Marketing Manager

Avanti Finance Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver contributions

Parental and secondary carer benefits

Gym access

Pilates studio

Sauna and end of trip facilities

Fresh fruit in the office

Volunteer day programme

Job summary

Avanti Finance is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager to own and deliver activity for the Australian portfolio and Auto and Personal Lending in New Zealand. You will partner with stakeholders across both countries to drive growth, engagement and brand awareness through campaigns, content and lifecycle initiatives.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you’ll manage planning, execution and optimization, while influencing senior stakeholders and delivering measurable commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of marketing experience across campaigns, communications and content.
• Experience with customer lifecycle or retention marketing.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.
• Commercial thinking and ability to understand business performance.
• Confident in influencing stakeholders and building credibility.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver marketing activity across our Australian portfolio and Auto and Personal Lending in New Zealand
• Develop and execute marketing plans, campaigns and communications aligned to business objectives
• Create content across digital channels including email, web and social media
• Manage advertising activity and agency relationships
• Deliver customer lifecycle and data-driven marketing initiatives
• Maintain website content, marketing collateral and customer communications
• Analyse campaign performance and identify opportunities for improvement
• Partner closely with sales, product, lending and leadership teams
• Support events, presentations, sales tools and other business development initiatives
• Contribute ideas that help improve customer engagement, brand awareness and commercial outcomes

Skills

Marketing experience

Campaigns

Content creation

Customer lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Commercial thinking

Initiative/Curiosity

Job description

We’re on a mission to become the best specialist lending company in New Zealand and Australia, and we’re looking for ambitious, driven people to help get us there.

We’ve got bold goals and a clear vision for the future. That means exciting opportunities for those ready to champion new ideas, challenge the status quo, and grow alongside us.

If you’re hungry to make an impact, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and love turning ideas into action – you’ll feel right at home here.

You'll take responsibility for our Australian marketing portfolio, along with our Auto and Personal Lending portfolios in New Zealand. Working closely with stakeholders across both countries, you’ll deliver marketing activity that drives growth, engagement and brand awareness.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you'll plan and deliver marketing activity across your portfolios.This is a broad role with plenty of variety. One day you might be launching a new campaign, the next developing customer communications, managing advertising activity, updating website content or creating collateral.W e're looking for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, getting things done and taking ownership of outcomes.

You'll join a collaborative marketing team where you'll have support when you need it, but you'll also be trusted to bring ideas forward, build relationships and drive initiatives from concept through to delivery.

What you’ll do

• Own and deliver marketing activity across our Australian portfolio and Auto and Personal Lending in New Zealand
  
• Develop and execute marketing plans, campaigns and communications aligned to business objectives
  
• Create content across digital channels including email, web and social media
  
• Manage advertising activity and agency relationships
  
• Deliver customer lifecycle and data-driven marketing initiatives
  
• Maintain website content, marketing collateral and customer communications
  
• Analyse campaign performance and identify opportunities for improvement
  
• Partner closely with sales, product, lending and leadership teams
  
• Support events, presentations, sales tools and other business development initiatives
  
• Contribute ideas that help improve customer engagement, brand awareness and commercial outcomes

What we’re looking for

You're likely already working as a Marketing Manager of a particular portfolio, or you're operating at that level within a larger team and looking for more scope and ownership.

You enjoy having responsibility and you're confident enough to influence stakeholders, challenge constructively when needed and build credibility across the business.

We're looking for someone who brings:

• Around 7 or more years of marketing experience
  
• Broad exposure across campaigns, communications and content
  
• Experience with customer lifecycle or retention marketing
  
• Strong written communication and attention to detail
  
• Commercial thinking and an interest in understanding business performance
  
• Confidence working with stakeholders at different levels
  
• A proactive approach and a willingness to bring ideas forward
  
• Curiosity, initiative and a genuine desire to keep learning
  

Experience within financial services, insurance or another regulated industry would be beneficial, but it isn't essential.

What's in it for me?

At Avanti Finance, you'll be supported to grow your career, develop new skills and take ownership of your professional development.

You'll have the chance to give back to the community through initiatives such as Duffy Books in Homes and our annual volunteer day programme.

Depending on the role and team, flexible working arrangements may be available to support your work-life balance.

You'll have access to a range of benefits, which include enhanced KiwiSaver employer contributions (on top of your base salary), enhanced parental and secondary carer benefits , free access to a gym, pilates studio, sauna and state-of-the-art end of trip facilities,and fresh fruit in the office .

If you're looking for a place where you can realise your potential, feel supported and make a meaningful contribution, we'd love to hear from you.

Our values are the fabric of what makes Avanti, Avanti

They guide our decisions, shape how we work, set the standards we hold ourselves and each other to, and build the trust that brings us together.

Champion the Customer: We put people at the heart of every decision

Win Together: We achieve more when we work as one

Do What’s Right: We act with integrity and take responsibility

Be Curious: We keep an open mind to new possibilities

Together, these values help create a workplace where people can grow, contribute and do their best work.