Principal Campaign Manager

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Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
91K-153K Annually
Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Analytics • Financial Services
We power a network that helps people achieve a brighter financial future.
The Role
Discover. A brighter future.
With us, you'll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it - we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.
Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.
Job Description:
What You'll Do
Portfolio Marketing team is looking for a Principal Portfolio Management candidate who is a self-starter, data driven, lives & breathes all aspects of marketing strategy and execution.
This candidate is responsible for identifying marketing opportunities to drive cardmember portfolio engagement, owns marketing roadmap & calendar, is an expert in campaign execution with attention to details and takes a customer centric approach to marketing. This candidate will manage end to end campaign management, set up test & learn framework, align targeting, customer communication, offer, channel, and performance expectations, as well as identifying high value use cases to drive future growth. Working with cross-functional stakeholders, this candidate will drive cardmember engagement for Discover card products and credit actions programs including marketing strategies, customer communication, support merger integration, performance, and roadmap development. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role of management.
How You'll Do It
  • Identifies, develops, or evaluates marketing strategy to identify new or optimization opportunities, based on knowledge of objectives, market trends, customer needs, historical results, and channel specific expertise.
  • Develop campaign strategy, audience targeting, test & learn agenda, creative assets, execute campaign collaborating with cross functional partners e.g., analytics, credit risk, compliance, legal, finance, other lines of business etc.
  • Manage campaign calendar or roadmap, develop scorecard, and manage key performance indicators against annual goals. Communicates performance updates to management.
  • Manages campaign budgets across numerous simultaneous efforts, most measured in multiple millions of dollars.
  • Acts as a coach and mentor to junior team members and business partners, helping to develop new talent and share subject matter expertise.
  • Timely and accurate completion, maintenance, and communication of assigned Business Risk review (including monitors and audits). Establishes, and adheres to, strong controls to ensure accuracy and strategy deployment.

Qualifications You'll Need
Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's Marketing
  • Bachelor's Business Administration and Management
  • 4+ years Marketing, Business, Partnership Mgmt, Brand Mgmt, consumer packaged goods, creative agency, or related experience

In Lieu of Education Experience
  • 6+ years Campaign Management, strategy development, digital marketing, or related experience

Preferred Requirements
  • Masters in marketing or MBA
  • Campaign management, marketing strategy or digital marketing experience.
  • Experience working in credit cards or financial services or regulated industry.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:
  • Primarily remain in a stationary position.
  • No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
  • No
  • Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
  • No
  • Ability to communicate verbally. Ability to communicate in written form.
  • Travel Requirements - No

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-18-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
Compensation:
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $91,000.00 to $153,400.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.
Benefits:
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
  • Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances
  • Recognition Program
  • Education Assistance
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Family Support Programs
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com .
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.
Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights)
Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected] . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.
At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant's qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance ( LA County Fair Chance ).
Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.
Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.

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