Director, Area Marketing

Our Purpose
We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits
everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and
accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our
innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions,
governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency
quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of
our company. We cultivate a
culture of inclusion
for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and
experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team -
one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better
business results.
Job Title
Director, Area Marketing
Overview:

Mastercard is looking for a strategic, passionate and high impact Marketing
Director to lead multiple marketing disciplines in Egypt. We're looking for an
outstanding professional who is:
o driven and inherently curious, always eager to find a better way to do
things and take things to the next level.
o works well under demanding timelines and has a keen eye for detail, able to
deliver projects to the highest level.
o excels at building relationships and strives for excellence in everything
you do.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the world's leading technology
companies. Mastercard is a force for good, working to help empower and include
people around the world. Our success is driven by the skills, experience,
integrity and mindset of the talent we hire. We attract and retain top talent
from diverse backgrounds and industries by building a world-class culture
based on decency, respect and inclusion. Find out more about working at
Mastercard here

Role Responsibilities:
* Develop and execute local marketing plans, including advertising, promotions, sponsorships, market research, etc., ensuring all initiatives are both locally relevant and in alignment with country, regional and cross functional priorities
* Build & execute B2C, B2B & B2B2C activities/promotions in the areas of card issuance; cardholder activation, usage and loyalty programs targeting consumers, banks, merchants, government entities, MNOs & fintechs.
* Application and customization of marketing assets (consumer intelligence, brand, sponsorships, and partnerships) to develop valued and differentiating programs
* Collecting and analyzing market data as well as conducting specific market research to put forward an insight led activities proposals
* Develops metrics and specifications to track campaigns & activities program performance, measures program performance, and makes recommendations based on results
* Work closely with creative, media, digital, activation & research agencies. This includes briefing, development & securing all necessary approvals of all projects.
* Ensure compliance to goal setting and performance appraisal processes, identifies and coaches top talent within own team
* Manage Egypt marketing budget including preparing monthly and annual budget forecasts; set control procedures; ensure full compliance with Mastercard rules & policies
Skills and Experience
* Demonstrated success in building integrated marketing plans that leveraged synergies between marketing channels
* Demonstrated ability in establishing collaborative relationships with partners, agencies and cross functional counterparts and representing the voice of the local market
* Extensive experience and demonstrated success in consumer marketing, with additional experience in B2B, B2B2C and/or sponsorship Marketing
* Experience in supervising, coaching, and motivating marketing teams
* Ability to navigate a matrixed organization with multiple internal stakeholder groups.

The position is based out of Egypt office
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and
networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is
expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is
responsible for information security and must:
* Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
* Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
* Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
* Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.