Siya Ngcobo CM(SA) has a diverse work experience in marketing and communications roles. They started their career as a Brand Manager at Viacom International Media Networks Africa in 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Siya worked as a Marketing Specialist at MultiChoice, focusing on international channels. In 2019, they joined Uber as a Marketing Manager. In 2020, Siya worked as a Marketing and Communications Consultant at Sesame Workshop and later as a Marketing Lead at Moove. Currently, Siya holds the position of New Energy Vehicles and Digital Products Lead at Volkswagen Group South Africa, starting in September 2023.
Siya Ngcobo CM(SA) holds a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) degree in Marketing Management from the IMM Graduate School. They also completed a Digital Marketing program at the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business. In addition, Siya studied Media Management at the AAA School of Advertising. Siya has obtained several certifications, including being a Platinum Professional Associate from the IMM Graduate School and a Chartered Marketer CM(SA) from The Marketing Association of South Africa - MASA. They have also obtained various certifications in areas such as customer experience, data visualization, design thinking, and social media marketing from LinkedIn.
September, 2023 - present