USAmeriBancorp

Head of Performance Marketing & Operations

USAmeriBancorp$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years experience in growth, acquisition, or performance marketing, preferably in financial services.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
  • Strong analytical mindset, capable of turning data insights into actionable strategies.
  • Proven track record in driving customer acquisition with focus on ROI.
  • Deep knowledge of paid and owned digital channels with hands-on optimization experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams and influence executives.
  • Transformational mindset with experience in marketing or organizational change.

Responsibilities

  • Define channel strategy in partnership with the head of consumer & commercial marketing.
  • Oversee all digital and paid media channels to maximize marketing effectiveness.
  • Ensure cohesive planning across channels for optimal reach and conversion.
  • Monitor and optimize marketing spend based on performance metrics and ROI.
  • Establish and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for continued marketing improvement.
  • Utilize analytics to enhance various aspects of campaigns and creative execution.
  • Encourage a culture of testing and learning to uncover growth opportunities.
  • Lead modernization efforts in marketing tools and measurement frameworks.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to champion innovation in advanced targeting and personalization.
  • Collaborative work with senior executives across multiple departments.
  • Dynamic environment fostering a culture of agility and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Partner with head of consumer & commercial marketing and brand to define channel strategy.
  • Oversee all paid and digital channels (e.g., paid media, search, social, affiliates, site, and digital platforms).
  • Ensure integrated planning and execution across channels to maximize reach, conversion, and efficiency.
  • Optimize spend ensuring disciplined allocation of spend based on performance and ROI.
  • Define and manage KPIs (e.g., CAC, LTV, conversion rates, media efficiency) and continuously improve marketing effectiveness.
  • Leverage analytics and performance data to continuously optimize campaigns, targeting, and creative.
  • Embed a rigorous test-and-learn culture to improve outcomes and unlock new growth opportunities.
  • Modernize marketing capabilities, including tools, processes, measurement frameworks, and operating model.
  • Champion innovation in areas such as personalization, automation, and advanced targeting.
  • Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing acquisition and performance marketing team, fostering a culture of accountability, agility, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner closely with executives, LOB Marketing Strategy, Analytics, Finance, and digital product to align on growth priorities.


Required Skills:
  • Proven track record of driving scalable customer acquisition with clear accountability for ROI and efficiency metrics.
  • Deep expertise across paid and owned digital channels, including hands-on understanding of optimization levers.
  • Experience managing large marketing budgets and delivering against CAC, LTV, and conversion targets.
  • Transformational mindset with demonstrated success leading organizational or marketing transformation initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success leading organizational or marketing transformation initiatives.
  • Strong analytical and data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into action.
  • Executive presence with strong communication and storytelling skills.
  • Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
  • Proven ability to influence at the executive level.

Required Experience:
  • Bachelors' Degree in Marketing, Business or related field. Minimum of 10 years of experience in growth, acquisition, or performance marketing, preferably within financial services or a highly regulated, multi-product environment.

About USAmeriBancorp

Valley National Bancorp, doing business as Valley Bank, is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey with approximately $42 billion in assets. Its principal subsidiary, Valley National Bank, currently operates over 230 branch locations in northern and central New Jersey, the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, as well as Long Island, Florida, and Alabama. Valley Bank holds approximately $29 billion in assets. ,Valley Bank is one of the largest commercial banks headquartered in New Jersey.
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