Associate Director, Brand & Marketing for Consulting & Alliances Portfolios

The opportunity

As the Associate Director, Brand & Marketing for Consulting & Alliances portfolios, you will lead the Consulting and Alliances marketing team responsible for accelerating growth across EY Canada's highest-priority consulting offerings and strategic alliance relationships.

This role sits at the intersection of growth strategy, senior stakeholder advisory, go-to-market leadership and marketing transformation. You will work closely with Consulting leaders, Alliance leaders and Brand, Marketing and Communications teams to influence senior leaders, shape priorities, guide investment trade-offs and build integrated campaigns that drive demand, strengthen market positioning and support major transformation opportunities for clients.

You will lead a team responsible for demand generation, alliance activation, market engagement and campaign execution while helping mature the marketing function through scalable ways of working, stronger governance, operating discipline, repeatable processes, AI-enabled capabilities, automation and data-driven decision making.

The role is accountable for commercial impact, helping shift marketing from execution support to a commercial growth function by building team capability, embedding high-performing behaviours and strengthening marketing’s contribution to pipeline, client engagement and market differentiation.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Your key responsibilities

• Senior advisory partner to Consulting and Alliance leaders, influencing priorities, translating business strategy into focused go-to-market plans and guiding investment trade-offs that support growth and market differentiation.
• Use market trends, client issues, sector opportunities and business priorities to shape campaign focus, resource allocation, governance and scalable marketing frameworks.
• Lead integrated campaigns that generate demand, strengthen market positioning, support pipeline creation and connect content, events, digital, PR, social, sponsorships and business development.
• Partner with Alliance leaders to activate alliance capabilities, support co-sell motions and connect consulting growth priorities to opportunity creation and conversion.
• Lead, coach and align the Consulting and Alliances marketing team members by setting the culture, reinforcing accountability, building capability and embedding high-performing team behaviours that enable stronger collaboration across Brand, Digital, PR, Industry Marketing, Business Development and Partner Enablement.
• Advance broad marketing transformation and function maturity by embedding AI, automation, reusable ways of working, repeatable processes, operating discipline and performance measurement to improve effectiveness, investment decisions and commercial impact.

Skills and attributes for success

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in B2B marketing, ideally within tech consulting, professional services or complex business environments.
• Experience leading integrated marketing strategies, campaigns or transformation programs that drive growth, client engagement and measurable business outcomes.
• Proven ability to translate organizational strategy into actionable go-to-market plans, investment decisions and clear priorities.
• Experience influencing senior executives, building trusted relationships and aligning cross-functional stakeholders in complex environments.
• Experience setting team culture, building capability, reinforcing accountability and embedding high-performing behaviours in a matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of how data, AI, automation and emerging technologies can support marketing transformation, function maturity, commercial decision making and client engagement.

Ideally, you will also have

• Experience within professional services, consulting, technology, alliances or complex B2B environments.
• Experience supporting AI, digital transformation, cybersecurity, risk or technology-related offerings.
• Strong balance of strategic thinking and execution excellence.
• A growth mindset, curiosity and passion for innovation.
• Ability to see across organizational silos and bring together people, capabilities and investments to achieve business outcomes.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a discretionary bonus program, a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage plan, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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