Group Director, Marketing Program

USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive and scale Synapse’s Marketing Programs PMO, delivering on-time client programs while shaping PM processes and AI-enabled workflows.

  • 15+ years of project/program management experience in marketing or digital agencies
  • 3+ years in leadership of PM or account teams
  • Strong PMO ownership with tools like Accelo, ClickUp, and SOP development

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and mentor the Production Manager and Directors of Marketing Programs to foster excellence, accountability, and strong performance across the team.
  • Set clear priorities, workflows, and communication standards that match agency goals and client requirements.
  • Mentor team members in project management techniques, leadership communication, and best practices for client success.
  • Defines, develops, and implements how Synapse and team members adopt new tools, processes, and AI-enabled workflows.
  • Own and continuously enhance project management systems (such as Accelo, ClickUp, or similar), workflows, and reporting dashboards.
  • Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) that streamline implementation, enhance transparency, and support scalability.
  • Track and report on key program metrics, including resource forecasts and scheduling, project profitability, on-time delivery, client satisfaction, billable hours, and resource utilization.
  • Manages overall client relationships and satisfaction across key strategic accounts in their portfolio.
  • Serves as the main contact for daily client communication, escalations, and maintaining transparency, consistency, and trust.
  • Owns the program plan for each client, ensuring it reflects the agreed scope, goals, deliverables, and KPIs.
  • Partners with the Director, Marketing Strategy, to prioritize client deliverables and initiatives based on business value and client goals.
  • Responsible for managing renewals, proposals, estimates for upsell and cross-sell opportunities, and ensuring overall client retention within their accounts.
  • Works with the Revenue team to strategize on opportunities, converting proposals into won deals.
  • Monitors client satisfaction and actively resolves issues to build long-term partnerships.
  • Collaborates closely with internal production teams to deliver client programs, dashboards, and project reports across departments.
  • Ensures the smooth flow of requirements, deliverables, and information across project teams. Tracks progress, dependencies, and deadlines in the project management system, and assigns client accounts to guarantee on-time, on-budget delivery.
  • Reviews all deliverables for quality and accuracy prior to delivery to the client.
  • Enhances collaboration and communication among internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and accountability.
  • Documents scope changes, approvals, and key client decisions in shared systems for visibility and accountability.
  • Leads the onboarding of new accounts, if applicable, especially during the foundational phase, ensuring smooth setup, alignment, and integration into Synapse processes.
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The Launchpad for Financial InnovationWe are the only regulated embedded finance platform provider that enables companies across the globe to launch feature complete deposit, payment, and credit products at scale.Synapse’s unified banking-as-a-service platform provides industry compliant payment, card issuance, deposit, lending, credit, and investment products through simple APIs.We are hiring! Check out our open positions at: www.synapsefi.com/careers

Founded in 2014
London, England, GBR
118 employees (7 in marketing)
58% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.5%
Direct
52%
Referral
8.1%
Social
5%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~113

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (2% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$50.7M
Last Raise
$33M
Series B, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2019
    Series B • $33M
  • Sep 2018
    Series A • $17M
  • Mar 2015
    Seed • $700K

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