Head of Growth Marketing
Renaissance Learning
About Us
Renaissance® is a global leader in education technology. We help schools and school groups in the UK and around the world with educational assessments, practice and intervention solutions, and data analytics. Renaissance now incorporates GL Assessment (known internationally as GL Education), too – a leading provider of educational assessments.
Together, our assessments offer the ideal starting point to help teachers understand their students’ strengths and pinpoint areas of need. Our teaching and learning tools then provide effective next steps, with online literacy and maths solutions that meet students exactly where we are.
Worldwide, we support over 18 million students, operating in over 100 countries.
Our Marketing team is entering an exciting phase of bold growth and transformation — and we’re looking for a strategic leader to help shape what comes next. This newly created senior role offers a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact at a time of real momentum.
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our evolution, driving a visionary growth strategy, unlocking powerful insights from our new marketing analytics, and accelerating performance across the funnel. You’ll also play a key role in nurturing a culture of innovation and continuous development, empowering every team member to thrive and contribute to a high-performing, forward-thinking marketing organisation.
You’ll lead the strategy and optimisation of lead generation and funnel conversion, collaborating closely with the wider Marketing team, and partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Product Marketing, and Go-to-Market teams. You’ll also work hand-in-hand with our Regional Hubs — across the UK & Ireland, Middle East, Asia, and Australia — to tailor and activate your strategy in-market, ensuring global impact with local relevance.
Head of Growth Marketing Job Responsibilities:
- Develop a global growth marketing strategy to drive qualified pipeline for new business and cross-sell aligned with company goals.
- Work closely with our Go to Market teams on shared KPIs to drive pipeline growth and secure retention.
- Own the growth roadmap across all our channels, taking the lead on GTM plans for new products and solutions.
- Optimise the full marketing funnel from awareness to conversion and expansion.
- Champion a test-and-learn culture that balances bold experimentation with data-driven decision-making.
- Define KPIs and regularly report on growth performance, channel effectiveness and ROI.
- Continuously test, analyse and optimise campaigns to improve ROI.
- Leverage newly implemented marketing analytics to uncover insights, optimise campaigns and inform strategic pivots.
- Mentor and develop your team, fostering a culture of curiosity, accountability and excellence.
- Foster a culture of high performance, high challenge, experimentation, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Lead with empathy and ambition, inspiring others to raise the bar and take smart risks.
Experience you can bring:
- Proven experience developing and executing global growth marketing strategies that drive measurable pipeline growth.
- Strong understanding of full-funnel marketing—from awareness to conversion and expansion.
- Hands-on experience with GTM planning for new products and solutions.
- A test-and-learn mindset, with a track record of bold experimentation backed by data.
- Deep knowledge of marketing analytics, campaign optimisation, and ROI measurement.
- Experience working closely with Sales, Product, and Customer Success teams to align on shared goals.
- Strong leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and building high-performing, curious, and accountable teams
- A balance of empathy and ambition—you inspire others to raise the bar and take smart risks.
Additional information:
This is a hybrid role from our office in Brentford, West London. The team come together in the office 2-3 times a week.
Benefits:
- 25 Days per annum plus Bank Holidays (3 to be used for our Christmas shutdown)
- A day off for your birthday plus 5 volunteering days for a cause of your choice!
- Access to a benefits and discount platform with access to 1000’s of discounts at retailers, leisure attractions and restaurants (provided by Reward Gateway)
- BUPA Healthcare, Life assurance, Permanent health insurance
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution up to 8%
- Season ticket loan and EAP
We have an ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and have taken strides to become a more welcoming and inclusive workplace, including the introduction of our DEI Matters Network which is owned and driven by our staff.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within our organisation.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please contact us and we will talk this through with you.
All your information will be kept confidential according to GDPR guidelines. Please note that we can only consider applicants who already hold a full work permit.
This role is subject to DBS and background checks.