Own and evolve the global content marketing strategy to support brand awareness, new logo growth, customer expansion, product launches, customer retention, and thought leadership
Translate business objectives into actionable content plans across the entire buyer and customer lifecycle
Lead content planning and prioritization across channels, audiences, and regions
Ensure all content aligns with brand messaging, positioning, and strategic product marketing narratives
Optimize the use of AI-powered technologies to accelerate content creation, effectively balancing AI with human expertise and oversight
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of regionally-dispersed content creators
Establish clear roles, workflows, and metrics to ensure operational excellence
Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Oversee the development of high‑impact content including thought leadership, whitepapers, case studies, web pages, email copy, video scripts, social content, and more
Review and elevate content quality, ensuring clarity, accuracy, consistency, and brand alignment
Partner with our Brand/Creative Services teams to collaborate on the delivery compelling multimedia content
Work closely with the wider marketing and Go-to-Market group to understand priorities and turn them into effective content strategies
Ensure content supports key commercial initiatives such as campaigns, launches, ABM programs, sales enablement, and customer expansion
Build strong internal relationships to source insights, customer stories, and subject‑matter expertise
Owns the effective communication of content resources and how to take advantage of them across the marketing and wider go-to-marketing group
Define content KPIs tied to business outcomes
Track content performance using analytics tools and deliver regular insights and recommendations
Drive a culture of experimentation and data‑driven optimization across formats and channels
Maintain a centralized editorial calendar mapped to company priorities
Oversee content governance, workflows, documentation, and scalable processes
Manage budgets and agency relationships

Requirements

Proven ability to connect content strategy to commercial outcomes, revenue goals, and customer needs
Experience managing and growing high‑performing content teams
Experience of cybersecurity solutions in the Sophos portfolio, with particular interest in Endpoint, Firewall, MDR and security services
Strong editorial judgement and exceptional writing/editing skills
Deep understanding of SEO, content distribution, and multi‑channel strategy
Strong cross‑functional partnerships and alignment with business priorities
Ability to create a high‑performing content team delivering consistently impactful, on‑brand content
Experience of social media platforms and social content creation technologies
Ability to build strong relationships across cross-functional teams while working remotely
Ability to translate complex ideas into easy-to-consume outputs
Ability to manage multiple initiatives, stakeholders, and deadlines with strong project management skills
Strong communications skills

Benefits

Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach.
Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

content marketing strategySEOcontent distributionmulti-channel strategycontent planningcontent creationanalytics toolsproject managementwritingediting

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcreativitycollaborationcommunicationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingadaptabilityproblem-solving