Director of Loyalty Marketing

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To lead the loyalty marketing strategy, strengthen customer engagement, and drive long-term growth by delivering a differentiated loyalty ecosystem that increases card usage, customer value, and competitive advantage. 

Role Summary 

ThisDirectorroleleads theend-to-endloyaltymarketing strategy andprogram direction forBarclays’ Loyalty Ecosystem, designed to increasecustomer loyalty, card usage, and engagement throughcuratedthird-party shopping anddining offers, exclusiveexperiences, andco-brand offers. 

TheDirector of Loyalty Marketing willset the vision, strategy, anddecision framework for howBarclays’ Loyalty Ecosystem ispresented to customers across digital and traditional channels. The role will oversee a Vice President of Loyalty Marketing and two Managers of Loyalty Marketing, ensuringmarketing plans, offers, and customer experiences areclear,compelling, personalized,compliant, and aligned tobusiness outcomes. 

Operating at the intersection ofMarketing, Data & Analytics, Product, Technology, Legal, Risk, and Compliance, this roleestablishes program priorities, approves key marketing decisions, and guides the team in translating businessobjectives intocustomer-facing campaigns, personalized experiences, andengagement strategies.Therolealso defineshow customer data and behavioral insights are responsiblyused todeepencustomer relationships and improve program performance. 

TheDirector serves asthe senior orchestration point forthe loyalty marketing program, balancinggrowth, customer experience,creativity, data-driven decisioning, regulatory requirements,operationaldiscipline, and team leadership. 

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of marketing strategies and delivery that aligns with the banks business objectives and are informed by market research, customer needs and competitive landscape.
• Collaboration with product development, sales, and other departments to align marketing efforts with overall business objectives, to achieve specific, well defined outcomes, as needed.
• Development of compelling and targeted content for various marketing channels, including print, media and related collateral, if needed.
• Analysis of data to make informed decisions and optimize marketing strategies, use of data analytics tools to measure and report on the performance of marketing campaigns.
• Management of the marketing budget, allocating resources to maximise ROI.
• Defines marketing vision, sets goals, clarifies objectives and works across organisations to achieve specific, well defined outcomes.

Director Expectations

• To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..
• They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
• Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
• Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
• Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
• Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
• Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
• Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
• Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
• Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
• Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Strategic Responsibilities 

Marketing& Campaign Strategy 

• Set andown the loyalty marketingaligned to goals for card usage, customer retention, engagement frequency,spend growth, and customer value. 

• Define clear customer value propositions for program mechanicsincluding theshopping portal, dining offers, bonus cashback, and exclusive experiences. 

• Establish program success metricsand decision rightstied toengagement, activation, incrementalspend,customer retention,and long-term loyalty. 

Digital Creative Development & Channel Execution 

• Set the direction for customer-facing marketing assets and oversee team delivery in partnership with internal Centers of Excellence 

• Approve creativedirection and ensureexecution isconsistent, compliant,customer-centered,andoptimized across channels. 

• Guide UX, brand, and channel teamsin using performance insightstoimprove messaging,visual treatments, and the overall customer experience. 

Email Marketing & Contact Strategy 

• Set theemail marketing strategy, including cadence, targeting, lifecycle triggers, andsuppression logic, and oversee execution through Centers of Excellence. 

• Define thecustomer contact strategyto balance engagement with customer fatigue, ensuringcommunications aretimely, relevant, and additive. 

• Align loyalty communications with enterprise marketingpriorities andbroader customercommunication plans. 

Personalization, Data & Offer Targeting 

• Set the strategy for usingcredit card transaction data and behavioral insights to personalize offers, messaging, and recommendations. 

• Define and approve use cases forsegmentation, targeting, and next-best-offer strategies, ensuring alignment with data privacy, risk, and compliance standards. 

• Review program performance and directrefinements to personalization logic based on customer response, engagement patterns, andbusinessresults. 

Gamification & Engagement Design 

• Set thevision forgamificationand engagement design, including progress tracking, milestones, challenges, streaks,and bonusunlocks to increase repeat engagement and sustained card usage. 

• Direct Product and Technologypartners to ensure gamified experiences are intuitive, motivating,scalable,and clearly communicated to customers. 

• Set measurement expectations for engagement mechanics and guide the team in iterating based on customer behavior, business outcomes, and control requirements. 

Skills & Experience 

Required 

• 5-10 years ofdemonstratedleadership experience inloyaltymarketing, digital marketing,orcustomer engagement. 

• Strongexperience setting strategy acrossemail marketing, digital channels,lifecycle marketing,and customercontactmanagement. 

• Demonstrated ability to usecustomer data, insights, and performance metrics to shape strategy, guide investment decisions, and improve customer outcomes. 

• Experience leading teams and senior cross-functional stakeholders through complex initiatives, with clear ownership of decisions, trade-offs, and business outcomes. 

Preferred 

• Experience infinancial services, payments, or highly regulated industries. 

• Experience withcredit card rewards, cashback programs, shopping portals,dining offers,merchant-funded offers, or co-brand loyalty programs. 

• Familiarity withgamification, behavioral design, or experimentation to drive customer engagement and repeat usage. 

• Comfortsetting direction and making decisions in environments withregulatory, risk,compliance, and control considerations. 

Role Characteristics 

• Senior strategic marketerand people leaderwith a strong bias towardmeasurablebusiness and customeroutcomes. 

• Comfortable setting enterprise-level direction while ensuring the team delivers high-quality execution. 

• Operates with high ownership, sound judgment,strong decision discipline,and resilience in complex, cross-functional enterprise environments.