Sun King

Digital Marketing Lead

Join Sun King in Copenhagen as Digital Marketing Lead to develop and manage global paid media strategies. Drive customer acquisition and revenue growth using data-driven marketing. Enjoy a multicultural environment and tailored leadership development programs.

Sun King

Company Overview

Name

Sun King

Headquarters

Nairobi, Kenya

Founded

2007

Size

Approximately 34,000 employees globally (source: linkedin.com).

What They Do

Sun King specializes in off-grid solar energy solutions, evolving from basic solar lanterns to comprehensive home and business systems that include pay-as-you-go financing options. Their product range includes solar lanterns, solar home systems (SHS), solar inverters, and energy storage solutions utilizing lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which boast a lifespan of over 10 years and more than 2,500 cycles (source: cbinsights.com). The company targets the 1.8 billion people globally who lack reliable grid access, providing affordable alternatives to kerosene and diesel for low-income households, small businesses, schools, and health centers across Africa and Asia (source: sunking.com). Sun King's proprietary EasyBuy technology allows customers to pay for their solar products in installments, making clean energy accessible to a broader audience (source: sunking.com). With a strong competitive position as the world's largest off-grid solar company by distribution scale, Sun King differentiates itself through its extensive field agent network and innovative product offerings (source: citigroup.com).

Projects & Track Record

Sun King has made significant strides in expanding solar access, having powered over 82 million people historically, with 18 million Kenyans benefiting from their products over the past decade. Notably, one in five Kenyans currently uses Sun King's solar solutions, and the company has seen its user base in Nigeria triple within the last year (source: physics.illinois.edu). The company has partnered with Imagine Worldwide to install solar systems in every primary school in Malawi, managing the entire value chain from manufacturing to installation (source: sunking.com). Additionally, a recent $156 million securitization deal closed in 2025 aims to provide solar access to 1.4 million Kenyan households and businesses through distributed rooftop systems (source: citigroup.com). The company is also expanding its manufacturing capabilities with a new 10,000-square-meter facility in Tatu City, Kenya, which will initially produce 700,000 solar units annually (source: expogr.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Sun King has successfully closed a landmark $156 million local currency securitization with Citi and partners, aimed at delivering solar solutions to 1.4 million Kenyans, thereby supporting the country's electrification goals (source: citigroup.com). The company also inaugurated its first African manufacturing plant on December 1, 2025, in Tatu City, Kenya, which will produce solar products including TVs and smartphones, creating hundreds of jobs and an initial capacity of 700,000 units annually (source: pvknowhow.com). Earlier, a $260 million financing round provided $100 million specifically for the expansion into larger AC systems and appliances, further solidifying Sun King's market position (source: physics.illinois.edu). The company has maintained consistent profitability while scaling operations and rebranding fully to Sun King (source: physics.illinois.edu).

Working There

Sun King offers a variety of roles across different departments, including sales, operations, customer service, training, risk management, and research/procurement. The company employs over 34,000 field agents who are involved in sales, installation, and service, with a focus on hiring at their Nairobi headquarters and the new Tatu City manufacturing facility (source: sunking.com). The company culture emphasizes grassroots distribution and innovation tailored to off-grid needs, while also ensuring job stability and local economic impact through job creation and supply chain localization (source: physics.illinois.edu). Documented employee benefits include flexible financing options, comprehensive warranties on products, professional installation, after-sales support, and free maintenance checks, all contributing to a supportive work environment (source: sunking.com).


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We are seeking a highly experienced Digital Marketing Lead to be accountable for developing and managing the organization's global performance marketing approach across paid digital channels. The Digital Marketing Lead will focus on achieving business growth through customer acquisition, revenue growth, and marketing efficiency using data-informed marketing practices.

The Digital Marketing Lead will manage end-to-end campaign planning, implementation, optimization, performance measurement, and reporting across global markets. The ideal candidate must have extensive knowledge of Google Ads, Meta Ads, affiliate marketing, and emerging digital advertising platforms, together with marketing technology, tracking, attribution, and platform integration expertise. The role combines strategic planning with operational excellence while providing guidance and professional development for a high-performing marketing team.

