Digital Communications Operations Manager

Grand Rapids, MI (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years exp

Posted 2 months ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize compliant, multi-channel digital outreach for debt recovery, focusing on deliverability, compliance, payment portals, and data-driven improvement of engagement and resolution outcomes.

  • Digital Outreach Operations: Design, schedule, and optimize compliant email/SMS campaigns and retargeting to drive engagement and balance resolution.
  • Deliverability & Compliance: Manage sender reputation, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and liaise with legal to meet FDCPA/TCPA standards.
  • Platform & Experience: Maintain payment portal UX and supporting IT/CM teams to improve conversion and user flow.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage compliant digital outreach campaigns that encourage consumer engagement and resolution of outstanding balances through secure portals, education, and proactive communication
  • Initiate, execute, and optimize high-volume email, SMS, and digital outreach campaigns to engage with consumers professionally and compliantly
  • Manage email infrastructure and deliverability operations, including domain reputation, IP Health, inbox placement, suppression handling, and authentication protocols. Tailor these efforts based on the unique needs of each email service provider
  • Maintain SPF, DKIM, DMARC, domain warming strategies and sender reputation best practices across mailbox providers
  • Monitor campaign performance, deliverability metrics, bounce rates, spam complaints, and engagement data to improve overall communication effectiveness and maintain high sender reputation
  • Troubleshoot deliverability and sender reputation issues, especially across Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Apple email providers
  • Work closely with compliance and legal teams to ensure all digital messaging meets regulatory standards (e.g., FDCPA, TCPA) and internal company and client policies
  • Collaborate with client services and IT to support seamless digital engagement
  • Maintain and optimize the firm’s online payment portal and website to improve user experience and conversion
  • Analyze campaign performance and make data-driven decisions to improve engagement and resolution rates

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, Information Systems, or related field
  • 2+ years of experience managing digital outreach, email operations, or deliverability-focused communication systems; experience in collections, legal, or financial services preferred
  • Hands-on experience in email delivery platforms (e.g., SendGrid), text delivery platforms
  • Experience with compliance-conscious messaging in regulated industries
  • Experience with domain and sender reputation management across all major email inbox providers
  • Familiarity with Google Postmaster Tools, Microsoft SNDS, Yahoo Sender Hub, suppression management, bounce rate management, and external deliverability monitoring tools
  • Strong communication, analytical, troubleshooting and project management skills
  • Understanding of user experience and digital engagement best practices
  • Familiarity with FDCPA, TCPA, and other relevant legal frameworks a plus

Preferred

  • Marketing experience within debt collection, legal recovery, or financial services
  • Experience operating high-volume outbound digital communications
  • Familiarity with payment platforms, secure consumer portals, and digital self-service tools
  • Experience with segmentation strategies and inbox placement optimization
  • Working knowledge of HTML for email templates
  • Certification in digital marketing, email deliverability, or marketing automation platforms

Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on experience
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Growth potential in a mission-driven legal setting

Digital Communications Operations Manager

Stenger & Stenger · Grand Rapids, MI · Unknown