Head of Marketing & Communications, Mahlatini; Capetown

At Mahlatini we are building something distinctive: a globally recognised, values-led luxury travel brand rooted in deep destination expertise across Africa and the Indian Subcontinent and driven by intelligent growth. As the first Indo-African tour operator to achieve B Corp™ certification, we believe that commercial success and positive impact are not opposing forces—but powerful accelerators of one another.

This is a defining moment for Mahlatini. With offices in UK, Europe and South Africa our brand has earned trust, credibility, and loyalty across our global high net worth client base; the next chapter is about scale, sophistication, and momentum.

The Head of Marketing and Communications will play a central role in this evolution—architecting a modern, AI and data-enabled marketing and communications function that delivers measurable growth, predictable demand, and exceptional brand visibility.

We are looking for a leader who thrives at the intersection of data and storytelling, systems and creativity, strategy and execution. Someone who sees performance marketing not just as optimisation, but as a growth discipline—powered by insight, automation, experimentation, and clarity of vision.

This role is about building capability, setting direction, and turning ambition into results. Working closely with our Founding Brand Partner and senior leadership team, you will set the strategic direction for marketing and communications while remaining hands-on in execution.

If you are an experienced in performance marketing at senior management level, with experience in luxury, travel, hospitality or a high consideration category, a demonstrable track record of delivering measurable impact and growth and are looking for the opportunity to shape a global brand, this role offers both challenge and influence in equal measure.

To express interest in this opportunity and request a detailed candidate briefing document including job description, please forward your CV to Claire McKee, Partner, Clarendon Executive claire or email to schedule a confidential conversation.

Closing date for applications is 4pm Friday 20 th February 2026.