Product Marketing - Senior Strategist

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$123K/yr – $178K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the intermediary oriented product marketing by shaping the positioning and content system for investment products, coordinating with sales, enablement, and product specialists to align with GTM plans and strategic initiatives.

  • Own and implement the product marketing strategy and intermediary positioning with cross-functional partners to drive adoption and sales.
  • Develop and maintain the investment product selling system and advisor-facing content with enablement and channel teams.
  • Plan launches with input from sales, investments, and channel marketing to create collateral and promotions that deliver actionable insights for financial professionals and clients.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Implement the Product Marketing Strategy for MFS’ Investment Products - accountable for developing the product marketing plan and framing our positioning within the intermediary segment. Additionally, this manager will work with the Sales leaders, enablement teams, client strategists, and the Global Product specialists to prioritize and determine the strategy.
  • Develop and Maintain the Investment Product Selling System for assigned Investment Product – collaborates with internal stakeholders to define and develop investment product content working with Global Enablement.
  • Manage product launches – solicit input from key stakeholders within sales, investments and channel marketing to build the necessary content that will drive development of the marketing collateral, and promotions. Develop content with a commercial orientation providing actionable insight for financial professionals and their clients.
  • Align activity with Strategic Initiatives and GTM plans - develop a plan underpinned by MFS strategic initiatives to support strategic firm goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience and 8-12+ years of total relevant work experience.
  • Deep investment product marketing experience focused on the Intermediary market. Strong knowledge of investment vehicles such as Mutual Funds and ETFs.
  • Thorough understanding of distribution strategy and financial advisors’ needs, challenges, and business process with proven experience in leveraging this knowledge to develop, launch and manage products and solutions that demonstrate added value for financial professionals and home office gatekeepers.
  • Excellent influencing skills as this position primarily integrating and aligning the priorities, needs and requirements of the broader Enablement & Marketing organization, that optimize client experience; to influence increased adoption of MFS strategies resulting in increased sales, net new flows, client engagements and new producers.
  • Ability to partner with enablement, sales as well as channel marketing leads to ensure financial advisor (client) feedback is continuously provided for the purpose of understanding the evolving needs of our clients across all channels (advisor, platforms etc.).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

  • Intellectually curious seeking to understand current market dynamics as well as industry trends that will affect future horizons and the ability of new and existing offers to continue to meet the needs of financial advisors in a way that adds value to their business process.
  • Demonstrated ability to think critically and challenge stakeholders effectively to advance consideration and debate of alternative points of view.
  • Analytical skills to study, analyze and synthesize competitor and industry research and reports that result in actionable recommendations and considerations for optimization of existing products/offers and the development or new products/offers.
  • Experience in financial service marketing.
  • Detail-oriented, organized with the ability to lead complex projects.
  • Highly energized, creative thinker. Ability to turn ideas into actionable items.
  • Ability to stay on task in a dynamic and constantly changing environment.
  • Motivated with strong drive for business results.

Benefits

  • MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
  • Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
  • Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
  • Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
  • Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
  • Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
  • Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
  • Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps
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In 1924, MFS launched the US’ first open-end mutual fund. One hundred years later, as a full-service global investment manager serving financial advisors, intermediaries and institutional clients, we celebrate a century of active management. Our time-tested investing approach combines collective expertise, long-term discipline and thoughtful risk management touncover what we believe are the best investment opportunities in the market.Learn more about our Social Media Terms of Use here: (paste link into browser) www.mfs.com/LitermsFor current career opportunities visit www.mfs.com/careersMFS Investment Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1924
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2.9K employees (153 in marketing)