Director, Digital Marketing Channels (Social, Paid, Search)

BNY Mellon

$135K — $160K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing channel development and management.
  • 8+ years of experience in building and leading high-performing teams, preferably in diverse disciplines.
  • Proven track record in establishing in-house marketing practices and governance structures.
  • Expertise in SEO/SEM, paid media, social platforms, and emerging discoverability trends.
  • Experience in creating governance structures and workflows within complex organizations.
  • Strong strategic, analytical, and consultative skills with a focus on business outcomes.
  • Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and adaptability.

Responsibilities

  • Lead BNY's brand discoverability strategy across various digital marketing channels.
  • Build and integrate a unified operating model for strategic planning and execution.
  • Manage and develop a team of about eight direct reports, promoting collaboration.
  • Define comprehensive channel strategies to enhance brand visibility and performance.
  • Identify and act on emerging trends and innovations in digital marketing.
  • Ensure compliance with brand standards and regulatory requirements in channel execution.
  • Establish a governance framework for effective coordination among diverse stakeholders.
  • Oversee budgeting and resource allocation to maximize impact across channels.
  • Create KPIs and reporting systems to evaluate channel performance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Director, Digital Marketing Channels (Social, Paid, Search)

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Brand Discovery Channels (Social, Paid, Search) to join our Marketing team. This role is located in New York City or Pittsburgh.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
  • Lead BNY's brand discoverability strategy across paid media, social media, traditional search, and AI-driven search/discovery environments.
  • Build and integrate a unified operating model across channel teams to ensure consistent and holistic strategy, planning, execution, measurement, and optimization.
  • Manage and develop a team of approximately eight direct reports, fostering strong talent, accountability, and collaboration.
  • Define integrated channel strategies that increase brand visibility, engagement, and performance across audience segments and key markets.
  • Identify emerging trends in search, media, platform algorithms, and AI-enabled discovery, and translate them into actionable strategies.
  • Ensure channel execution reflects BNY brand standards, regulatory considerations, and enterprise risk and control requirements.
  • Establish governance frameworks, decision rights, and processes to ensure effective coordination across channels and stakeholders.
  • Partner across Marketing, Communications, business, and legal/compliance partners to align channel efforts with enterprise priorities.
  • Oversee budget and resource planning across discoverability channels to maximize efficiency and business impact.
  • Create measurement frameworks, KPIs, and reporting cadences to evaluate channel performance, further our learning agenda, and inform optimization decisions.


To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field, advanced degree a plus.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing channel development, management, and governance.
  • 8+ years of demonstrated success in creating/leading high performing teams, preferably including experience managing a team spanning a variety of disciplines and managing a globally distributed team/partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to build an in-house practice, creating structure around the functions including strategy, governance, operating model.
  • Deep expertise in modern discoverability ecosystems, including LLM visibility, SEO/SEM, paid media, and social platforms. Knowledge of channel trends and emerging capabilities.
  • Experience designing governance structures, workflows, and decision-making frameworks in complex, matrixed organizations.
  • Exceptional strategic and analytical thinking, with consultative mindset and strong business acumen, including ability to connect channel activity to brand, reputational, and business outcomes.
  • Intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and passion for your craft.

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