AVP, Marketing Strategy

Portland, ME (On-site)

$114K/yr – $216K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and guide Unum's brand positioning, messaging, and market-facing assets, while leading cross-functional teams to develop strategic content and thought leadership that support CXO and enterprise marketing objectives.

  • Own brand positioning and messaging for US markets
  • Lead creation of market-facing assets and thought leadership

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop effective and compelling brand positioning and messaging for Unum in the United States and its key solutions and products
  • Lead creation of critical market-facing brand assets and content, inclusive of high-level value stories, key brand storytelling assets and thought leadership territories/anchor pieces
  • May directly manage a team of product marketing managers and marketing strategists with responsibility for segment and product specific marketing approaches and assets
  • Indirectly manage a cross-functional team of content creators and producers to develop materials described above
  • Provide embedded marketing strategy support for market-facing business segments and strategic capability leaders
  • Provide extensive consultative support for the CXO organization and all enterprise marketing and communications functions on audience requirements, market brand, business parameters and product positioning

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required with 10 or more years’ experience in related fields
  • Leadership skills required, particularly ability to influence and partner with senior executives
  • Strong strategic marketing capabilities and customer-centric mentality required
  • Deep experience in brand management and product/solution marketing required
  • Ability to direct design, oversee conduct and analyze results of market research required
  • Ability to lead teams in the creation of high-quality, persuasive thought leadership content and sales collateral required
  • Communication and interpersonal skills required, with the ability to structure and deliver presentations clearly, crisply, and compellingly
  • Excellent listening, partnering, influencing and communications skills required
  • High level of initiative and drive for results required

Benefits

  • Award-winning culture
  • Inclusion and diversity as a priority
  • Performance Based Incentive Plans
  • Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
  • Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
  • Mental health support
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Student loan repayment options
  • Tuition reimbursement
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Unum

3.8 Glassdoor

Since our founding in 1848, Unum has been a leader in the employee benefits business through innovation, integrity and an unwavering commitment to our customers. This simple philosophy has guided us through America’s fledgling insurance landscape and helped us become an international leader in financial protection benefits, offering disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental, vision and stop-loss insurance; leave and absence management support and behavioral health services.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
11K employees (316 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$114K/yr – $216K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

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Funding

Total Funding
$700M
Last Raise
$300M
Post IPO Debt, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $300M
  • Jun 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $400M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
922.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$17.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.7%
Direct
70.3%
Referral
5.9%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11.4K

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AVP, Marketing Strategy

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