Senior Marketing Advisor

Desjardins Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services cooperative in Toronto is seeking a Senior Marketing Advisor to lead strategic marketing initiatives and support business development. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of nine years of experience in marketing. This role offers competitive salary, benefits, and a positive workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Minimum of nine years of relevant experience in marketing.
• Advanced proficiency in English due to interactions with English-speaking partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and development activities related to marketing.
• Advise clients on strategic marketing projects.
• Identify and analyze market issues and make recommendations.
• Represent the unit in committees and negotiate agreements with partners.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Customer Focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

As a senior marketing advisor, you help develop and update the organization’s products and services to meet the member/client needs and support business development and analyze market needs for Desjardins General Insurance Group. You lead and influence planning and development projects, feasibility studies, and complex, highly innovative strategic interventions involving multiple sectors. You help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to :

• Act as the lead for projects, mandates, and development activities specific to your area of expertise, which have major scope and impact for the organization and may extend across the Desjardins Movement.

• Advise and support your clients and partners in positioning, planning, developing, executing, and following up on various strategic projects and mandates under your responsibility in the field of marketing.

• Oversee the development and evolution of policies, standards, models, and programs that support your unit’s strategic projects and mandates.

• Identify and analyze issues, raise significant concerns, establish diagnoses, and make recommendations to the relevant authorities regarding business solutions, strategies, and market development tactics.

• Represent your unit on various committees composed of senior management members and other governing bodies.

• Represent, negotiate, and commit Desjardins in agreements with partners or external organizations.

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus

• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement

• Group insurance including telemedicine

• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

• A minimum of nine years of relevant experience in Marketing

• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

• Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

Action oriented, Ambiguity, Collaborates, Communicates effectively, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning

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Trade Union (If applicable)

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Marketing (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-09-12