# Marketing Manager at takealot.com

Marketing Manager at takealot.com in Cape Town. Posted September 17, 2026.

- Company: takealot.com
- Location: Cape Town
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/7988583
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/marketing-manager-takealotcom-efn8z6

## Description

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Marketing Manager to join our team in Cape Town

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the **Head of Brand & CommunicationsYour responsibilities will include:**

Strategic Planning & Positioning:

- Develop go-to-market strategies for new venture propositions from concept to launch

- Conduct market research and competitive analysis for untested business models

- Create positioning frameworks and value propositions for pilot projects in collaboration with the Brand & Communications team

- Define customer segmentation and targeting strategies for new audiences

Campaign Development & Execution:

- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across multiple ventures simultaneously

- Manage marketing budgets

- Develop creative briefs and oversee asset creation with internal/external teams

- Coordinate multi-channel campaign deployment (digital, traditional, partnership channels)

Stakeholder Management:

- Serve as primary marketing liaison with Strategy & Ventures team and channel marketing managers

- Manage relationships with external partners

- Coordinate with legal, compliance, and operations teams for regulated offerings

- Present campaign performance and insights to senior leadership

Performance Management & Optimization:

- Establish KPIs and measurement frameworks for new business lines

- Monitor campaign performance and optimize based on pilot learnings

- Conduct post-launch analysis and recommend scaling strategies

- Conduct monthly marketing reports in collaboration with channel marketing managers

Project Portfolio Management:

- Manage concurrent marketing streams for 5+ pilot projects

- Ensure timeline adherence for venture launches and milestone delivery

- Coordinate complex project dependencies across multiple business units

**Qualification & Experience:**

- 3+ years marketing experience, preferably in e-commerce, fintech, or high-growth environments

- Proven track record managing product/service launches from concept to market

- Project management experience handling multiple concurrent initiatives

**Attributes Required**:

- Proficiency in marketing analytics tools (Google Analytics, Facebook Business Manager, etc.)

- Experience with marketing automation platforms

- Strong Excel/data analysis capabilities

- Familiarity with A/B testing methodologies

**The Environment**: 

- takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 

- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 

- We are short on ego and high on output. 

- We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 

- We love what we do and what we are creating.

- We seek to employ an **Extra Ordinary Mind **who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind **so come and join us! 

***Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply*.**