Manager, Co-Brand Cards

Why Wyndham?

By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun. At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support.  Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more.  At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you!

The Role

The Manager, Co-Brand Cards will be joining an exciting and growing Financial Partnerships Team at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.  In this role, the Manager, Co-Brand Cards will be charged with expanding Wyndham’s co-brand credit card portfolio to drive cardmember loyalty and engagement through marketing initiatives.  The candidate with collaborate with internal and external partners to lead customer activation, spend and retention initiatives.  In addition, the candidate will manage new program offers and promotions.  This is a unique opportunity to work on one of the most impactful initiatives and partnerships at Wyndham. 

What you'll do

• Create marketing strategy and roadmap to grow existing cardmember spend, activation, engagement, and retention.  
• Partner with cross-functional teams to plan, design and deploy marketing campaigns across the WH&R digital ecosystem (e.g. email, website); lead experiential events and activations to deliver unique value to cardmembers.
• Work with external partners to influence partner-deployed marketing campaigns and campaign measurement.
• Assist with the development of new cardmember offers and promotions, including supporting business development with external partners.
• Partner with WR Servicing on cardmember-facing marketing and FAQs; manage servicing issues and escalations. 
• Manage marketing budgets to ensure optimal allocation and usage.
• Manage monthly operational controls to ensure adherence to program standards. 

You'll be successful if you have

• Ability to build relationships with external partners and stakeholders at all levels. 
• Strong analytical skills, business acumen and a strategic thinker; ability to connect the dots across various workstreams 
• Strong project management abilities and experience in leading projects involving cross functional teams.
• Strong executive communication skills; ability to present, negotiate, and influence with stakeholders.
• Enthusiasm to be part of a growing team; agility to get things done in a collaborative environment and openness to exploring new ways of doing things.
• A passion for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, our brands, and our mission.
• Experience leading and executing marketing campaigns including email, direct mail, and paid media.

Required Qualifications/Experience

• 5+ years of marketing strategy, partner marketing, and/or financial product marketing
• Experience managing partnerships.
• Credit card and/or loyalty program management a plus.
• Bachelor's degree required.