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Provides strategic leadership for the future of branch merchandising, shaping how marketing comes to life across the full North American retail network through content planning, emerging technology adoption, and the delivery of impactful customer experiences. Oversees day-to-day merchandising operations across Canada, including content governance, digital merchandising capabilities, vendor and stakeholder management, and the execution of high-profile branch marketing assets, while ensuring alignment with retail design standards, business objectives, and brand strategy.

Defines and develops marketing campaign strategies that strengthen the BMO brand, maximize revenue and optimize the customer experience. Works collaboratively with business/groups on the strategic development, execution and measurement of traditional and non-traditional customer-focussed advertising, production, merchandising, and communications campaigns. Provides information and direction for media and creative development, and ensures brand and governance standards are maintained met in all solutions. Oversees the development of advertising, promotional and communications material. Collaborates with external agency partners to deliver business objectives.

• Develops solutions and makes recommendations based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs.
• Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of solutions.
• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
• Builds change management plans of varying scope and type; leads or participates in a variety of change management activities including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation, and sustainment of initiatives.
• Makes recommendations to improve BMO processes and systems.
• Executes work to deliver timely, accurate, and efficient service.
• Ensures consistency in solutions and across marketing channels, media and platforms.
• Works with business/group in the development and management of campaign budgets.
• Collaborates with internal/external stakeholders to develop monitoring and tracking plans for external advertising initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with internal frameworks, standards, guidelines and governance.
• Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
• Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
• Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Typically between 5 - 8 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study.
• Extensive experience in project management
• Advertising and/or creative agency experience.
• Experience in, and advanced knowledge of, the financial services industry.
• Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
• Influence skills - In-depth.
• Data driven decision making - In-depth.

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: