Business Development Bank of Canada

VICE PRESIDENT, GROWTH MARKETING AND PERFORMANCE

Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Commerce, Technology, Digital Business, or related field.
  • Executive-level experience in growth marketing, digital marketing, or business transformation.
  • Experience managing a high-visibility transactional or corporate website.
  • Proficient in digital acquisition, demand generation, and marketing automation.
  • Strong background in Martech, data analysis, and performance measurement.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in complex environments.
  • Bilingual in French and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute BDC's growth marketing strategy aligned with business priorities.
  • Increase Marketing's contribution to client acquisition, conversion, and retention.
  • Lead digital acquisition, demand generation, and conversion initiatives.
  • Oversee the performance and evolution of BDC's website.
  • Develop capabilities for measurement, attribution, and marketing investment optimization.
  • Accelerate the adoption of automation, personalization, and AI in marketing.
  • Partner with business, sales, and technology teams to enhance outcomes.
  • Lead and develop a team of digital growth and performance specialists.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to contribute to the growth of small and medium-sized businesses across Canada.
  • Work within a unique bank dedicated exclusively to Canadian entrepreneurs.
  • Be part of a Marketing Leadership Team focused on data-driven value creation.
  • Foster a culture of performance, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW

You are responsible for turning entrepreneur interest into measurable business results. You lead BDC's digital growth, acquisition, performance marketing, marketing automation, Martech and website operations capabilities.

As a member of the Marketing Leadership Team, you help evolve Marketing into a value creation engine driven by data, measurable performance and continuous optimization. BDC is the only bank dedicated exclusively to Canadian entrepreneurs, and your work directly contributes to the growth of small and medium-sized businesses across Canada.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET
  • Define and execute BDC's growth marketing strategy in alignment with business priorities.
  • Increase Marketing's contribution to client acquisition, conversion and retention.
  • Lead digital acquisition, demand generation, lead nurturing and conversion initiatives.
  • Oversee the performance, governance and evolution of BDC's website.
  • Develop measurement, attribution, forecasting and marketing investment optimization capabilities.
  • Accelerate the adoption of automation, personalization and artificial intelligence.
  • Partner with business, sales and technology teams to improve business outcomes.
  • Lead and develop a team of digital growth, performance, web, automation and Martech specialists.
  • Foster a culture of performance, experimentation and continuous improvement.


WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Commerce, Technology, Digital Business or a related field.

Experience
  • Executive-level experience in growth marketing, digital marketing, performance marketing, digital commerce, digital product management or business transformation.
  • Experience managing a high-visibility transactional or corporate website.
  • Experience in digital acquisition, demand generation, lead nurturing, conversion, retention and marketing automation.
  • Experience with Martech, data, experimentation and performance measurement.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a complex matrix environment.

Key Skills
  • Growth marketing and performance marketing.
  • SEO, SEM and digital media.
  • Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO).
  • Marketing attribution and ROI optimization.
  • Marketing automation and personalization.
  • Martech platform management.
  • Artificial intelligence applications in marketing.
  • Strategic leadership, influence and change management.
  • Bilingualism in French and English, both written and spoken.

Preferred Qualifications
  • MBA or relevant master's degree.
  • Experience leading large-scale marketing, digital or technology transformation initiatives.
  • Experience integrating artificial intelligence into marketing operations.
  • Expertise in digital experimentation and A/B testing.
  • Experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry.

About Business Development Bank of Canada

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is a federal Crown corporation that provides financing, advisory services, and capital to Canadian businesses. The bank was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. BDC offers a range of financial services, including loans, venture capital, and consulting services. The bank focuses on small and medium-sized businesses, and has a particular emphasis on supporting entrepreneurs and startups. BDC has offices across Canada and works with businesses in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, technology, and services.
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