VP, MARKETING STRATEGIST

Marquis Software Solutions Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Marquis Software Solutions Inc seeks a Marketing Strategist to act as a strategic partner for financial institutions, delivering expert guidance and proven recommendations to meet business objectives and regulatory standards.

The role emphasizes client relationship management, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to forecast needs and translate insights into actionable plans. Travel up to 35% is required; a 4-year degree and 7–10 years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Marketing experience required; deep understanding of financial services marketing.
• Strong strategic thinking and planning capabilities to meet client objectives.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain client relationships.
• Extensive cross-functional team leadership and collaboration experience.
• Excellent analytical skills, including data analytics.
• Superior verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel 25%–35% with more travel initially.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and client-focused thinking.
• Good time management and ability to handle multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; some roles may be remote.
• Professional image and presence with a client-facing demeanor.
• Creative initiative and drive to translate insights into actions.
• Experience with MCIF software is a plus.
• MBA indicates advanced business knowledge and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and own strong client relationships.
• Understand customer objectives and provide guidance to meet business goals.
• Forecast client needs and coordinate work across the team and revenue opportunities.
• Define project scope and deliverables with a plan for the team.
• Review client needs and uncover opportunities to grow the business.
• Translate insights into actionable client plans and reports.
• Manage timelines and client expectations for timely delivery.
• Deliver formal presentations of findings to clients and senior management.
• Create and price actionable marketing plans; review client billing for accuracy.

Skills

Marketing experience

Strategic thinking

Client relationships

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Problem solving

Time management

Independent worker

Presentation skills

Professional image

Creativity

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Come grow with us! Marquis is the largest provider of data analytics software, services, and consulting to financial institutions in the world, providing scalable, results-driven marketing, sales and compliance solutions for over 30 years. Founded in the late 1980s, Marquis provides compliance, marketing and sales solutions for over 555 financial institutions. Independent surveys of our clients consistently come back saying what makes us different is our team.

Position Description - Marketing Strategist:

MARQUIS Marketing Strategists are strategic partners to our clients and serve as subject matter experts and trusted advisors in the areas of financial services marketing. They form a partnership with our clients and draw on their full range of experience and success. They develop specific and proven recommendations that help our clients achieve and exceed their business objectives and meet regulatory standards.

Duties Include:

• Create, maintain and "own" strong client relationships. This includes demonstrating reliability and responsiveness to client needs.
• Establish an understanding of customer strategic business objectives and provide guidance and recommendations to meet and exceed their business objectives.
• Forecast the client's needs and translate that into plans including timing and coordination of work across the team, along with insights into the revenue opportunity.
• Define project scope, including responsibilities of both parties and deliverables and create a plan across the team for meeting those objectives.
• Utilize a full understanding of MARQUIS consulting, software, and creative services to review in-depth analyses of client's needs and uncover opportunities to grow the client's business. Provide customized reports and data based on the client's needs.
• Grasp and create new ideas, techniques and insights quickly and translate those into actionable plans for the client.
• Manage client expectations and the project timeline to insure satisfactory on-time delivery of projects.
• Prepare and deliver formal presentations of findings and results to clients; including senior management.
• Create and price actionable marketing plans. Review and approve client billing for accuracy.

Position Requirements

• MCIF software experience a plus.
• Marketing experience required, significant experience a plus.
• Proven record of strong strategic thinking and planning skills, along with excellent follow-up skills and the ability to develop comprehensive offerings to meet the client's needs.
• Solid understanding of financial products and financial statements, including balance sheets
• Strong analytical (including data analytics) and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams with demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to concurrently manage multiple projects with varying due dates and requirements.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent professional image and presence including conduct, attitude and attire.
• Demonstrated creativity, initiative, time management and self-management skills.
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision or with team members, some positions may be remote.
• Expert level MS Office skills.
• Ability to work in client's environment with 25% - 35% travel required (with more travel initially).
• 4-year college degree with 7-10 years work-related experience required, MBA preferred.