Job Description
Effectively identifying and targeting clients to present customers with the most compelling and appropriate offer is central to our success. Whether through client partnerships referrals from aggregators social media advertising email or direct mail marketing being able to identify prospects and gather accurate data to determine the right product/rate/offer combination is crucial.
We are seeking a technically-inclined hands-on leader to drive growth in our Credit-Based Marketing programs. To be successful you should have deep expertise in running prescreen direct mail programs and experience in optimizing credit-based programs at marketplace partners such as Credit Karma Lightbox and Experian Activate. You are not just a strategist; you are a practitioner who is analytically rigorous and adept at translating data-driven plans into flawless execution. You are highly effective at bridging gaps within large cross-functional groups to find common ground and drive clarity across teams.
You have deep knowledge working with the credit bureaus and with credit data so you can speak the same language as our credit risk and underwriting partners. You are accustomed to working closely with internal and external partners to define business and technology needs in support of data-driven strategies.
Responsibilities
- Strategy & Execution: Define and execute the credit-based marketing strategy to leverage credit customer and alternative data to market the right product to the right person at the right time.
- Direct Mail Ownership: Define strategy devise appropriate targeting and creative strategies and manage P&L performance of the Direct Mail acquisition channels.
- Hands-on Analysis: Independently perform deep-dive campaign analysis; Comfortable pulling data attribute performance and identifying optimization opportunities.
- Marketplace Optimization: Drive the adoption growth and optimization of credit-based acquisition strategies at key marketplace partners (e.g. Lightbox) and D2C channels.
- Program Sustainability: Establish and maintain a sustainable profitable DM program to supply the leads necessary to fuel aggressive growth objectives.
- Technical Collaboration: Partner with the Product team to define a streamlined user acquisition path for pre-screened customers and work with Credit Risk to ensure alignment of underwriting criteria.
- Innovation: Explore mechanisms to reduce cycle times and the cost of direct mail while remaining responsive to business lead demand.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with data science underwriting marketing and sales teams to drive improvements in credit-based targeting models by testing data enhancements and data sources.
Qualifications
Requirements
- Experience: A minimum of seven years in marketing risk analytics and/or product with hands-on experience growing high-volume high-frequency direct marketing campaigns for financial products
- Business Acumen: Strong business sense coupled with outstanding project management and communication skills
- Bureau Expertise: Deep experience working directly with credit bureaus and/or credit-based lenders or lending marketplaces
- Data Fluency: Demonstrated depth of knowledge in the credit-based data environment specifically using credit and alternative data to develop targeting strategies and marketing campaigns
- Technical Mastery: Proficient in SQL Python or other coding languages to conduct independent granular campaign analysis
- Mindset: A "can-do" attitude with a passion for achieving results through leading cross-functional teams and a desire to continuously improve processes through testing.
- Culture Fit: An upbeat optimistic personality with a growth mindset.
The Director of Credit-Based Marketing is a critical strategic leader reporting directly to the Vice President of Credit-Based Marketing. The programs you manage are vital strategic levers that drive substantial revenue growth and create significant enterprise value.
Additional Information
Achieve well-being with:
- Hybrid and remote work opportunities
- 401 (k) with employer match
- Medical dental and vision with HSA and FSA options
- Competitive vacation and sick time off as well as dedicated volunteer days
- Access to wellness support through Employee Assistance Program Talkspace and fitness discounts
- Up to $5250 paid back to you on eligible education expenses
- Pet care discounts for your furry family members
- Financial support in times of hardship with our Achieve Care Fund
- A safe place to connect and a commitment to diversity and inclusion through our six employee resource groups
Note: We will be unable to facilitate H1-B Visa transfer or sponsorship along with STEM-OPT Visa.
Work from home/hybrid:
We are proudly offering hybrid options in the Phoenix AZ & San Francisco CA metro markets. Remote work is available in certain other locations.
Salary Range: $180000 to $225000 salary + bonus + benefits.
This information represents the expected salary range for this role. Should we decide to make an offer for employment we'll consider your location experience and other job-related factors.
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At Achieve we're changing millions of lives.
From the single parent trying to catch up on bills to the entrepreneur needing a loan for the next phase of growth you'll get to be a part of their journey to a better financial future. We're proud to have over 3000 employees in mostly hybrid and 100% remote roles across the United States with hubs in Arizona California and Texas. We are strategically growing our teams with more remote work-from-home opportunities every day to better serve our members. A career at Achieve is more than a job-it's a place where you can make a true impact have a sense of belonging establish a fulfilling career and put your well-being first.
Attention Agencies & Search Firms: We do not accept unsolicited candidate resumes or profiles. Please do not reach out to anyone within Achieve to market your services or candidates. All inquiries should be directed to Talent Acquisition only. We reserve the right to hire any candidates sent unsolicited and will not pay any fees without a contract signed by Achieve's Talent Acquisition leader.
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Achieve is a leading digital personal finance company. We help everyday people move from struggling to thriving by providing innovative personalized financial solutions. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics our solutions are tailored for each step of our member's financial journey to include personal loans home equity loans debt consolidation financial tools and education. Every day we get to help our members move their finances forward with care compassion and empathetic touch. We put people first and treat them like humans not account numbers.
Since 2002 Achieve has grown into one of the largest private consumer fintech unicorns in the U.S. with over $40B in enrollments for our industry-leading tech-enabled debt resolution services business and over $11Bn in personal and home loans originations via our banking-as-a-service partner.
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Formally known as Freedom Financial Network Achieve launched in 2022 as the leading digital personal finance company helping everyday people get on and stay on the path to a better financial future. Achieve delivers personalized financial solutions for real people through intelligent technology and an empathetic human touch. From the single parent trying to buy a home to the overworked employee drowning in debt we provide innovative solutions budgeting tools and education to help them move from surviving to thriving. We put our members first by coaching them through their financial health journey to understand what’s working for them and what’s not. Our tailored approach is designed to meet everyone where they are in life because they’re more than just a credit score. Our people make the biggest difference. With more than 2200 teammates between California Arizona Florida and Texas everyone collaborates together to make an impact towards our mission; to empower everyday people to move forward on a path to a better financial future. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can belong while giving their true authentic selves a place to shine. Whether you’re in sales member support engineering product design IT or any of our other exciting roles you’ll join a team passionate about serving our members and embracing our core values every day: Care (For everyone) Get Better (Every day) Act With Integrity (Every time) Collaborate (With everyone)
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The technology we are building has real human impact to positively change the trajectory of millions of American families living with the crippling weight of consumer debt. Our growing teams are determined to get better every day through open collaboration and genuine family-like care for the whole person—engineers are never lost in the shuffle.
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04/11/2026
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