Director, Product Marketing - Digital Assets

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

The Director, Product Marketing is responsible for driving awareness and demand for Early Warning digital asset products through financial institutions, fintech partners, and resellers. This position will lead development of digital assets product marketing strategies, with an increased focus on B2B enablement and product positioning, and work closely with both internal cross-functional teams and partners’ marketing teams to ensure execution and consistency. Responsible for analyzing program success and incorporating insights into future program planning, including support for emerging digital asset–enabled capabilities.

Essential Functions

• Leads product marketing strategy for B2B and partner-driven channels, ensuring alignment with product and commercialization objectives.

• Own and drive product marketing positioning and ongoing market awareness of digital asset capabilities through all segments and partners.

• Leads development and ongoing updates of marketing and enablement toolkits (e.g. go-to-market plans, templates, messaging frameworks, etc.) for Financial Institutions and partners to ensure consistent messaging and drive solution and product awareness.

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with a diverse set of internal and partner constituencies including marketing teams, product management, partnerships, legal, finance, and sales.

• Defines and manages co-marketing budget to optimize program impact and results across partners.

• Acts as key marketing contact for onboarding new partners, including working with partners to coordinate marketing plans, communications, and launch activities.

• Works closely with partners and Early Warning’s brand strategy team to ensure consistent messaging and branding across partner channels.

• Supports development of product positioning and value propositions to help partners effectively communicate Early Warning solutions to their customers.

• Initiates development of performance and tracking reports for partner marketing programs, consolidating information and providing end-to-end metrics visibility.

• Monitors market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies (including digital assets and evolving payment models) to inform partner marketing strategies.

• Supports the company’s commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business or related field or equivalent experience.

• Typically 12+ years of experience in marketing, communications or a related field.

• Minimum of 8 years experience in partner, channel, or product marketing, relationship management, or sales.

• Experience working for either a start-up or high-growth organization.

• Experience with digital assets, blockchain-based systems, emerging payment technologies, and related customer experiences.

• Results-driven, self-motivated, organized, proactive, collaborative and able to thrive in an ambiguous environment.

• Previous experience managing relationships with varying levels of seniority, creating successful marketing programs and go to market strategies for partnership.

• Experience managing a small team.

• High level of personal and professional integrity, sensitivity and confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in payments, financial services, or network-based platforms.

• Experience developing marketing strategies for platform-based or ecosystem-driven products.

• Experience creating partner enablement programs and sales/partner-facing collateral.

• Experience with digital assets and blockchain products and customer experiences

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Early Warning Services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

The base pay scale for this position in:
New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $186,000 - $232,000.
Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness 

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.

• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.

• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

And SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.