Strategic Planning Manager

Objectives of this role / About the job:
At FINCAST, we are a leading marketing agency dedicated to delivering innovative and effective solutions for our clients. Our team of marketing experts is committed to driving business success, enhancing brand visibility, and creating impactful campaigns that contribute to business success. We are looking to add a dynamic and strategic thinker to our team as a Strategic Planner.

Job Overview:
As a Strategic Planner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our clients' marketing strategies and ensuring their success in the ever-changing business landscape. You will be responsible for conducting in-depth market research, analyzing industry trends, and developing data-driven marketing strategies that align with our clients' goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor: Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the marketing team. Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture, set clear goals and expectations, conduct performance evaluations, and identify opportunities for professional development.
• Business Impact Focus: Develop and implement strategies with a strong focus on driving tangible business results for our clients. Ensure all marketing initiatives are aligned with client objectives to maximize return on investment (ROI) and achieve measurable business impact.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sale, product, growth team, creative, content and account management, to develop integrated marketing strategies that deliver measurable results including but not limited to branding strategy, marketing communication strategy, customer acquisition strategy, customer retention strategy and social interaction activities. Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and establish benchmarks for business success.
• Market Research and Analysis: Collaboration in conduct comprehensive market research to identify industry trends, competitor analysis, and consumer insights. Utilize real-time data and analytics to gain a deep understanding of financial market dynamics, opportunities, and challenges.
• Client Collaboration: Work closely with clients to understand their business objectives, target audience, and unique selling propositions. Translate client requirements into actionable marketing strategies that drive value and achieve long-term goals.
• Campaign Development: Contribute to the development of creative and impactful marketing campaigns. Ensure campaigns are aligned with the overall marketing strategy, effective communication to the right audience and platform, and are tailored to specific market segments.
• Continuous Strategy Improvement: Monitor the performance of marketing initiatives and campaigns. Analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies and identify areas for improvement. Prepare regular reports to provide insights to clients and internal stakeholders in order to re-strategize the existing plan for the better result. 
• Industry Insights: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, competitors, emerging technologies, and marketing innovations. Share relevant insights and knowledge with the team to enhance our overall expertise and offerings.

Skills & Experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Proven experience in strategic planning, marketing, or a similar role within the marketing industry.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and market research.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Creative and critical thinking abilities to develop innovative solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency in using marketing tools, social media, analytics platforms.
• Passion for marketing and a keen eye for industry trends and consumer behavior.
• Embraces challenges as opportunities to learn and grow.
• As a Strategic Planner Manager, .you will have the unique opportunity to work with a diverse team of marketing professionals and clients. We offer a creative and stimulating work environment that encourages innovation and professional growth. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for marketing, and you thrive on creating impact through data-driven strategies, we invite you to apply and be a key player in shaping the success of our clients and our company.