Marshall Group is the audio, tech, and design powerhouse uniting musicians and music lovers through genre-breaking innovation. Our flagship brand, Marshall, is uniquely positioned with over 60 years of rock ‘n’ roll attitude on stage, at home, and on the go. Our iconic products are brought to life by a dedicated team of 800 passionate employees and sold in over 90 markets worldwide.

Right now, we need to strengthen our Strategy & Growth team with a Strategic Growth & Insights Manager, APAC who will focus on building a strong understanding of market dynamics, consumer behaviour, category trends, and competitive landscapes across China, Japan, Korea, and India.

What you’ll do:

The role will also support the VP of Strategy in identifying organic and inorganic growth opportunities in the region, shaping insight-driven strategy, and supporting innovation by connecting market needs with long-term business ambition. The role will explore the development of high-impact strategic partnerships in technology, academia, innovation and startup ecosystems that can unlock long-term growth opportunities.

The ideal candidate is strategically and commercially minded, analytically strong, and culturally fluent across APAC markets, able to translate insights into clear strategic implications for the business.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Market Insights & Regional Foresight

- Develop a market insights engine covering consumers, category trends, and competitive landscapes for China, Japan, Korea, and India.

- Track market shifts, competitor innovations, pricing strategies, and distribution changes.

- Produce compelling, executive-ready analysis for senior leadership.

Capabilities and Strategic Partnerships – Exploring Technology, Academic, Innovation, Startups Ecosystem

Build and manage strategic relationships that can support future growth Initiatives.

- Technology: Explore ecosystem partnerships and integrations with platforms and device manufacturers.

- Academic & Research: Develop collaborations for user behaviour studies, technology R&D, materials research, and product technologies.

- Innovation Ecosystem: Identify startup or emerging technologies relevant to future product directions.

Organic & Inorganic Growth Opportunities

· Organic Growth

- Identify whitespace opportunities across markets, categories, channels, and consumer segments.

- Provide insights that can inform new product opportunities, localisation needs, GTM approaches, and portfolio optimisation.

- Support long-range planning and strategic prioritisation.

· Inorganic Growth

- Monitor emerging brands, technologies, platforms, and business models that could complement Marshall’s portfolio.

- Conduct preliminary screening of partnership, investment, or acquisition opportunities.

- Provide market intelligence that supports the development of global M&A hypotheses.

GTM & Commercial Strategy Support

- Support the APAC teams in the multi-year GTM strategy development for China, Japan, Korea, and India.

Who we’re looking for:

- Ability to build and manage partnerships across technology, academic, startups, and innovation ecosystems.

- Strong analytical and storytelling skills.

- Fluent in English; Mandarin preferred.

You probably have the following experiences & skills:

- 5+ years of experience in strategy, market insights, product strategy, or commercial strategy within APAC.

- Strong understanding of at least two priority markets (China, Japan, Korea, India); China experience strongly preferred.

- Proven experience in identifying strategic growth opportunities.

Our pledge:

We thrive to foster an inclusive workplace and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, disability, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age or marital status. We firmly believe that Marshall thrives when our employees do, leading to better experiences for our consumers.

We encourage applications from all over the world. To enable transitioning from another country for a role at Marshall, we offer re-location support. This support is tailored for each role but always includes visa/work permit application, local authority registration, and home finding service. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Does this sound like you?

We look forward to reviewing your application!