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Director of Marketing Analytics

Northwest Bank

Independence, OH
Full Time
Director
11 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Northwest Bank is a premier financial services provider focused on delivering best-in-class customer experiences while remaining committed to the local communities we serve. As the Director of Marketing Analytics & Research, you will collaborate cross-functionally to measure and optimize the effectiveness of marketing investments, provide insights to drive business outcomes, and serve as a key partner to business leaders and marketing colleagues in leveraging data for growth and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop a process and methodology for understanding how the bank's marketing investment drives brand growth, customer acquisition, retention, and relationship deepening across various segments.
  • Employ a consultative approach to providing insights focused on customer, competitive, and market trends to help drive marketing strategy.
  • Present insights and analytics to stakeholders and lead the integration of research findings to support marketing, brand, and product decisions, including creating executive-level presentations and data visualizations.
  • Partner with internal teams to address complex business questions, conduct analysis, and communicate actionable insights through storytelling.
  • Demonstrate expertise with customer data, identify and fill data gaps using internal resources and vendors.
  • Apply customer and market data to enhance customer segmentation and marketing journeys.
  • Leverage qualitative and quantitative primary market research, either in-house or with third-party firms, to inform decisions.
  • Develop test design strategies to maximize learnings and insights.
  • Work with marketing, data teams, and leadership to develop a data strategy that leverages customer and market data to drive revenue, optimize programs, and improve experiences.
  • Serve as a key influencer of the bank’s marketing technology stack and roadmap related to analytics tools and capabilities.
  • Partner with technology and information systems to implement data requests and system changes.
  • Build and maintain dashboards to measure customer growth and marketing performance.
  • Extract data and generate reports from tools such as Google Analytics, marketing automation platforms (e.g., Marketo, HubSpot), testing tools (e.g., Optimizely), CRM systems (e.g., MS Dynamics 365), and others.
  • Develop prospect and customer targeting criteria using data science techniques and large datasets to improve campaign efficiency.
  • Provide thought leadership and oversee execution of prospect and customer targeting for digital and non-digital campaigns.
  • Maintain internal controls and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
  • Provide ad hoc reporting to support bank leadership, marketing, and product teams.
  • Utilize modern customer data management strategies and platforms (e.g., customer data platforms).
  • Ensure safety and health standards are maintained, support safety programs, and participate in emergency procedures.
  • Complete other duties and special projects as requested by management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Data Science, Statistics, Finance, Marketing, or related field.
  • 8 - 12 years of experience in business and/or marketing analytics or data science.
  • Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI.
  • Ability to identify problems, evaluate information, and suggest solutions, including innovative approaches.
  • Effective allocation and use of resources to implement strategic plans.
  • Decision-making, judgment, and timely action within scope of authority.
  • Ability to develop and evaluate alternative courses of action supported by data.
  • Strong communication skills for presenting ideas and information clearly.
  • Ability to listen, comprehend, and facilitate open exchange of ideas.
  • Leadership skills to motivate and direct others, assign work, and provide guidance.
  • Understanding and application of procedures, regulations, and policies.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience extracting data from marketing databases, data warehouses, or data lakes.
  • Exceptional project management skills to handle multiple initiatives under tight deadlines.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills to draw insights and develop models or tools.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and leadership abilities.
  • Adaptability, customer focus, decisiveness, initiative, teamwork, business acumen, and developing others.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI.
  • Experience with marketing automation platforms like Marketo and HubSpot.
  • Experience with testing tools such as Optimizely.
  • Experience with customer data platforms.
  • Experience with modern customer data management strategies and platforms.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Data Science, Statistics, Finance, Marketing, or related field.
  • 8 - 12 years of relevant experience in analytics or data science.

Benefits & Perks

  • Not explicitly specified in the description.

Working at Northwest Bank

Northwest Bank is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and values diversity and teamwork. The organization emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and a customer-focused approach in its work culture.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 28, 2025
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeOnsite
ExperienceDirector

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About Northwest Bank

Website

northwest-bank.com

Location

Independence, OH

Industry

Commercial Banking

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