Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

Sr. Partner Marketing Manager

At Early Warning, we've powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

The Sr. Partner Marketing Manager is responsible for driving awareness and demand for EWS brands and services by leading B2C marketing efforts through member financial institutions and resellers. This position shapes and executes partner marketing strategies, working closely with both internal cross-functional teams and partner marketing leads to share best practices and ensure brand and messaging consistency across all channels. The Sr. Partner Marketing Manager will develop, execute, and track the success of B2C partner marketing campaigns among top-tier FI partners —ensuring alignment with the brand's broader growth goals and partnership priorities.

Essential Functions

• Influences and supports development and execution of B2C and emerging channel partner marketing strategies.
• Assists in development and ongoing refinement of consumer marketing content toolkits for financial institutions (FI) to ensure consistent messaging and equip partners with actionable insights and best practice learnings.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with a diverse set of internal and partner constituencies including marketing teams, legal, compliance, regulatory, finance, and sales.
• Acts as the voice of our FI partners and as a key marketing contact during onboarding, coordinating with stakeholders on go-to-market plans to ensure alignment and impact.
• Spearheads projects to enhance partner engagement and scale the partner marketing service model.
• Facilitates brand reviews with partners and Early Warning's brand strategy team to ensure consistent messaging and branding.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of partner marketing activities and recommends strategic adjustments to improve impact.
• Upholds the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of all systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business or related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically, a minimum or 12 years of progressive experience in marketing, communications, or related field.
• Proven experience in acquisition or engagement marketing within the financial services or fintech sector.
• Experience working for either a start-up or high-growth organization, with the ability to adapt and scale rapidly.
• Highly results-driven, self-motivated, organized, with a proactive, collaborative mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced ambiguous environment.
• Excellent cross-functional team player that can excel at both strategy and execution.
• Previous experience managing relationships with varying levels of seniority, creating successful marketing programs and go to market strategies for partnership.
• High level of personal and professional integrity, sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Drug screen and background check.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

The base pay scale for this position in: New York, NY in USD per year is: $154,000 - $193,000. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate's education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

And SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!

Early Warning Services, LLC ("Early Warning") considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.

Early Warning Services LLC is a proud participant in E-Verify, a federal program to help ensure a legal and authorized workforce. As part of our hiring process, we electronically verify the employment eligibility of all new hires through E-Verify. For more information on your rights and responsibilities under E-Verify please visit Home | E-Verify.