About Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,300 people working together. Our capability is diverse with more than 550 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Our focus on clients and strong financial foundation connects our enterprise businesses — Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.
Job Description
We are recruiting for a Marketing Automation Manager for a 7‑month fixed‑term period. In this role you will support the delivery of a market‑leading and strategically aligned Marketing Automation capability, ensuring a robust, compliant, and scalable platform that plays a central role in connecting with prospects and clients. You will also create assets, manage controls and governance, and oversee other teams’ access to the Marketing Cloud Engagement platform.
How you’ll spend your time…
- Support development and maintenance of Columbia Threadneedle’s marketing automation platform and activities across all B2B and D2C channels.
- Deliver timely updates across various systems in line with risk appetite and policies, and raise awareness and understanding across Marketing Cloud users.
- Create marketing assets such as journeys, emails, landing pages, smart capture forms and data extensions, ensuring effective collaboration with marketing stakeholders and the Technology team.
- Build strong relationships with marketing, distribution, comms, investment, technology, compliance and legal teams to understand brief requirements, approval processes and manage stakeholders.
- Collaborate across the marketing team to support broader marketing strategy and key initiatives.
- Advocate appropriate use of marketing automation capability with an understanding of related CRM data.
To be successful in this role you will have…
- Proven experience with Marketing Cloud Engagement and key capabilities including Email Studio, Web Studio, Journey Builder, Content Builder and Audience Builder.
- Experience and knowledge of marketing automation platform management, campaign delivery and working with technology teams.
- Working knowledge of industry standard tools such as Salesforce CRM.
- Experience with lead generation and the role of email in integrated B2B campaigns.
- A good eye for detail.
- Proactivity and ownership.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
Additional desirable skills
- Graduate or relevant professional qualification.
In‑Office Collaboration
We are a client‑centric, relationship‑based business. Working together in person is foundational to our results. Employees work in the office at least four days per week, with flexibility to work from home one day per week. Some roles may require additional in‑office time; specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.
Employment Details
Employment type: Fixed‑term (7 months). Full time.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to racial or ethnic background, religion or belief, sex or gender, nationality, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please speak to your recruiter.
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Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you’ll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,300 people working together. Our capability is diverse with more than 550 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we create bespoke solutions matched to clients’ specific requirements. Our focus on clients and strong financial foundation connects our enterprise businesses — Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.
Job Description
We are recruiting for a Marketing Automation Manager for a 7‑month fixed‑term period. In this role you will support the delivery of a market‑leading and strategically aligned Marketing Automation capability, ensuring a robust, compliant, and scalable platform that plays a central role in connecting with prospects and clients. You will also create assets, manage controls and governance, and oversee other teams’ access to the Marketing Cloud Engagement platform.
How you’ll spend your time…
- Support development and maintenance of Columbia Threadneedle’s marketing automation platform and activities across all B2B and D2C channels.
- Deliver timely updates across various systems in line with risk appetite and policies, and raise awareness and understanding across Marketing Cloud users.
- Create marketing assets such as journeys, emails, landing pages, smart capture forms and data extensions, ensuring effective collaboration with marketing stakeholders and the Technology team.
- Build strong relationships with marketing, distribution, comms, investment, technology, compliance and legal teams to understand brief requirements, approval processes and manage stakeholders.
- Collaborate across the marketing team to support broader marketing strategy and key initiatives.
- Advocate appropriate use of marketing automation capability with an understanding of related CRM data.
To be successful in this role you will have…
- Proven experience with Marketing Cloud Engagement and key capabilities including Email Studio, Web Studio, Journey Builder, Content Builder and Audience Builder.
- Experience and knowledge of marketing automation platform management, campaign delivery and working with technology teams.
- Working knowledge of industry standard tools such as Salesforce CRM.
- Experience with lead generation and the role of email in integrated B2B campaigns.
- A good eye for detail.
- Proactivity and ownership.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
Additional desirable skills
- Graduate or relevant professional qualification.
In‑Office Collaboration
We are a client‑centric, relationship‑based business. Working together in person is foundational to our results. Employees work in the office at least four days per week, with flexibility to work from home one day per week. Some roles may require additional in‑office time; specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.
Employment Details
Employment type: Fixed‑term (7 months). Full time.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to racial or ethnic background, religion or belief, sex or gender, nationality, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please speak to your recruiter.
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