Head of Direct Marketing- Credit Card Acquisitions

Minneapolis, MN (On-site)

$193K/yr – $227K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end credit card acquisition and optimization, from audience modeling and AI-driven prospecting to paid media execution and site experience, with leadership across a cross-functional team.

  • Own Acquisition: Develop and optimize multi-channel campaigns (digital, TV, social, affiliate, mail) to drive qualified credit card leads.
  • Audience & Modeling: Build advanced segmentation and predictive models to improve prospecting and deepening.
  • Team & Governance: Lead a high-performing team and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of customer acquisition strategies for the credit card portfolio.
  • Create and refine target audiences using advanced segmentation and modeling techniques.
  • Guide the team in building and optimizing deepening and prospecting models to maximize acquisition effectiveness, with experience in leveraging AI model development and analytics.
  • Manage all paid digital media campaigns, including ConnectedTV, Linear TV, paid social, organic social, paid search, display advertising, influencer, and PR.
  • Oversee affiliate marketing partnerships to expand reach and drive qualified leads.
  • Direct the planning and execution of direct mail and email campaigns to support acquisition goals.
  • Optimize website content and user experience for improved conversion rates and lead generation.
  • Analyze campaign data, customer insights, and conversion metrics to inform decision-making and report on KPIs to executive leadership.
  • Lead a high-performing team that influences and fosters a collaborative environment across the organization
  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements

Requirements

  • 10+ years of banking experience
  • 5+ years of management experience
  • BA/MBA in finance, accounting, or other related field
  • Well-developed leadership abilities and strategic management skills
  • Knowledge of unit(s) and relation to industry
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
  • Well-developed analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • Considerable tact, diplomacy and people skills.

Preferred

  • Proven experience managing and mentoring a high-performing marketing team.
  • Demonstrate deep expertise in leveraging AI and advanced analytics to design, validate, and optimize acquisition, deepening, and prospecting models, translating insights into measurable business impact.
  • Proven track record in managing direct marketing channels, including digital, affiliate, mail, and email
  • Extensive experience leading acquisition funnels for credit card or financial products.
  • Experience with website optimization and conversion rate improvement initiatives.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to drive accountability and alignment.
  • Effective communication skills and the ability to present complex ideas clearly.
  • Expertise in digital marketing tools, analytics platforms, and CRM systems.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
  • Strategic thinker with a bias for action and results
  • Innovation and bias to test/ experiment
  • Cross-functional leadership and collaboration

Benefits

  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
  • Basic term and optional term life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave
  • 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
  • Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
  • Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
  • Adoption assistance
  • Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
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Founded in 1968
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
81K employees (1,757 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend
65% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
27.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.5%
Direct
74.2%
Referral
4%
Social
0.3%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~80.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,168 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
21 years
Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
15

Funding

Total Funding
$991M
Last Raise
$55M
Post IPO Debt, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $55M
  • Aug 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $936M

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