Director of Acquisition Marketing and Onboarding

Client Marketing
The Client Marketing role is responsible for the execution of strategic campaigns and marketing initiatives in partnership with Marketing and Distribution colleagues aimed at acquiring, developing and retaining clients. By utilizing traditional as well as dynamic methods, such as client segmentation, marketing automation, digital and social methods, this job aims to execute multi-faceted campaign deliverables that deliver high-quality leads to the sales organization.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Executes Go-To-Market plan strategy, including developing campaigns and executing deliverables.
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships and collaboration with sales organization and business partners.
• Contributes to journey mapping for their respective audience segmentation – including identifying gaps, pain points, positive experiences, and identifying opportunities for future state needs.
• Owns campaign planning, development and execution in partnership with Sales and functional marketing team members.
• Manages and helps develop departmental measurements and KPIs based on overall business goals.
• Provides tactical and custom marketing support aligned with Client marketing support model in partnership with functional areas of marketing.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
8IC

Financial Services and Onboarding

• Experience in financial services, insurance, or retirement/benefits industries.
• Direct experience designing or optimizing participant/customer onboarding journeys

Paid Media

• 7+ years of hands-on and leadership experience in paid media investment across the full funnel but with a focus on lower funnel/conversion paid media with deep expertise across paid media channels (e.g., paid search, paid social, programmatic display, video/OTT) with a track record of optimizing channel mix to drive conversion and or acquisition.

Testing & Experimentation

• Experience building and managing (with partners in analytics) a test-and-learn roadmap/agenda across paid media and onboarding touchpoints, including A/B creative testing, Channel Mix optimization and incrementality or lift studies and has the statistical rigor to translate results into actionable creative and media strategy. 

Business Measurement, ROAS & ROI

• Strong track record of partnering with analytics teams to connect marketing performance directly to business outcomes, including understanding and presenting ROAS/ROI models, Conversion Rate, Cost Per Acquisition, media mix and attribution analyses, and marketing business cases to senior leadership. 

General/Leadership

• Experience managing agency and vendor relationships

• Prior people leadership experience managing acquisition marketing and/or onboarding marketing teams

Related SkillsAudience Insights, Budgeting, Campaign Management, Differentiates Value Proposition, Influence, Lead and Demand Generation, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Channels, Marketing Strategic Planning, Prioritizes Effectively, Relationship Management

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2027-01-01Base Pay Range: $103,000/yr - $150,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

Our full EEO & Non-Discrimination statement is on our careers home page, and you can read more about your rights and view government notices here.

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Email: [email protected]

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