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BMO U.S. · 1 day ago

Senior Manager, U.S. Marketing Strategy & Operations

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$102K/yr - $190K/yr

7+ years exp

BMO U.S. is a dynamic organization focused on creating lasting, positive change in banking and marketing. The Senior Manager, U.S. Marketing Strategy & Operations will collaborate with the marketing leadership team to develop strategic plans, interpret campaign performance, and provide recommendations to improve operational effectiveness.

Banking

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Be a strategic expert and consult on initiatives that improve performance of marketing initiatives

Communicate key insights and relevant facts effectively to different audiences, including crafting comprehensive and compelling narratives and proposals with a keen eye for strategic positioning

Lead and proactively participate in strategic brainstorming discussions with the goal of not just developing recommendations, but to build a strategic framework that will result in decision making

Ability to facilitate ideation sessions and continuously inspire new ways of thinking

Develop PowerPoint presentations that influence and build comprehensive business cases that help secure alignment and move initiatives forward

Support the annual marketing planning process for the US PCW marketing team, coordinating closely with the Enterprise/Integrated Marketing Planning team

Continuously improve marketing team operations through thought leadership and best practice implementation

Lead implementation of the strategy and roadmap by deploying change management skills to ensure alignment and engagement of partners to achieve objectives

Report results and outcomes of the strategy to marketing leadership team

Maintain business management and operational processes including but not limited to planning, performance tracking, technology funding, townhall preparations, team off-site preparations, integrated marketing council preparations and other necessary requests from marketing leadership team

Support CMO by working with Marketing leaders and business partners to plan the presentations, content, speakers and topics for key internal (e.g. executive meetings, committee meetings) and external communications (e.g. industry conferences)

Support CMO’s senior leadership team in day to day stakeholder management and with strategic executive level communications and presentations to drive thought leadership and progress on our team’s mandate and objectives

Monitor best practices and competitor activities, both locally and globally as well as across industries, to understand trends, forecast developments, and identify potential solutions for growth and innovation

Qualification

Strategic planningData visualizationMarketing experienceAnalytical skillsProject managementChange managementInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsCommunication skills

Required

Typically 7+ years of relevant experience

Highly effective interpersonal skills to develop strong relationships

Strong written and oral presentation skills and presence—with strong technical ability with PowerPoint, Excel and Word with exceptional data visualization skills

Comfortable with being uncomfortable and can effectively manage ambiguity, creating structure and defining opportunities

Highly effective at working in a fast-paced environment and ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities

Ability to think strategically while working tactically

Well-developed project & time management skills

Razor sharp analytical and problem-solving skills