Wintrust Financial Hiring for AVP, Marketing Job at Rosemont, IL Full Time

Wintrust Mortgage was founded in 1981 to help customers achieve the American dream of homeownership and has since successfully navigated the ever-changing real estate market. As a full-service, federally chartered lender with offices located across the country, we’re dedicated to providing customers with a wide range of mortgage products and have the capability to lend in all 50 states. To complement the basic conventional, FHA, and VA loan programs, we are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the continually evolving market. Wintrust Mortgage is part of Wintrust, a financial services company with more than $50 billion in assets.

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 8 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
• Family-friendly work hours
• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
• We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility

What You’ll Do

• Evaluate our current technologies and determine a roadmap for future enhancements. Based on said roadmap, lead the team’s priorities and manage the projects start-to-finish which will include collaboration with internal teams such as our sales team, IT, vendor management and the marketing team at the holding company (Wintrust Financial). Oversee the Operations Coordinator to ensure our main marketing automation platform is free of defects, report any new enhancements to our sales force, consistently add new content to the platform and manage any email campaigns and journeys that are deployed from the system.
• Campaign planning within Mortgage that will also include cross-sell initiatives with the holding company (Wintrust Financial). Working closely with our Content and Design teams, as well as the holding company, to develop the overarching plan, write creative briefs, conduct any market research and interdepartmental brainstorming, build the technical infrastructure needed to deploy within our Marketing Automation System, and collect, interpret and analyze the data to report out any findings and recommendations for future campaigns. Work with AVP and Creative Director to develop strategies for new product or service launches, cross sell initiatives, or other marketing campaigns and ensure they are executed through the appropriate channels and to individual Loan Originators.
• Manage a team of Marketing Account Managers who will support our Loan Originator’s marketing efforts. Share-out campaign findings that can be communicated to our sales force via the Account Managers and work closely with the regional sales leaders on any escalations, collaborations and larger initiatives. Prioritize, streamline and enhance our Loan Originator’s experience from recruiting to onboarding, and encourage proactive outreach and top customer service from the Account Managers. You will work with the Account Managers and Sales Leaders to establish and execute yearly and monthly goals.
• Manage projects that are departmental, company-driven, or established by the holding company (Wintrust Financial). This can include working through the vendor approval

Requirements:

• 7-10 years Marketing experience
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent
• Any experience in marketing, communications, account management, data analytics – especially within the mortgage or financial industry – is key. Experience managing a team within a customer service-centric environment is pertinent to this role.

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin’s Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.