Marketing Services Manager

Visa hybrid • Johannesburgfull_time

Responsibilities:

Marketing Planning & Coordination:

  • Support annual planning consolidating client priorities, performance data, and insights.
  • Coordinate planning inputs with Country Managers and Account leads
  • Maintain regional planning trackers, calendars, and shared documentation.
  • Assist in preparing planning presentations for leadership and cross‑functional teams.

Client Engagement & Support:

  • Serve as a day‑to‑day point of contact for multiple clients across South Africa and Southern Africa.
  • Identify client growth opportunities by analyzing market trends, client performance, and consumer insights, and highlight where Visa’s solutions can add value.
  • Manage client feedback cycles and ensure timely, accurate communication across client portfolios.
  • Guide clients on using Visa’s marketing frameworks, toolkits, and best‑practice digital marketing.

Marketing Program Execution:

  • Drive execution of marketing activities including creative reviews, media coordination, localization of assets, and campaign rollout support.
  • Assist with digital campaign setups and optimizations with agencies and Visa’s digital teams.
  • Prepare client briefs, program updates, campaign reports, and post‑campaign reviews.
  • Ensure all work is delivered consistently across different market contexts.

Cross‑Functional Coordination:

  • Work closely with Account Leads, and cross functions teams across projects
  • Use regional/global tools, playbooks, and best‑practice assets.
  • Support multi‑market governance processes and adoption of Visa Project Central.

Reporting & Insights:

  • Track KPIs and performance across all assigned markets.
  • Produce multi‑market performance reports and dashboards.
  • Identify insights that inform market‑specific or cluster‑wide improvements.

Operational & Administrative Support:

  • Manage workflows, timelines, and vendor coordination across multiple markets.
  • Maintain templates, folders, and processes that support multi‑market efficiency.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.