Julia was fantastic throughout the whole recruitment process. Several job opportunities were presented to me and Julia helped guide me through the application processes for each one. Julia was very responsive and friendly with every interaction and I greatly appreciate her help in navigating my next move.
Marketing, Communications, Digital, Product
Kaizen specialises in Marketing, Communications, Digital, and Product recruitment across Australia. We partner closely with our financial services clients to deliver exceptional talent at every level from Coordinator through to C-suite ensuring each hire is not only technically strong, but the right cultural fit for long-term success.
Current Trends in the Sector
Following significant redundancies across marketing, communications, digital and product functions in 2024–25, the financial services sector has quickly absorbed displaced talent while also attracting professionals from other industries seeking stability and career progression. With 6,079 specialists now working in the sector and a 15% churn rate, employers are becoming far more strategic about who they hire and how they retain them as demand rises for digital, CX and content‑driven capability.
Regulatory pressure, shifting workforce expectations and the rapid adoption of AI are reshaping role complexity and elevating expectations around communication, digital maturity and strategic influence. Critically, marketing and digital functions are now proven commercial growth engines, with organisations investing in marketing achieving up to 2.5× higher revenue growth than competitors.
Our Experience in Numbers
100+
Marketing, Communications, Digital and Product roles placed
69.2%:
30.8%
Female to male gender split in placements
97.4%
Of placements still in role after 12 months
Areas of expertise within this discipline
With deep candidate pools in the Marketing, Communications, Digital and Product sector Kaizen is well positioned to support you with your hiring needs in the following areas:
- Chief Marketing Officer
- Head of Marketing
- Marketing Manager
- Marketing Acquisition Manager
- Retention Marketing Manager
- Marketing Specialist
- Marketing Co-ordinator
Temporary and Permanent Assignments
- Chief Communications Officer
- Head of Communications
- Communications Manager
- Corporate Affairs Manager
- PR Manager
- Content Manager
- Communications Specialist
- Communications Co-ordinator
Temporary and Permanent Assignments
- Chief Digital Officer
- Head of Digital
- Digital Marketing Manager
- SEO/SEM Specialist
- Marketing Automation Manager
- CRM Specialist
- Digital Marketing Specialist
- Digital Marketing Co-ordinator
Temporary and Permanent Assignments
- Head of Product / Senior Product Owner
- Senior Product Manager
- Product Manager
- Product Analyst
Meet The Team
Julia Thorpe - Associate Director
After graduating with a Double Degree in (Management) and (Marketing) from Monash University, Julia parlayed that into a career into a 8+ year recruitment career.
Guided by a true passion for people and purpose, Julia leads the Marketing, Communications and Distribution function at Kaizen.
Julia works tirelessly to support clients across the financial services space to find the best talent for their teams as well as identify and support candidates to find their right fit.
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