Asia Marketing Lead

**Asia Marketing Lead - Nonprofit & Education**:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date posted

**Sep 23, 2025**
- Job number

**1875995**
- Work site

**3 days / week in-office**
- Travel

**0-25**%**
- Role type

**Individual Contributor**
- Profession

**Marketing**
- Discipline

**Integrated Marketing**
- Employment type

**Full-Time**

**Overview**:

- Are you passionate about empowering nonprofits and schools with AI technology and skilling? We’re seeking an experienced audience marketing lead focused on driving integrated marketing for nonprofits and K-12 schools (Kindergarten to Year 12).

As **Asia Nonprofit and Education Marketing Lead**, you will be the audience marketing leader responsible for developing and implementing to-customer and through-partner integrated marketing plans aligned to business strategy and priorities for the Asia region. As a member of the global marketing team, you will collaborate with key stakeholders across the Asia OU (Operating Unit), Corp HQ and local area/subsidiary teams to land nonprofit and education marketing plays and aligned investment plans in the region - with a priority focus on Australia and New Zealand.

Success in this role requires experience in digital marketing strategy and optimization, account-based marketing, strong oral and written communication skills and a track-record of leading cross functional teams and influencing across the organization to drive business outcomes.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

**Qualifications**:
**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 5+ years integrated marketing (e.g., campaign planning and execution, digital marketing, account-based marketing), event management, program management, marketing operations (including campaign reporting and analysis), or other related work experience
- ** OR** equivalent experience.
- Prior experience working in a global MNC or in the Tech industry.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Preferably 7+ years integrated marketing (e.g., campaign planning and execution, digital marketing), account-based marketing, event management, program management, marketing operations (including campaign reporting and analysis), or other related work experience.
- Skilled in leveraging digital tools and engaging in media planning to develop and implement comprehensive digital marketing strategies that to reach target audiences, optimize the customer journey, and achieve business objectives.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders by fostering relationships, resolving conflicts, and facilitating cross-team communication to ensure mutual success and satisfaction.
- Deep understanding and/or prior exposure in covering Asia region.

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**Responsibilities**:
**Marketing Planning and Execution**

Delivers and optimizes marketing plan based on insights and local market knowledge. Leverages and further interprets reports and analyses of customer metrics for their impact on the local market. Leverages corporate customer targeting, segmentation tools, and various metrics to provide recommendations to continually update and improve customer experiences (e.g., optimize segments, spend, performance, improve digital channels). Aligns digital engine plan with critical company focuses such as privacy, accessibility, and compliance. Lands local events, partner activities and campaigns that are aligned to the global-event framework, leveraging appropriate target lists and digital tools.

**Marketing Operations**
- Runs the Rhythm of Connection (RoC) with local stakeholders to ensure alignment and adoption of marketing strategies and messaging. Maintains and reviews marketing-related spending against planned estimates. Assists with any marketing budget or spend management governance. Ensures event or campaign delivery is consistent with marketing plan and is progressing appropriately. Reviews marketing activities and local website properties for any gaps with global guidance and compliance standards (e.g., accessibility, privacy, security, area company brand) as well as local compliance standards. Executes standardized, scalable, compliant, and efficient marketing execution by leveraging global capabilities, engines, and tools in partnership with global marketing engines centers of excellence. Coordinates with an extended network of partners on the influence approach and the transfer of knowledge.

**Measurement**
- Analyzes marketing performance and marketing spend reports, to identify and share insights that may affect marketing and business planning decision making thr