Marketing Manager – China | Xoom
by Nate Levin on November 5th, 2014 1082 views
Xoom Corporation is a fast growing digital money transfer company that is revolutionizing the international money transfer market by proving people with an easy, convenient and cost-effective means of sending money worldwide. The candidate will be responsible for developing forecasts, delivering new users on budget, envisioning new growth trajectories and executing initiatives flawlessly and on-time. Familiarity with the 1st generation Chinese market is a key requirement.
Overview
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Industry: Financial Services
- Employer: Xoom Corporation
Job Description
About the Job
Xoom Corporation (Nasdaq: XOOM), one of the fastest growing digital money transfer companies in the world is revolutionizing the international money transfer market by providing people with an easy, convenient and cost-effective means of sending money worldwide. We offer a secure, fast, and inexpensive means of sending money from our website to both online and offline recipients in over 30 countries around the world.
Visit our website at: https://www.xoom.com/about/careers
We are seeking a stellar Marketing Manager with a strong history of performance to help drive its marketing and customer acquisition initiatives for customers sending money to China. These include TV, online, social, radio, print, mail, events, grassroots and in-country marketing. The candidate will be responsible for developing forecasts, delivering new users on budget, envisioning new growth trajectories and executing initiatives flawlessly and on-time. Familiarity with the 1st generation Chinese market is a key requirement.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Define and manage XOOM’s overall new customer acquisition strategy in-country
Development and execution of the recipient account marketing plan
Drive consumer research in-country
Ensure that the business is delivering best-of-breed solutions that exceed customer expectations
Know prospects – who they are, how they remit, who are their recipients and how to reach them
Understand our offerings – strengths, weaknesses, differences, targets
Awareness of competitors – strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
Develop promotional offers – appeal, competitiveness, operational impact
Leverage channels – web, direct marketing, events and PR
Able to back up recommendations using data
Required Skills:
Minimum eight years of relevant marketing experience in online consumer service, financial services and/or packaged goods
Mandarin fluency required
Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills. Highly proficient with Excel and Powerpoint
Market research experience
Strong communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal)
Very strong results orientation
Team player
Familiarity with the 1st generation Chinese market required
Strong history of sending money abroad a plus
Marketing experience in-country a plus
Education:
Bachelor’s degree required with MBA preferred
Benefits:
100% Medical, Dental and Vision
Xoom pays 100% of benefit premiums for Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for all employees and 75% of their dependents premiums. Choose from Blue Shield PPO or Blue Shield HMO or Kaiser HMO. Chiropractic and acupuncture coverage also included.
Flexible Spending and Dependent Care
Employees can enroll in our FSA health care and dependent care plans up to the IRS maximums.
Stock Options
As part of your compensation package you are granted the option to purchase shares of Xoom stock. The option price is based upon the fair market value on the date of grant as approved by our Board of Directors.
401(k) Retirement Plan
Regardless of when you start in the year, employees can fund up to the IRS annual maximum. Xoom underwrites all contract asset charges so every penny you save goes towards your retirement and not individual fees or operational expenses.
Life and Accident Insurance
In addition to providing medical, dental and vision benefits Xoom pays 100% of the cost of life insurance. Xoom also provides short-term and long-term disability protection.
15-20 Days Paid Time off
Xoom has a tiered PTO program: 15 days for your first and second years, accruing an extra day per year up to 20 days. Thats one month off a year!
9 Paid Holidays
Xoom observes nine (9) designated paid holidays per calendar year.
Commuter Program
Xoom provides a monthly reimbursement or auto-loads straight to your Clipper card
Cell Phone Reimbursement
Xoom provides a monthly reimbursement for your mobile phone, whether you use it for company business or not.
Fully Stocked Kitchens
As well as bagels and organic fruit deliveries, all of our floors have fully stocked kitchens with free drinks and snacks that are replenished daily.
Please apply and we will contact you!
This is a full time, every day position in downtown San Francisco!