Director, Customer & Field Marketing

About Patra<br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Patra Corporation is the worldwide leader in insurance back-office and account management business process outsourcing. Patra offers a wide range of services designed to lower costs, reduce risk and improve employee productivity through the transfer of account management and business support functions, such as policy checking, certificate issuance, eligibility processing, quality control and account audits, to operation centers in the US, India, and the Philippines.</span></p> <br>Core Duties<br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Position Summary</u></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Director, Customer & Field Marketing will design, scale, and own marketing programs that deepen relationships with Patra’s existing customers, activate field and channel presence, and drive expansion revenue. This leader is accountable for customer engagement strategy, account‑based marketing, event and field program execution, and orchestrating external partners to execute at scale.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Full and final accountability </strong><strong>is to own the customer marketing strategy and execute activities in partnership with Customer Experience (CX), Customer Success (CS), and Growth teams to drive retention, cross</strong><strong>‑</strong><strong>sell and upsell pipeline, and customer advocacy.</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Responsible: </span></strong><span style="color: black;">Strategic ownership of customer and field marketing programs that increase retention, expansion, and advocacy.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"><strong>Accoutable:</strong> Cross‑functional partnership to align on renewal readiness, executive narratives, and top account engagement strategies.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"><strong>Consultative Management and Oversight: </strong>Operational leadership to coordinate cross‑sell and pursuit plays with clear engagement models, account context, and measurable delivery outcomes.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Quantitative Measurements</u></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Customer Revenue</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Annual recurring revenue</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Event ROI</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coper per Acquisition</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Return on marketing investment (ROMI)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Engagement rates</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Core Operational Responsibilities</u></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Customer marketing strategy: Develop and own a strategy that deepens engagement, reinforces Patra’s value, and uncovers expansion opportunities across the installed base.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Segmentation: Define customer and account segments by expansion potential, service mix, and relationship maturity.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Health signal integration: Partner with CX and CS to surface and act on customer health signals, including renewal risk and expansion propensity.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Content and enablement: Create scalable content and assets that communicate impact and enable CX/CS to drive adoption and expansion.Cross‑sell and upsell programs: Build and operationalize programs focused on additional service attachment and capability expansion.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Targeting and messaging: Define priority cross‑sell paths, outcome‑oriented messaging, and executive proof points.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ABM and PBM activation: Lead account‑based and pursuit‑based marketing across top accounts with personalized engagement and measurable outcomes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Event and field strategy: Own strategy, budget, and performance for trade shows, customer events, and field activations; set selection criteria and ROI measurement.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner management: Direct external managed marketing services and field partners; set briefs, success metrics, and quality standards.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Automation and journeys: Build automated engagement journeys tied to account signals across email, events, and digital channels.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Key Performance Indicators</u></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Customer engagement and expansion: Cross‑sell and upsell pipeline created or influenced; expansion conversion rates; penetration of additional services.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Retention and renewal support: Marketing contribution to renewal readiness; adoption of enablement assets; influence on NRR.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Event and field performance: Pipeline influenced by events; event ROI; cost per lead and cost per influenced opportunity.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ABM effectiveness: Engagement rates, pipeline outcomes, account coverage, and progression through the ABM framework.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Advocacy and references: Number and quality of case studies; active references available; advocacy program participation.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Qualifications & Experience (Required):</u></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8–12+ years of experience in B2B marketing, with a focus on customer marketing, field marketing, or account-based marketing in tech-enabled services, SaaS, or professional services environments.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in marketing or a similar field.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience owning event programs and field marketing strategies with measurable outcomes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proven ability to build and activate ABM programs in coordination with sales and customer success teams.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience building impact through external partners and managed services ecosystems, not large internal teams.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Preferred (Nice-to-Haves):</u></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Insurance/Financial Services experience and regulatory awareness (where relevant).</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong analytical skills, CRM and marketing automation proficiency, and experience with multi‑touch attribution models.</span> </li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>Role Context</u></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Level: Management</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Decisions: Marketing strategy, and client advocacy</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Travel: Up to 20% for U.S.- based events</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: Remote</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Working Conditions</span></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Work from home; must have fast broadband access</span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Work Standards</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Patra colleagues and clients and with external organizations </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Promotes Culture of Respect & Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety and respect; communicates concerns; uses and promotes safe respectful behaviors based on training and lessons learned</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable Patra Corp policies and procedures </span></li></ul> <br>Equal Employment Opportunity<br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Patra Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to celebrating diversity and creating a safe and inclusive environment for all employees.</span></p>

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