Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Responsible for planning, organizing, and driving the effective implementation of the communication strategy and key campaigns of the Business Unit, with a consumer-driven mindset and local relevance, with focus on building credibility and to drive sales.

Ensure the seasonal activation execution across all Marketing channels is consistent with pre-season and in season organization and direction.

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive the annual and seasonal Running activation plan, translating Global, Regional and Market priorities into locally relevant campaigns, brand moments and omnichannel activations that contribute to Brand and Business KPIs.
- Define and drive the Running category strategy in line with Global and Regional direction, ensuring alignment with Market priorities and the overall country Brand strategy.
- Lead the localization and development of Running campaigns and content, ensuring Integral concepts are translated into culturally relevant consumer experiences across key touchpoints while maintaining consistency with adidas Brand standards.
- Lead and manage internal and external creative resources, including agency partners, from briefing through execution, ensuring strong creative output, effective ways of working and delivery against agreed timelines and objectives.
- Ensure alignment with key internal stakeholders, including CTC, Sports Marketing, Culture Marketing, Newsroom, Omnichannel, Digital and Regional teams, fostering a consolidated approach to deliver against Running strategic priorities.
- Manage marketing working marketing budget in line with strategic priorities, ensuring effective allocation,



tracking and optimization of investment across campaigns, activations and key brand moments.
- Identify and develop strategic partnerships with athletes, communities, creators and external partners that strengthen Running relevance, create new consumer opportunities and support long-term brand and business growth.
- Monitor campaign and activation performance against Brand and Business KPIs, developing post-campaign learnings and actionable recommendations to continuously improve effectiveness and inform future planning.

Key Relationships:

- Local SPOMA Team
- Local Newsroom Team
- Local CTC Team
- Local CuMa Team
- Local Omnichannel Team
- LAM BU teams
- Newsroom LAM
- Global BU of Running team
- Global Running Communication team
- External Agencies (marketing, media PR, events, content production)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

- Broad and deep knowledge of Brand Marketing and the Running category, combining strategic thinking with strong executional experience.
- Proven experience managing MWB and allocating marketing investment against strategic priorities.
- Deep knowledge and passion for Running, including product, athletes, communities, events and the broader Running culture.
- Solid understanding of the marketing mix, consumer behavior and how digital,



communities and consumer engagement can drive brand and business impact.
- Experience developing innovative strategies and locally relevant consumer activations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage agency partners and influence cross-functional teams without direct management responsibility.
- Excellent project management, planning and presentation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Good understanding of the LAM sporting goods industry, Running consumer landscape and relevant retail and omnichannel environments.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

- 5 years of experience
- BA in marketing, advertising or related field required, MBA is a plus
- Minimum of five years of marketing experience in the related field of brand communications

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

- COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
- OWNERSHIP:Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
- INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
- TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
- INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
- RESPECT: Value all playe

📌 Sr. Manager Brand Comms Running (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Adidas
📍 Ciudad de México