What you will be expected to do

  • 1. Performance Marketing Strategy
    • Develop and manage the global performance marketing strategy in line with business goals.
    • Establish annual, quarterly, and monthly customer acquisition plans across markets.
    • Deliver customer acquisition, revenue growth, and marketing efficiency targets.
    • Create scalable paid media approaches for established and emerging markets.
    • Identify opportunities to expand customer acquisition across digital channels.
  • 2. Campaign Planning and Implementation
    • Manage the complete campaign lifecycle across multiple digital platforms.
    • Establish campaign goals, audience plans, bidding approaches, creative direction, and budget allocation.
    • Optimize campaigns to maximize business outcomes.
    • Monitor campaign results and implement continuous improvements.
    • Conduct A/B testing for creative assets, landing pages, audiences, and bidding approaches to improve outcomes.
  • 3. Paid Media Channel Management
    • Manage planning and implementation across:
      • Google Ads
        • Search
        • Performance Max
        • Display
        • Demand Gen
        • YouTube
        • App Campaigns (where applicable)
      • Meta
        • Facebook
        • Instagram
        • Reels
        • Instant Form campaigns
        • Advantage+ campaigns
      • Additional Channels
        • Affiliate marketing
        • Programmatic advertising
        • Emerging advertising platforms
        • Retail media networks
        • Assess new customer acquisition channels and introduce them where appropriate.
  • 4. Performance Improvement
    • Manage optimization of the customer acquisition journey across channels.
    • Improve campaign effectiveness using data-informed methods.
    • Monitor and optimize: Return on Advertising Spend (ROAS), Cost per Acquisition (CPA), Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Cost per Acquisition Opportunity (CPL), Conversion Rate, Revenue, Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), Marketing Return on Investment (ROI)
    • Recommend budget adjustments based on campaign results.
  • 5. Measurement, Attribution and Tracking
    • Manage the digital measurement framework across paid channels.
    • Ensure accurate implementation and maintenance of: GA4 (Google's web measurement platform), Google Tag Manager (GTM), Meta Pixel, Conversion API (CAPI), Server-side tracking
    • UTM governance, Enhanced Conversions.
    • Verify tracking accuracy and address attribution issues.
    • Work with Product and Engineering teams to maintain platform integrations.
  • 6. Marketing Technology
    • Manage implementation and continuous improvement of the marketing technology ecosystem.
    • Introduce automation where appropriate.
    • Assess new marketing technology solutions to improve campaign effectiveness and reporting.
    • Maintain effective integration between advertising platforms, CRM, website, and measurement systems.
  • 7. Reporting and Business Insights
    • Create executive dashboards for campaign performance.
    • Present weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance updates.
    • Produce practical insights from campaign data.
    • Convert findings into suggested actions for business partners.
  • 8. Cross-functional Working
    • Work with Brand, Product, Technology, Measurement, CRM, and Sales teams.
    • Manage relationships with media agencies and external partners.
    • Ensure paid media activities remain consistent with overall business goals.

You might be a strong candidate if you have

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Master's degree is an added advantage.
  • 8-12 years of practical experience in digital performance marketing.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multi-country or global paid media campaigns.
  • Experience managing substantial advertising budgets with measurable business outcomes.
  • Extensive knowledge of Google Ads and Meta Ads platforms.
  • Experience with affiliate marketing and emerging customer acquisition channels.
  • Practical experience with tracking, attribution, measurement frameworks, and marketing technology implementations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams and providing coaching and professional development to marketing professionals.

What Sun King offers

  • Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
  • An open-minded, collaborative culture with enthusiastic colleagues driven by the challenge of innovation and making a profound impact on people and the planet.
  • A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
  • Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership.

We place great importance on sustaining a diverse, inclusive work environment. We believe that innovation and understanding comes from diversity on every spectrum. We work to make sure every Sun King team member knows that they belong, knowing that sustaining an inclusive workplace requires conscious effort and is a continuous journey, not an end-state.

Sun King recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes people based on their experience, skills, effort, and results. We explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, caste, national origin, color, gender, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.

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