Senior Marketing Manager, North America Marketing Services, Fintech Partnerships

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

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This is an exciting time to join Visa's North American Marketing Services team, as we grow the team and strengthen our focus on deepening relationships with Fintech clients. The Senior Marketing Manager, NA Marketing Services, Fintech is responsible for client consultation to uncover needed product and payment marketing opportunities, development of holistic marketing plans to support client needs, and oversight of implementation and delivery of campaigns, events and sponsorship programs to ensure client satisfaction. This role requires deep expertise in sponsorship management and experiential event marketing, ensuring impactful activations that align with client and Visa objectives. Visa has key sponsorships with the Olympics, FIFA, Formula One and more.

The Marketing Services team is transforming how we partner with clients to drive engagement, through a proactive and results driven marketing approach. As part of the North America Marketing Services team, the Senior Marketing Manager, will lead strategic account relationships while identifying opportunities for Visa to support clients with Marketing Services solutions. This role will be responsible for prospecting, pricing and selling in marketing solutions for Visa’s Fintech clients along with overseeing the end-to-end execution and delivery of the projects sold in. The Senior Marketing Manager will engage with teams across Visa and its clients to deliver thought leadership advisory services and execution of marketing programs to help grow our clients’ business and drive incremental client and Visa revenue.

This Senior Manager is responsible for building partnership relationships with Visa’s cross-functional teams, including Sales, Product, Creative, Legal, Sponsorship and Marketing in addition to external agencies to deliver best-in-class marketing plans that drive business goals for both Visa and its clients.

This is a hybrid position based in San Francisco.

This position is not eligible for Sponsorship.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of work experience with a bachelor’s degree or at least 4 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA)
• You have significant experience in managing sponsorship programs and agencies, events, activations and ROI measurements.
• Background in marketing in financial services, tech, fintech, or payments sector, working in a fast-moving environment
• You have experience planning and executing large-scale, experiential events while managing a large and complex marketing budget
• You have prior experience in designing and executing multichannel marketing campaigns (e.g., paid social, search engine marketing, email, direct mail, etc.) across the marketing lifecycle (acquisition, usage, retention, loyalty)
• You must be able to thrive in a fast-moving, highly matrixed environment.
• You are results-oriented, flexible, with a “can do”, positive attitude. Additionally, you have a strong track record in working collaboratively and independently with internal team members and external clients. 

Preferred qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with a BS/BA or 7 years’ experience with an Advanced degree or 3 years with a PhD
• You have strong executive presence and comfort leading discussions with clients
• You have strong analytical skills and feel comfortable translating data into marketing strategy
• You have strong written and in-person communication skills
• You have strong project management skills
• You are detail oriented and extremely organized
• You have experience with global sponsorship properties
• You are a team player with experience coordinating cross functional, end-to-end projects that included a high level of detail and ability to ensure project deadlines and budgets are met
• You are self-motivated and proactive in asking questions / proposing solutions
• You have extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel, Power Point and Word
• You are willing to travel

Physical Requirements

• This position will be performed in an office setting.
• The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers, reach with hands and arms, and bend or lift up to 25 pounds.

Travel Requirements:

• The incumbent may be required to travel domestically up to 10%

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 153,700.00 to 223,100.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.