State Street

Strategic Initiatives Marketing Manager

State Street  •  Frankfurt am Main, DE (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

We are seeking an experienced retail marketerto drive delivery across key marketing priorities in Germany and the wider Central Europe region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

This is a high-impact, execution-led role with a primary focus on retail investor go-to-market (c.70%), complemented by regional marketing support (c.30%)of central Europe (Germany, Switzerland, Austria).

The roleplays a key part in bringing ourretail marketing strategyto lifein central Europe, focused on building engagement with self-directed investors through digital channels, platform ecosystems and content-led activation. It requires a marketer who can translate strategy into execution,operatewith pace, and deliver measurable outcomes across multiple workstreams

Key Responsibilities

Retail Go-To-Market Execution (c.70%)

Support delivery of retail investor marketing incentral Europe incl.Germanyand wider, focused on self-directed investors, digitalengagementand platform ecosystems:

  • Execute retail marketing campaigns across digital,contentand paid channels, adapting pan-European activity for the German market(and wider)

  • Partner with the content team to support the development of ETF education initiatives, ensuring content isregionalised,clear,engagingand compliant for retail investorsin Central Europe

  • Support content-led engagement including editorial, podcasts and educational series aligned to investor needs

  • Activate finfluencer and content partnerships (e.g.JustETF,ExtraETF), ensuring alignment with brand and regulatory guardrails

  • Support marketing acrossdigital wealth platform partnerships, tailoring content to platform environments and investor behaviour

  • Translate audiencepersonaandPsychographixinsights into targeting,messagingand campaign execution

  • Liaise with internal SEM and paid social centre of excellence teams, providing clear briefs and ensuring alignment with campaign objectives

  • Support sales enablement, developing marketing assets for the Head of Partnerships and broader sales teams

  • Track performance and contribute to a test-and-learn approach, exploring AI-driven opportunities to improve content,personalisationand engagement

  • Ensure all activity is compliant with BaFin, MiFID IIworking with compliance and legal colleagues.

2. Central Europe Regional Marketing Support (c.30%)

Support delivery of regional marketing activity across Germany,Austriaand Switzerland, across all audiences including institutional and intermediary clients, ensuring alignment with sales priorities and EMEA strategy:

  • Contribute to the execution of the Central Europe marketing plan, delivering campaigns in a measurable and efficient way aligned with brand and business objectives

  • Partner with sales teams to support integrated campaigns across product launches, assetclassesand key initiatives

  • Support the development, localisation and maintenance of marketing collateral and digital content, ensuring consistency and local relevance

  • Coordinate marketing activities across markets, ensuring aligned messaging,executionand governance

  • Contribute to planning cycles, campaign tracking,reportingand budgeting

  • Support regional events,roadshowsand key conferences in partnership with sales and events teams

  • Coordinate with external partners (e.g. agencies, media) to support campaign execution and performance evaluation

3 Strategic Delivery & Stakeholder Management

  • Support priority strategic marketing initiatives across EMEA

  • Act as a connector across brand, retail, partnerships, digitalteamsand agencies

  • Maintain strong delivery discipline:

  • Clear timelines and ownership

  • Stakeholder alignment

  • Regular performance tracking and reporting

  • Act as an AI-enabled marketer, embedding tools such as Copilot into day-to-day workflows to improve productivity and output quality

  • Identifyopportunities to use agent-based AI (agentic AI) to automate or scale repeatable marketing tasks, where appropriate

  • Share best practice, use cases and learnings with the wider team to build AI capabilities across marketing

Skills & Experience

  • Fluent in English and German

  • Experience delivering retail or digital marketing campaigns

  • Background in ETF, retail investing,wealthor fintech marketing (preferred)

  • Understanding of German retail investor behaviour and digital ecosystem

  • Experience supporting content partnerships, influenceractivityor content-led campaigns

  • Experience working in a matrixed or regional organisation

  • Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills

  • Data-aware and comfortable using performance insights to inform decisions

  • Familiarity with AI tools is an advantage

What Success Looks Like

  • Strong delivery of retail marketing campaigns inCentral Europe (Germany and wider)

  • High-quality, compliant content tailored to retail investors

  • Consistent support to sales and regional marketing activity

  • Clear contribution to improving campaign effectiveness over time

Profile

This role is best suited to someone who:

  • Is hands-on and delivery-focused, with strong attention to detail

  • Can manage multiple workstreams and priorities effectively

  • Is comfortable working across teams and stakeholders

  • Understands how to communicate with self-directed retail investors in a simple,clear way

  • Is proactive, organised and solutions-oriented

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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