Manager Marketing Programs

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Job Description:
What You'll Do
Responsible for managing marketing programs and initiatives that increase acceptance, product adoption, and grow volume for the network.
You will do this by working with our merchant prospect/partner to drive activities which increase brand awareness and engagement. Ultimately increasing perception of coverage and acceptance awareness for our global cardholder base.
Our partners in this role consist of merchants across several key verticals. You will be working directly with these merchants, both prospects and existing partners, to grow our acceptance footprint and awareness.
This role partners with our Business Development team and requires you to support prospect pitches as well as building marketing proposals that support our overall proposition.
On a day to day, you will be negotiating marketing opportunities in a B2B2C environment, which includes developing a marketing plan, leveraging key channels and identifying other mutual opportunities. Ensuring performance metrics are in place and managing the marketing budget effectively.
Having strong influencing skills is a must in this role and the ability to build marketing proposals based on data analytics
Develops and coaches teams to be able to identify, manage, and escalate risk, and effectively manages risk within the teams you oversee. This role does not include any direct team leadership.
How You'll Do It

• Tracks key performance indicators and updates leadership.
• Creates and manages programs to drive acceptance and product adoptions.
• Maintains and enhances the value propositions for acceptance.
• Assists in implementing strategies to provide a quality customer experience for network clients.
• Provides feedback on opportunities to enhance partnerships.
• Builds effective relationships across key internal and external stakeholders
• Leverage data analysis to build strong marketing proposals
• Leverage influencing and negotiation skills to drive our business objectives.

Qualifications You'll Need
Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Arts, Social Sciences, Business Administration and Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics or related
• Business, Marketing, Management, Brand Communications, Project Management, Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Payments Services or related

In Lieu of Education Experience

• Business, Marketing, Management, Brand Communications, Project Management, Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Payments Services or related

Preferred Requirements

• Business, Marketing, Management, Brand Communications, Project Management, Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Payments Services or related
• B2B marketing experience
• Payments experience desirable but not essential
• Previous experience of Managing Campaigns and working with agencies.
• Experience in working with merchants across verticals, such as retail, hospitality, transport is also desirable.
• Experience in pitches and presentations to external partners is required.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form
• Travel up to 25% of the time

*** Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United Kingdom on a full-time basis. ***
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Sept-02-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
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