Marketing Manager, Execution

Blend360•San Francisco, CA

7d•Remote

About The Position

This role partners closely with business development, delivery teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape and execute high-impact marketing strategies that drive customer adoption and usage across the payments ecosystem. You’ll lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives focused on improving client experience, increasing efficiency, and delivering measurable business outcomes. Acting as a trusted marketing advisor, you’ll bring strategic perspective, operational rigor, and hands-on execution to programs spanning strategy through delivery and optimization.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive marketing experience
Deep expertise across multiple marketing disciplines, including brand, product, performance, research, content, social, influencer, sponsorship, and events
Strong understanding of payments and financial services, including consumer and small business segments across debit, credit, prepaid, and commercial solutions
Proven ability to build trust and influence across senior stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams
Experience structuring and leading complex initiatives involving multiple internal and external partners
Highly effective in matrixed organizations, with a track record of collaboration and influence
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into tactical, executable plans
Creative problem-solver with a focus on prioritization, resource optimization, and driving measurable results
Comfortable operating with limited direction in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Leadership experience in agency and/or consulting settings delivering integrated, multi-channel marketing programs
Strong executive presence with excellent written and verbal communication skills; experienced engaging senior and C-suite audiences

Responsibilities

Collaborate with business development, delivery teams, and internal partners to develop and present marketing strategies that drive growth, adoption, and usage
Lead cross-functional stakeholder groups to enhance client experience while improving operational efficiency and cost to deliver
Serve as a senior marketing advisor and subject matter expert for external partners across the payments ecosystem (e.g., merchants, issuers, fintechs, processors)
Design and scale marketing frameworks that improve speed to market, ensure consistency, and enable high-quality execution
Provide marketing thought leadership and strong program management across research and insights, strategy development, campaign execution, optimization, and measurement
Act as the escalation point for marketing delivery issues, owning resolution and stakeholder alignment
Build, deepen, and sustain long-term client relationships, positioning the marketing organization as a trusted partner of choice