Marketing Operations & Budget Strategy Lead

Convera; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Convera, a global payments leader, seeks a Senior Manager of Marketing Operations to lead core budget, vendor, and planning activities for Brand & Growth. The role demands strong governance, cross-functional coordination, and independent management of monthly deliverables across governance, budgeting, and supplier relationships.

The ideal candidate will optimize processes, mitigate risks, and advise stakeholders on requirements and practical solutions aligned with Convera policies and rhythms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in marketing operations, business operations, planning, budget operations, procurement operations, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze budget, vendor, or planning issues, identify root causes, and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong understanding of marketing operations, budgeting practices, vendor lifecycle processes, and operational governance.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders such as Finance, Procurement, Accounting, Marketing, Enablement, or business operations teams.

Responsibilities

• B&G Planning, Reporting & Operating Rhythm Support: manage planning and reporting artifacts across the operating cycle.
• Budget Management, Governance & Execution: track spend, maintain budget records, and monitor variances.
• Vendor governance & contract tracking: coordinate renewals, POs, onboarding, and governance across Marketing & Enablement.
• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement and other teams to ensure accurate forecasting and compliant spend.
• Identify risks, drive improvements, and maintain documentation and SOPs for governance practices.

Skills

Marketing operations

Budget management

Vendor governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Allocadia

Procurement systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Convera, a global payments leader, seeks a Senior Manager of Marketing Operations to lead core budget, vendor, and planning activities for Brand & Growth. The role demands strong governance, cross-functional coordination, and independent management of monthly deliverables across governance, budgeting, and supplier relationships.

The ideal candidate will optimize processes, mitigate risks, and advise stakeholders on requirements and practical solutions aligned with Convera policies and rhythms.