Commercial Enablement, Group Leader

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Commercial Enablement, Group Leader – New York, New York
Are you ready to unleash your potential in a global business that is committed to making financial services accessible to people everywhere? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Then it’s time to join Western Union as a Commercial Enablement, Group Leader!
Western Union powers your pursuit
The Commercial Enablement leader is responsible for global coordination and delivery of the tactical operating plan across Commerce Innovation key initiatives in Marketing organization.
Primary to this role is partnering with cross-functional leaders across Regional GMs, Product, Tech, Finance, Marketing, Risk, Operations, Sales and Analytics to ensure successful adoption, performance, and scale of funded initiatives. This leader will heavily rely on data, market research and user feedback to identify the growing needs of the business and help define, coordinate, prioritize, and deliver initiatives to address those needs. This leader will need to support and hold internal and external business partners accountable to driving results across key business targets, ensuring the initiative is directly aligned to the strategic pillars of the organization and delivering against the aligned and committed OKRs.
The ideal candidate has exceptional analytical and communication skills as well as the desire and ability to drive projects forward by influencing cross-functional leaders.
Role Responsibilities

• Drive non-software key initiatives and/or experiences which are critical to improving topline growth yet lacking ownership (Avatar, Kiosk, Hubs, etc.). Requires mapping the entire product customer journey to identify any gaps
• Drive global strategic initiatives implementation within CMO org through managing and delivering funded programs with respective business partners; essentially, working cross-functionally with our business partners to ensure proper execution of initiatives
• Accountability for all business lever metrics to support top line revenue, profitability & customer experience.
• Help define and monitor key org performance metrics & translate into actionable plans to drive performance.
• Use data to build insights about business performance across initiatives.
• Work cross-functionally to continuously assess components of the strategy-based pilot performance, and operational discoveries – provide input and recommendations to ensure proper decisioning to shift or scale, including resource allocation recommendations, and operational requirements to execute
• Maintain a pulse on overall health of the business, or “State of the Union” on regular basis identifying insights, opportunities, and risks – supporting that weekly update on performance to leadership.

Role Requirements

• Master's degree, or equivalent, in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering or closely related discipline
• 5+ years of people management experience in geographically dispersed team
• 10+ years of experience in business development, product or program management
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, complex projects across cross-functional, distributed teams and multiple client groups
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage a large, diverse set of to-do – vigorously prioritize, stay on top of multiple workstreams, monitor progress, hold owners accountable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including presentation of concepts with collateral (slides, white papers, and documents) with a clear storyline and narrative

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.
Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company — transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.
Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/ .
Salary
The on-target earnings range is $203,385 - $338,975 USD per year, which includes a base salary and short-term and long-term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidates’ qualifications, skills, and competencies.
Benefits
You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few (https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.
Your United States-specific Benefits Include

• Parental Leave
• Flexible Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Family First Program

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.