Director, Field Marketing Programs and Activation

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New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
140K-180K Annually
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The Role
Leads field marketing activation, adoption, engagement, and growth across digital, event, lead generation, retention, and prospecting programs. Develops go-to-market strategies, monitors performance metrics, improves program outcomes, and translates field feedback into enhancements. Partners with marketing, sales, product, operations, compliance, technology, and field leadership. Manages and develops a team while overseeing multiple complex initiatives and fostering accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Requisition ID: 94858
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Role Overview:
We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented leader to oversee activation, adoption, engagement, and growth across the full Field Marketing value stream, including programs and capabilities that help financial professionals find more, keep more, and win more clients.
This role is responsible for developing and executing strategies that increase awareness, utilization, and business impact across a broad portfolio of field and corporate-led marketing and prospecting programs, including digital marketing tools-websites, email marketing, and social media solutions-local event marketing programs, lead generation programs, client retention programs, and other initiatives designed to support the field across the full client acquisition and retention journey.
The role requires someone who will blend business strategy, marketing expertise, and operational leadership to connect efforts across the value stream, align priorities across program areas, and drive field adoption and measurable outcomes. They will work cross-functionally with partners across marketing, distribution, sales enablement, product, operations, compliance, and field leadership to ensure programs are effectively launched, promoted, supported, and optimized.
This is a people leadership role responsible for managing and developing a team while leading multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
What You'll Do:
• Develop and execute strategies that drive awareness, engagement, and adoption of marketing and prospecting programs.
• Create go-to-market and activation plans that help sales professionals understand the value of available programs and incorporate them into their businesses.
• Identify opportunities to improve program performance through enhanced communications, awareness, and field engagement strategies.
• Monitor adoption trends and performance metrics to identify opportunities, remove barriers, and improve outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across marketing, sales, field leadership, operations, compliance, product, and technology teams.
• Translate field feedback into actionable recommendations that improve programs and user experiences.
• Coach, mentor, and develop a team responsible for program activation and field engagement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Bring:
Required Skills:
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex business problems, and drive results through cross-functional teams.
• 10+ years of experience in marketing, sales enablement, program management, business strategy, or related functions.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.
Preferred Skills:
• Experience working directly with sales professionals, advisors, agents, consultants, or other customer-facing business owners.
• Strong leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to build, develop, and motivate high-performing teams.
• Strong project and portfolio management capabilities, including managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
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Job Level: LEVELMG2
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $140,000-$180,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Please note: This role requires FINRA licensed and/or FINRA Associated Person pre-hire fingerprinting.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life,please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Job Requisition ID: 94858
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Skills Required

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex business problems, and drive results through cross-functional teams
  • 10+ years of experience in marketing, sales enablement, program management, business strategy, or related functions
  • 3+ years of people leadership experience
  • FINRA licensed and/or FINRA Associated Person pre-hire fingerprinting
  • Experience working directly with sales professionals, advisors, agents, consultants, or other customer-facing business owners
  • Leadership experience building, developing, and motivating high-performing teams
  • Strong project and portfolio management capabilities, including managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously

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New York Life Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement Support — The package prominently features a defined‑benefit pension alongside a 401(k) with company match, with some materials noting day‑one vesting. This combination is repeatedly highlighted as a standout for long‑term security.
  • Parental & Family Support — Offerings include fertility support, adoption assistance, childcare and elder‑care resources, backup childcare/tutoring, and expanded paid new‑parent leave. These benefits are presented as broad, practical supports for caregivers.
  • Healthcare Strength — Listed benefits span medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life and disability coverage, plus EAP, counseling, wellness resources, and fitness perks. The breadth of core health coverage is consistently emphasized for corporate roles.

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HQ: New York, NY
12,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1845

What We Do

At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of integrity, mutuality, and financial strength fuels a future defined by bold transformation. As the largest mutual life insurance company in the U.S., we operate on behalf of our policy owners—not shareholders. That structure allows us to take a long-term view, investing in people, purpose, and innovation that endures. Guided by a clear enterprise vision to become a technology-, data-, and AI-powered company, we’re modernizing our platforms, rearchitecting experiences, and embedding intelligence across our products and services. Our mission has always been about helping people through life’s most meaningful moments. Today, technology is amplifying that mission—enabling us to serve clients, advisors, and communities in more personalized, proactive ways. With a diversified business portfolio spanning insurance, investments, retirement, group benefits, and direct-to-consumer offerings, New York Life delivers the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of one that’s continuously evolving. We’re powered by a values-led culture, inclusive teams, and a shared belief that when our people thrive, so does our company. Here, tradition fuels momentum—and your ideas, energy, and growth power what’s next.

Why Work With Us

New York Life is transforming from the inside out—blending 180 years of trust with the velocity of innovation. What makes us different is our culture: grounded in integrity, humanity, and shared success—values that show up in how we work, lead, and grow. If you want a place where innovation has purpose—build what's next with us.

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