Senior Director, Strategic Account Management

Ascension; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension is seeking a Senior Director of Strategic Account Management to lead strategic marketing efforts across ministry markets. This role requires extensive experience in marketing leadership, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to drive results through collaboration. The ideal candidate will foster partnerships and implement modern marketing strategies that align with Ascension's mission.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive marketing leadership experience.
• Experience in large, matrixed environments.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior marketing liaison to ministry markets.
• Provide executive-level counsel on campaign planning.
• Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships across teams.

Skills

Strategic acumen

Operational rigor

Relationship-building

Data-driven planning

Audience segmentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

We Are Hiring

• Department: Strategy and Account Service
• Schedule: Full time
• Location: Remote

What You Will Do

Ascension is seeking a Senior Director of Strategic Account Management to serve as a critical connector between ministry markets, strategic marketing teams, and shared services. This leadership role functions as both a liaison and strategic consultant, responsible for ensuring marketing campaigns, plans, and priorities are aligned business objectives, focused on strategic marketing objectives and ensuring all campaigns are aligned to driving growth.

As a senior leader, this person will foster deep partnerships across teams and act as a trusted advisor—helping guide the implementation of modern, insight-driven marketing strategies that resonate with diverse audiences across regions. The ideal candidate brings strong strategic acumen, operational rigor, and exceptional relationship-building skills within large, matrixed organizations.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Alignment & Strategic Consulting

• Serve as the senior marketing liaison to ministry markets and strategic marketing leaders, ensuring alignment on marketing priorities, resource needs, and execution timelines.
• Consult with market teams to ensure enterprise strategies are locally adapted, consistent with Ascension’s brand and mission, and supported by shared services.
• Drive alignment of cross-functional workstreams across media, content, creative, digital, and ministry marketing teams
• Acts as a strategic gatekeeper to shared services, ensuring incoming marketing requests align with business priorities and Ascension’s mission-driven values—prioritizing high-impact work and enabling more focused execution

Strategic Marketing Leadership

• Provide executive-level counsel to ministry marketing leaders on campaign planning, messaging frameworks, and market readiness.
• Promote the adoption of modern marketing approaches, including data-driven planning, audience segmentation, digital-first campaigns, and lifecycle-based engagement.
• Identify marketing gaps and surface opportunities for integration, synergy, and strategic acceleration.

Cross-Functional Relationship Building

• Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with marketing, communications, and clinical leaders at both the national and local levels.
• Act as a connector across departments, ensuring all stakeholders are engaged, informed, and aligned.
• Serve as a culture-carrier for integration, shared accountability, and strategic clarity across the broader marketing organization.

Operational Planning & Governance

• Partner with shared services teams to ensure proper resourcing, sequencing, and execution support for strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of marketing governance structures to streamline planning, intake, and execution.

What You Will Need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.

Additional Preferences

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive marketing leadership experience, with demonstrated success in strategic consulting, marketing integration, or field alignment.
• Experience in large, matrixed environments—preferably in healthcare, retail, or other regulated consumer industries.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, build coalitions, and drive results through collaboration.
• Deep understanding of modern marketing disciplines, including omnichannel planning, content strategy, and performance optimization.
• Outstanding interpersonal, facilitation, and communication skills.

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Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO) Various health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer match plans Long-term & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) Parental leave & adoption assistance Tuition reimbursement Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.