and co-marketing initiatives
• Provide regular, data-driven portfolio reports to the COO and leadership team

Head of Marketing

Senior Client Manager