Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Barclays is hiring a Regional Program Manager, Field Sales to manage field execution of retail cobrand credit card programs and drive account acquisition and usage in partner stores. The role develops and implements face-to-face marketing strategies, manages campaigns and budgets, evaluates performance and market research, and builds productive relationships with partner field management.
Responsibilities
- Development and implementation of marketing strategies for face to face channels, including as applicable, bank branches, partner physical locations and other physical locations. This includes the identification of target audiences and establishment campaign objectives
- Management of marketing campaigns across face to face channels, including development of training materials, promotional materials, coordination with partners and their employees, and as applicable, branch staff, while ensuring compelling, consistent messaging across all customer touchpoints
- Analysis of campaign performance of face to face initiatives, and preparation of regular reports to evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
- Enhancement of the customer experience within face to face channels, to streamline processes, and optimise the physical environment to create a positive and engaging experience, as applicable
- Management of performance marketing budget for face to face channels, ensuring efficient allocation of resources, including monitoring of campaign costs, negotiation of contracts with vendors, and optimisation of spending to achieve marketing objectives
- Evaluation of market research (including voice of the customer and the partner employees) and competitive analysis to identify industry trends, consumer behaviour, and competitive positioning within face to face channels
- To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions
- Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others
- OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes
- Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues
- Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done
- Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function
- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy
- Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively
- Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience
- Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes
Skills
- General relationship/business development/marketing/sales experience required
- Success in influencing external partners as well as internal colleagues
- Retail industry experience with general understanding of credit products
- Financial Services Retail Support Function OR Retail store/district/region management experience
- Exercise ample oral and written communication skills
- Ability to provide clear insights, effective coaching, and actionable feedback to partners and internal contacts in alignment with business objectives
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