RIA Client Marketing Director

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique.

From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients' success.

Franklin Templeton is a leading asset management firm with a 75-year history of innovation and a commitment to being a trusted partner for our clients. Our brand is built on reliability, expertise and forward-thinking solutions. The US Marketing organization is a key partner in our distribution efforts, working alongside our sales and strategic account teams to best align our capabilities with client needs. We are seeking a RIA Client Marketing Director, responsible for developing and leading strategic marketing engagement across priority US Wealth relationships, with particular focus on the RIA, Private Bank and wealth platform channels.

The ideal candidate is a highly strategic, client-facing marketer who combines deep knowledge of the US wealth marketplace with strong relationship and commercial instincts. They will understand the needs, business models and decision-making dynamics of RIAs, Private Banks and wealth platforms, and translate those insights into differentiated marketing strategies that advance both client and Franklin Templeton priorities. A creative thinker and strong collaborator, this person will be comfortable advising senior stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, leading through influence and constructively challenging the status quo to bring forward ideas that can drive meaningful business outcomes.

How you will add value

Develop and lead strategic client marketing

• Partner closely with US Wealth Marketing, Sales and Strategic Accounts leadership to develop marketing strategies for priority RIA, Private Bank and wealth platform relationships, grounded in each client's business priorities, audience needs and growth opportunities.
• Serve as a senior, client-facing marketing partner, building trusted relationships with key contacts across partner firms and representing Franklin Templeton marketing in strategic planning, business reviews and joint working sessions.
• Lead cross-functional teams through influence to translate client and business priorities into coordinated engagement across content, digital, email, web, multimedia, events, sponsorships, sales enablement and other relevant channels.
• Contribute to resource and budget decisions, helping prioritize investment against the highest-value client and commercial opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen Franklin Templeton's relevance within partner firms by connecting our investment capabilities, insights and solutions to the needs of advisors, bankers, investment teams and end clients.
• Continuously evaluate relationship marketing plans and client engagement to determine effectiveness, surface insights and evolve the strategy throughout the year.

Lead through partnership and influence

• Act as a strategic connector across Marketing, Sales, Strategic Accounts, Investment Marketing, Digital, Product and other teams to ensure client opportunities are approached holistically.
• Bring a strong point of view to senior-level discussions, using client insight, market knowledge and sound judgment to shape recommendations and priorities.
• Drive alignment across stakeholders and workstreams without relying on formal authority, creating clarity around objectives, roles, decisions and next steps.
• Foster long-term strategic partnerships inside and outside the organization that support joint business priorities and sustained growth.
• Establish and maintain close relationships across partner firms' marketing, sales, investment and platform organizations, uncovering opportunities for differentiated engagement and joint initiatives.
• Work with Sales and Strategic Accounts to translate client needs into relevant messages, content, experiences and enablement, with ongoing connectivity to how resources are being used and what is resonating in market.
• Make strategic decisions that balance competing priorities and require significant judgment in ambiguous situations.

New mandate, platform and product opportunity support

• As new products, mandates or platform opportunities emerge, work in close partnership with Sales, Strategic Accounts and partner firms to define the client opportunity, audience, value proposition and marketing approach.
• Create and lead go-to-market strategies that consider partner readiness, advisor or banker education, sales enablement, launch activation and post-launch needs.

Client engagement, campaign and content strategy

• Develop and lead client-specific, product and thematic marketing initiatives aligned to priority business opportunities.
• Use data, client feedback and market insight to evaluate engagement and share actionable recommendations with Sales and Strategic Accounts partners.
• Identify opportunities to grow the business through marketing-led initiatives that reach the right audiences across RIA, Private Bank and wealth platform ecosystems.
• Lead a disciplined marketing brief and planning process, bringing together colleagues across functions to define the client need, audience, objective, activation strategy and measures of success before execution begins.

What will help you be successful in this role

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 10+ years' experience in financial services, preferably spanning marketing, distribution, strategic accounts, client strategy or a related function
• Demonstrated expertise in the US wealth market, including meaningful experience working with RIA, Private Bank and/or wealth platform channels and an understanding of their business models, decision makers and advisor/client needs
• Strong client-facing experience and executive presence, with the ability to build credibility with senior internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional work through influence; direct people-management experience is a plus, but not required
• Strategic, creative and commercially oriented mindset, with the ability to connect client needs to business opportunities and translate strategy into action
• Series 7 and 63 desired; Series 24 a plus
• Strong collaboration, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with high attention to detail and a proactive approach

Work Schedule & Location

• Hybrid work arrangement, 4 days per week in office.
• Location: Boston, MA or Stamford, CT

Franklin Templeton offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewards-monetary and non-monetary-designed to support their well-being and recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, a 401(k) plan with a generous match, and recognition rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a range of competitive healthcare options, insurance, and disability benefits, employee stock investment program, learning resources, career development programs, reimbursement for certain education expenses, paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays) and a motivational wellbeing program. We expect the annual salary for this position to range between $165,000 - $190,000 depending on location and level of relevant experience, plus discretionary bonus.

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At Franklin Templeton, we believe your benefits should support your life, your goals, and your future. That's why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

Highlights of our benefits include:

• Paid Time Off: Three weeks of PTO in your first year
• Health Coverage: Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance to support your well-being
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with an 85% company match on pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to IRS limits
• Equity & Investing: Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP) with discounted share purchase opportunities
• Learning Education Assistance Program (LEAP): To support your ongoing growth and career advancement
• Employee Investment Benefits: Opportunity to purchase company funds with no sales charge

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

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