Chief Marketing Office (CMO)

A leading global organisation is seeking a Chief Marketing Officer to join their executive team in Singapore, offering an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of dairy trading, pricing, and insights on a worldwide scale. This strategic position is designed for a growth-led leader who thrives on collaboration, accountability, and long-term value creation. Robert Walters is partnering with them exclusively to help secure the best talent on their Senior Leadership Team.

What you'll do:

As Chief Marketing Officer based in Singapore, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation’s global reputation as a trusted market authority. Your day-to-day responsibilities will centre around designing scalable marketing systems that drive growth across all touchpoints—from acquisition to advocacy—while ensuring these systems remain fit-for-purpose over time.

• Design and govern marketing systems that activate growth across acquisition, engagement, monetisation, and enlistment while ensuring global consistency and friction-free stakeholder experiences.
• Develop and oversee multi-year marketing strategies that build sustainable brand equity and anticipate shifts in markets, customer behaviour, and technology.
• Architect and manage global demand generation strategies aligned with sales and buyer system needs through robust frameworks and full-funnel visibility.
• Create strategies to expand participation, deepen trust, and grow influence by delivering transparent information and educational initiatives for diverse market segments.
• Ensure commercial marketing data architecture supports predictive modelling capabilities for strategic forecasting 2–5 years ahead.
• Sponsor transformation programmes related to marketing initiatives by providing leadership support for effective implementation and benefits realisation.
• Build and sustain a high-performing team through clear accountabilities, coaching, talent management, and continuous capability development.
• Contribute actively to enterprise-level strategy as a collaborative member of the Global Leadership Team by participating in strategic decision-making beyond functional interests.
• Align marketing systems with organisational strategy using evidence-based insights underpinned by clear measurement systems.
• Foster effective cross-functional alignment with Product, Sales, Technology, and other teams to deliver integrated go-to-market outcomes.

What you bring:

• Proven executive-level experience in designing and transforming global marketing systems within complex multi-stakeholder environments.
• Demonstrated track record of building high-performing teams that deliver sustainable growth through collaborative practices.
• Deep expertise in developing credible brands supported by robust strategic data insights that foster trust and neutrality in competitive markets.
• Strong commercial acumen with an ability to translate broad strategy into actionable execution plans across multiple functions.
• Strategic systems thinking skills with comfort making decisions within 2–5-year timeframes while considering multiple perspectives.
• Ability to balance commercial growth objectives with institutional neutrality requirements through empathetic leadership.
• Team-oriented approach that actively supports others while contributing positively at enterprise level.
• Data-driven mindset focused on outcomes with resilience in navigating ambiguity or change.
• Experience managing tension between rapid growth ambitions and maintaining absolute trustworthiness within regulated sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills enabling effective cross-functional alignment with Product, Sales & Technology teams.

What's next:

If you are ready to make a significant impact on global marketing strategy while growing your career within an inclusive executive team—this is your moment!

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.
Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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