Marketing Operations Lead – Strategy to Execution

Strategy Financial Group; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Hybrid work environment

Autonomy & ownership culture

People-first environment

Job summary

Strategy Financial Group is seeking a hands-on Marketing Manager to translate strategy into execution, manage a small team, and drive a high volume of projects with strong processes, technology, and automation.

You will work closely with the CMO to turn strategy into organized plans, clear accountability, and consistent execution while remaining actively involved in day-to-day work. This role blends leadership with hands-on execution and measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive marketing experience or equivalent.
• Experience managing people and leading complex projects.
• Experience building or improving marketing operations and workflows.
• Fluent across digital channels and channels performance.
• Strong editing and quality-control skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to remain hands-on while leading others.
• Must reside in the Phoenix metropolitan area and be available for hybrid in-person collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the marketing department and a small marketing team
• Turn strategic priorities into clear project plans with defined owners, timelines, dependencies, deliverables, and accountability
• Manage a high volume of concurrent initiatives across events, digital marketing, communications, content, creative, and company-wide projects
• Own and continuously improve marketing project‑management systems, workflows, technology, and automations
• Identify practical uses of AI and automation that improve productivity, quality, and scalability
• Provide oversight for a marketing operation supporting200+ events annually, including attending approximately six events per quarter
• Review marketing communications and creative materials for messaging, accuracy, brand consistency, and overall quality
• Maintain working knowledge across digital advertising, social media, email automation, SEO/AEO, website/CMS, content marketing, and video/YouTube
• Ensure marketing dashboards, CRM data, campaign results, and reporting processes are accurate and dependable
• Manage day-to-day relationships with selected agencies, technology vendors, and marketing partners
• Step into execution personally when needed; this is ahands‑on leadership role, not a manage-from-the-sidelines position

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Digital marketing

Communication

Process optimization

Tools

Salesforce/Pardot

HubSpot

Marketo

Job description

Strategy Financial Group is seeking a hands-on Marketing Manager to translate strategy into execution, manage a small team, and drive a high volume of projects with strong processes, technology, and automation.

You will work closely with the CMO to turn strategy into organized plans, clear accountability, and consistent execution while remaining actively involved in day-to-day work. This role blends leadership with hands-on execution and measurable impact.