Senior Influencer Marketing Manager

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The Senior Influencer Marketing Manager defines and leads Empower’s enterprise-wide influencer marketing strategy across the social media ecosystem. This role owns the end-to-end influencer marketing discipline, including strategic vision, creative and content strategy, partnership governance, investment management, performance measurement, and risk management frameworks that enable scalable, brand-safe, and high-impact programs.

Reporting to the Vice President of Social Media Marketing, the Senior Influencer Marketing Manager serves as Empower’s senior influencer marketing authority. This role drives business outcomes through indirect leadership, agency oversight, and cross-functional collaboration with Brand, Social Media, Communications/Public Relations, Creative, Legal, Media, Data, and Product teams.

What You Will Do

• Define, lead, and continuously evolve Empower’s enterprise-wide influencer marketing strategy across social media platforms, aligning programs with business objectives, brand positioning, and marketing priorities.
• Establish the strategic vision, creative direction, content guidelines, and partnership governance for influencer marketing initiatives.
• Identify emerging social media platforms, creator trends, audience behaviors, and cultural opportunities to inform influencer marketing strategy.
• Develop and manage the annual influencer marketing operating plan, investment strategy, and budget allocation.
• Provide strategic oversight of external influencer marketing agencies, including agency performance, accountability, and delivery against established objectives.
• Lead influencer marketing initiatives across always-on programs, product launches, brand campaigns, and strategic partnerships.
• Oversee influencer identification, evaluation, partnership negotiations, contracting, and ongoing relationship governance.
• Partner with Brand, Social Media, Communications/Public Relations, Creative, Legal, Media, Data, and Product teams to deliver integrated influencer marketing programs.
• Establish influencer marketing key performance indicators (KPIs), measurement frameworks, reporting standards, and optimization strategies.
• Present influencer marketing performance, investment recommendations, and strategic insights to senior leadership.
• Own influencer compliance, brand safety, and risk management frameworks, ensuring alignment with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) endorsement guidelines, applicable regulatory requirements, and company policies.
• Drive influencer marketing outcomes through cross-functional collaboration, agency leadership, and indirect influence.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of marketing experience, including substantial specialization in influencer marketing.
• Demonstrated experience developing and leading enterprise-scale influencer marketing strategies and programs.
• Experience managing influencer marketing agencies, external partners, and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Experience overseeing influencer partnership negotiations, contracts, and marketing investments.
• Working knowledge of FTC endorsement guidelines, influencer disclosure requirements, and brand safety practices.
• Strong analytical skills, including experience defining marketing KPIs, evaluating campaign effectiveness, and communicating performance insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, executive presentation capabilities, and cross-functional stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to influence business outcomes through indirect leadership and collaboration across multiple functions.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience leading influencer marketing programs in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience developing influencer governance frameworks and scalable creator partnership operating models.
• Experience measuring influencer marketing return on investment (ROI), brand lift

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) –  BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

Base Salary Range

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer •  Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. 

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

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