Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy

Marketing Sr Manager

This position is based in Atlanta and is hybrid, reporting into the office two days a week.

The Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy serves as a strategic business partner across Cox Automotive's consumer marketing portfolio, supporting integrated marketing strategy for Autotrader, KBB, and multiple business units within each brand. This role translates complex business objectives into actionable marketing strategies, partnering with product, B2B and cross-functional marketing teams to deliver measurable business outcomes across both growth and retention business units. We are looking for a strategic marketer that thrives in ambiguous, fast paced environment, intellectually curious, collaborative and thrives when driving business outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Business Unit Strategy Development
• Strategic Brief & Plan Development
• Stakeholder Management & Business Partnering

What's in It for You?

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans.
• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules.
• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with company match.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• Inclusive parental leave policies, plus comprehensive fertility coverage and adoption assistance.
• Extra perks like pet insurance, employee discounts and much more.

Who You Are

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in related discipline and 8 years of marketing strategy, brand strategy, planning, or related experience. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years of experience; or 12 years' experience in a related field.
• Proven experience developing integrated marketing strategies across brand, performance, and lifecycle channels
• Background working with cross-functional teams (product, B2B, analytics, creative, media, CRM)
• Experience in complex business environments - ideally marketplace, multi-sided platform, B2B2C, or automotive
• Agency experience (planning, strategy) or client-side brand/marketing strategy strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of integrated marketing strategy across brand, performance, content, social, and lifecycle channels
• Experience with digital marketing, e-commerce, online transactions, or marketplace business models
• Strong strategic thinking - can analyze complex situations, synthesize insights from multiple sources, and develop clear, actionable recommendations
• Systems thinking - sees connections across channels, touchpoints, business units, and partner ecosystems
• Excellent written and verbal communication - can create compelling strategic documents, briefs, and presentations
• Collaborative and relationship-oriented while comfortable advocating for strategic point of view
• Ability to influence without direct authority across multiple organizational layers
• Travel: 25%

Preferred: Degree in brand management, marketing or related field.

Join the Cox family of businesses and make your mark today!