(USA) Director, Marketing Planning And Strategy

Hoboken, NJ (On-site)

$132K/yr – $264K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Lead and own a high-impact Lifecycle Marketing function, defining strategy, maximizing advertiser activation and engagement, and driving scalable, data-driven marketing technology across product, engineering, and analytics.

  • Own the growth operating model with forecasting, experimentation, and optimization.
  • Translate advertiser insights into targeted interventions that improve experiences and business outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Lifecycle Marketing team, setting strategy, priorities, and accountability for results.
  • Drive advertiser activation, engagement, retention, and reactivation through personalized CRM programs and automated journeys.
  • Advance signal-driven marketing using behavioral data, predictive insights, and next-best-action recommendations.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Analytics to build scalable marketing technology, automation, and personalization capabilities.
  • Establish a rigorous growth operating model through forecasting, experimentation, incremental measurement, and continuous optimization.
  • Translate advertiser insights into targeted interventions that improve advertiser experiences and measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in lifecycle, CRM, or growth marketing, with a proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
  • Demonstrated success scaling customer activation, engagement, retention, and reactivation programs.
  • Deep expertise in CRM platforms, marketing automation, segmentation, personalization, and customer journey orchestration.
  • Strong analytical capabilities, including experimentation, incremental measurement, and data-driven growth strategies.
  • Experience partnering with Product, Engineering, and Analytics to develop scalable, technology-enabled marketing capabilities.
  • Strategic leadership, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence cross-functional partners and deliver measurable business outcomes.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field and 4 years' experience in marketing or related field OR 7 years'experience in marketing or related field.
  • 1 year's supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional projects.

Preferred

  • Leading cross-functional projects, Marketing or related field, Supervisory experience
  • Masters: Business Administration
  • Experience in B2B, SaaS, marketplaces, or retail media preferred

Benefits

  • Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
  • Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
  • Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
  • You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
  • The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment.
  • For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
  • Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
  • Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
  • For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .
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Sixty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world’s biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we’re reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. When you join our Walmart family of brands, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. We are ecstatic to have been named a Great Place to Work® Certified May 2023 – May 2024, Disability: IN 2023 Best Places to Work, and Fast Company 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and build a career you’re proud of.

Founded in 1962
Bentonville, Arkansas, US
530K employees (30,620 in marketing)
54% recommend to a friend
77% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$132K/yr – $264K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Marketing Strategy median pay in the United States

$127K/yr

Most pay falls between $95K and $170K. Based on 766 salaries.

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525.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
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Traffic Source Mix
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59.4%
Referral
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Social
11.1%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

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(USA) Director, Marketing Planning And Strategy

Walmart · Hoboken, NJ · On-site