Senior Sponsorship Manager Marketing, Blend

• 10+ years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of workexperience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters/MBA/JD)
• 7+ years of experience in financial services or payments marketing includingissuers, fintechs, processors or merchants
• Successful operating in fast-paced, highly matrixed organizations

Desirable

• We are seeking a Sr. Sponsorship Marketing Manager to contribute to our next level of growth and expansion
• The U.S. Client Marketing team, part of the North America Marketing organization, is transforming how we become the marketing partner of choice with our clients which include financial institutions, fintech’s, merchants and processors
• The team continues to experience exceptional growth and to support this growth, has established the Marketing Services Delivery team to lead the implementation and execution of Marketing Services engagements on behalf of Clients
• The Senior Manager of Marketing Services Delivery will have a marketing operations strategy mindset, leading the implementation, management and ongoing evolution of processes and controls to support the seamless delivery of Client engagements
• This individual will also lead the implementation and execution of Marketing Services engagements on behalf of Clients
• This role reports to the Director of marketing Services and will lead the efforts of one Marketing Analyst
• Build and nurture individual and team expertise across Marketing Services pillars – e.g., research& insights, marketing strategy, campaign development, campaign delivery & optimization and campaign measurement
• Serve as the subject matter expert in sponsorships, events, and experiential marketing for the Fintech Marketing Services team
• Identify and develop scalable delivery frameworks to improve speed to market, ensure work is delivered efficiently and executed flawlessly
• Provide marketing thought leadership and expert project management skills to develop and implement marketing programs on behalf of Clients – e.g., research& insights, marketing strategy, campaign development, campaign delivery & optimization and campaign measurement
• Establish a collaborative feedback loop with Marketing Services Business Development and other key delivery stakeholders, champion continuous improvement of Sales x Delivery operating model
• Prioritize and monitor the work of one (1) Marketing Analyst responsible for implementing marketing programs, ensuring they meet Client needs and execute within budget and on time
• Assist in developing processes to enhance working model with internal agency team to improve speed to market while ensuring creative output reflects the clients’ payments marketing expertise and aligns to Client program objectives
• Nurture, grow and deepen Client relationships; establish US Client Marketing as preferred marketing partner of choice among our clients
• Build and optimize Marketing Services Delivery reporting solutions designed to monitor and track team productivity and efficiency
• Manage the implementation and tracking of Client engagement audits; recommend process enhancements to improve future performance
• Evaluate post-engagement Client survey scores; collaborate with team to identify and implement enhancements to improve future performance
• Grow and development team talent; lead the efforts of one (1) Marketing Analyst