Sr. Marketing Manager, Branch Marketing

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$75K/yr – $160K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive branch growth marketing initiatives from strategy through execution, leading integrated campaigns for openings, relocations, and market expansions while guiding brand, media, and cross‑functional collaboration.

  • Own the development of go-to-market plans and measurement across branches.
  • Partner with stakeholders and agencies to ensure strong brand governance and integrated execution.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Sr. Marketing Manager, Branch Marketing plays a key role in bringing BMO’s U.S. branch growth strategy to life. This role leads the development and execution of integrated marketing plans that support new branch openings, relocations, renovations, and market expansions, helping drive branch traffic and brand awareness in new markets.
  • Define and develop marketing campaign strategies that strengthen the BMO brand, maximize revenue, and optimize customer experience.
  • Support the development and execution of our new financial center growth strategy by identifying market opportunities, shaping go‑to‑market plans, and managing campaigns that help support and drive new customer acquisition.
  • Work collaboratively with business/groups on the strategic development, execution and measurement of traditional and non-traditional customer-focused advertising, production, communication, and grassroots campaigns.
  • Provide information and direction for media and creative development and ensure brand governance standards are always maintained.
  • Oversee the development of advertising, promotional and communications material.
  • Collaborate with external agency partners to deliver business objectives.
  • - Ensures consistency in solutions and across marketing channels, media and platforms.
  • - Works with business partners in the development and management of campaign budgets.
  • - Collaborates with internal/external stakeholders to develop monitoring and tracking plans for external advertising initiatives.

Requirements

  • Typically, between 5 - 8 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study.
  • Extensive experience in project management.
  • Advertising and/or creative agency experience.
  • Experience in, and understanding of, the financial services industry.
  • Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.
  • Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams)
  • Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
  • Collaboration & team skills – In-depth.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills - In-depth.
  • Influence skills - In-depth.

Benefits

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BMO U.S.

4.4 Glassdoor

We’re a bank, but there’s more to it than that. We're a top ten bank in North America and have been serving our customers since 1817. BMO provides personal and commercial banking, global markets and investment banking services to 13 million customers and clients. And with over 54,000 employees, we take caring for our people seriously. When you join BMO, it opens a world of opportunities. This is a team that's committed to helping you succeed – personally and professionally. Because at BMO, when you grow, we grow. You know your worth and so do we. That’s why we offer the right mix of learning programs, on-the-job experiences, and opportunities to build personal and professional connections – so you can build a meaningful career and thrive as a part of a winning culture. Sound like your kind of place? Then we should be co-workers.

Founded in 1999
Chicago, Illinois, USA
11K employees (149 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$75K/yr – $160K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($118K) is 34% above the median base salary for Marketing Manager roles in the United States ($88K).

Marketing Manager median pay in the United States

$88K/yr

Most earn $75K to $105K. Based on 1,163 salaries, including bonus and equity.

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
25.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$866.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.4%
Direct
73.6%
Referral
2.6%
Social
0.2%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11.5K

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Sr. Marketing Manager, Branch Marketing

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