Senior Strategy Manager - 1:1 Communications Strategy & Growth

Location: 

Toronto, ON, CA, M5J 2V5

Req ID:  53504
Jobs by Category:  Operations
Job Function:  Marketing
Status:  Full Time
Schedule:  Regular

Description

Own the Growth: Driving Business Outcomes through 1:1 Communications.

 

Our team and what we’ll accomplish together

Join the Comms & Personalization (C&P) team and drive the future of marketing innovation! Our vision is to Reinvent how we engage with our customers—delivering highly relevant messages on their preferred channels at the perfect moment to maximize sales, ROI, and operational efficiency, all powered by automation and AI. As the Senior Strategy Manager for 1:1 Comms Growth, you will be a key leader in realizing this vision, taking full ownership of the business growth and sales accountability for your core business portfolios through strategic leadership, data-driven decision-making, performance optimization, and identification of new growth opportunities. 


What You'll Do

Strategic Targets Ownership

  • Collaborate with Marketing and Digital GTM teams to set and drive 1:1 communication targets for your core business portfolios, taking full ownership of sales and growth accountability

Performance Insights and Optimizations

  • Maintain a hands-on watch on all KPIs, clearly articulating the business drivers behind performance shifts (tactics, offers, conversion improvements)
  • Analyze performance data to identify opportunities, diagnose issues, and translate insights into clear actions and business recommendations.
  • Partner closely with GTM teams to optimize underperforming areas and turn business priorities into targeted action plans.
  • Develop and execute outbound and inbound channels orchestration strategies to effectively retarget customers via 1:1 mediums based on web, app, or inbound call behavior.


Portfolio Ownership

  • Lead the prioritization of 1:1 communications initiatives within your business area, partnering with Marketing and Channels to determine which campaigns and tactics should move forward based on business outcome and ROI. In parallel, work with Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams to prioritize enabling capabilities and define the roadmap needed to deliver against business needs and maximize value.
  • Lead your cross-functional stakeholders in effective campaign planning, launching campaigns on time, continuous performance monitoring, insight generation, and data-driven optimization to ensure the team consistently achieves its business goals, effectively leveraging our 1:1 mediums
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for your assigned business area on behalf of the C&P team, managing all requests related to targets, performance, opportunities, and capabilities


Executive Presentation & Storytelling

  • Lead the development and delivery of executive-level, data-driven presentations to articulate key business outcomes, strategic direction, and new growth opportunities to senior leadership through compelling storytelling.

Qualifications

What you bring

  • 5+ years experience as a business growth strategist with a proven record of driving significant business outcomes. 
  • You are a proactive owner with an entrepreneurial & continuous improvement mindset, taking full accountability and continuously looking for what works, what does not, and making the necessary changes to drive results.
  • Deep knowledge and expertise in driving sales and growth across multiple 1:1 comms channels, including email, MMS/RCS, outbound calling, and Push notifications.
  • Exceptional ability to influence strategy and drive business outcomes with cross functional (marketing, channels, product, engineering) stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills to articulate business outcomes and strategic direction to senior leadership through compelling, executive-level storytelling.
  • Experience leading a cross-functional team (e.g., a squad, pod) and working with diverse stakeholders to launch rapid optimizations, A/B tests, and new capabilities to drive portfolio sales outcomes with an agile way of working
  • Ability to rapidly build fluency in new platforms, technical concepts, and data environments


Great-to-haves

  • Experience in the Telco industry and understanding of Telco market dynamics to inform and influence strategy.
  • Experience working with product & engineering teams to bring new AI capabilities to optimize 1:1 communications, to deliver the right message at the right time.
  • Experience with Adobe 1:1 platforms, such as Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), and Adobe Campaign Classic (ACC).


What we give back to you

  • A highly-engaged, dynamic and collaborative environment. 
  • A place that embraces our core values: Spirited teamwork, Courage to innovate, Embrace change, Initiate opportunity, and a Passion for growth
  • Opportunities for personal development through training, networking, and career development
  • Flexible work styles with the ability to work in and out of the office 
  • An organization that actively supports you giving back to the community you live in
  • An organization that is committed to Diversity & Inclusion exemplified by our diverse, global team member-led resource groups and our commitment to ensuring every team member is valued, recognized, and empowered to thrive in a safe and equitable environment.
Salary Range:  $86,000-$160,000
Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan:  15%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if the posted salary range doesn't match your expectations. We're open to discussing competitive compensation packages tailored to your experience level and expertise. TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:

  • Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both
  • Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
  • Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
  • Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
  • And much more …
Job Type:  This is for a current vacancy

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. 

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

 

 

 

 

Operations

We’re the ones that design, build, repair and maintain the billions of dollars’ worth of the infrastructure that keeps more than 15.2 million Canadians connected.

We are honoured to be recognized

1.4M
Days volunteered in our communities.

70%
Team members that work at home or are mobile.

15.2
Million customers that TELUS is serving across Canada.

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.