Pieter Bailleul

Head of Marketing - University Lecturer on Branding
Barcelona, ES.

About

Highly accomplished and results-driven marketing leader with over 15 years of experience partnering with business leaders to develop and execute impactful marketing programs. Proven expertise in leveraging data-driven insights and continuous performance analysis to deeply understand customer journeys, identify pain points, and optimize critical touchpoints. Adept at maximizing business value through strategic messaging and offers that resonate with target audiences, driving significant business growth and team success.

Work

Freelance
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Head of Marketing (ad-Interim)

Summary

Driving strategic marketing initiatives and operational excellence for diverse clients, focusing on accelerating growth, digital transformation, and talent acquisition.

Highlights

Accelerated marketing approach, enhancing people capabilities and leveraging new technologies to drive efficiency across client organizations.

Digitalized and professionalized sales and marketing infrastructure, significantly boosting overall impact and operational effectiveness.

Optimized inbound and outbound lead generation strategies, reducing time-to-hire and ensuring a robust pipeline of qualified prospects and top talent for clients.

Provided strategic marketing leadership for City Job Offers (Spanish recruitment start-up, 2022-2023).

Consulted Teamservices (Belgian ERP consultant for construction industry, 2023-2024) on marketing and digital transformation.

Advised Flex Suisse (legal & compliance recruitment DACH region, 2024) on market entry and growth strategies.

CIEE
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University Lecturer

Summary

Educating students on foundational and advanced marketing principles, bridging academic theory with practical industry applications.

Highlights

Delivered MKTG 3002: BASP Branding & Strategic Marketing, focusing on comprehensive brand development and market positioning.

Taught MKTG 3011: BASP International Marketing, exploring global market dynamics and cross-cultural strategies.

Instructed BUSI 3015: BASP Digital Marketing & E-Commerce, covering contemporary digital channels and online business models.

PageGroup
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Head of Brand & Content Marketing

Summary

Led global brand and content marketing strategy for a leading recruitment services firm, driving significant market growth and digital transformation.

Highlights

Established and led high-performing global brand and regional content teams, developing impactful marketing programs that directly supported strategic business objectives.

Consistently delivered over 10% year-over-year growth through strategic optimization of organic and paid marketing channels.

Championed and maximized adoption of new platforms, data, and marketing technologies across the organization, enhancing efficiency and reach.

Directed brand and content strategy for Page Executive (executive search, 2016-2022) and Page Outsourcing (high-volume recruitment, 2018-2022).

Spearheaded the deployment of more effective regional content marketing approaches (B2B2C, 2019-2022).

Managed marketing initiatives for key sectors including Healthcare & Technology and Customer Engagement teams (2020-2022).

PageGroup
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Senior Marketing Manager Northern Europe

Summary

Transformed the regional marketing function to enhance productivity, impact, and digital capabilities across Northern Europe.

Highlights

Redesigned the Northern Europe marketing function, significantly increasing productivity and measurable impact.

Developed and implemented initiatives to embed digital, technology, and data-driven approaches within the marketing team.

Successfully transitioned to a new organizational structure, integrating the European SSC in Barcelona and optimizing regional marketing resources to enhance support for local teams.

Morningstar
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Marketing Manager (Benelux)

Summary

Managed comprehensive marketing strategies for the Benelux region, focusing on digital channel adoption and integrated program development.

Highlights

Pioneered the deployment of Morningstar's first digital marketing channels in Benelux, including website, customer support portals, and video content.

Developed and executed effective integrated online and offline marketing programs, expanding market reach and engagement.

Collaborated cross-functionally to facilitate the development and launch of Morningstar's Benelux application for retail investors, enhancing accessibility and user experience.

Education

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Executive Program

Artificial Intelligence

Courses

Artificial Intelligence Strategy & Implementation

FranklinCovey

In-house Training

Leadership Development

Courses

Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results

University of Antwerp

Master's

Economics (Major: Finance | Minor: Services Marketing)

Courses

Finance

Services Marketing

Languages

Dutch

Native

English

Fluent

French

Proficient

Spanish

Proficient

Catalan

Basic

German

Basic

Skills

Leadership Skills

Stakeholder Management, Planning & Budgeting, Driving Collaborative Change, Campaign & Innovation Strategy.

Team Management Skills

Talent Development, Change Management, Team Building, Project Management.

Marketing Strategy & Execution

Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Brand Management, Lead Generation, Market Research, Performance Analysis.

Digital Transformation

Marketing Technologies, Data-Driven Decision Making, CRM Systems, Sales & Marketing Integration.

Interests

Lifestyle

Sports / Gym, Healthy Cooking, Ski / Extreme Mountain Sports.

General Interests

Transhumanism, Space / Interplanetary Life, Smart Cities / Urban Lifestyle.

Hobbies

Outdoor Training, Language & Culture, Piano.

References

Available upon request

References from senior business leaders are available upon request.