Director - Audience Strategy

At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.

We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®

• This position is based at our National Executive Office (Hybrid) in Memphis, TN. We offer relocation support for new hires that are not currently based in the Memphis, TN area. *

The Director of Audience Strategy is a strategic audience-obsessed leader responsible for leading a team of experienced professionals to identify priority audiences with Strategic Planning and develop strategies that drive awareness, recruitment, engagement, revenue and retention. The successful candidate will demonstrate leadership and credibility with a proven ability to influence broadly across a matrixed organization, create engagement, and an urgent drive for results. This leader will have strong interpersonal effectiveness with an impeccable reputation for integrity, strategy, creativity and business acumen.

• Proven success recruiting, inspiring, developing, coaching and motivating team members through balanced leadership with a focus on team member engagement and performance management
• At-scale Financial Institution experience strongly desired
• Proven ability to communicate well verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders of different levels, including experience presenting to senior executives with the ability to simplify complex information in a clear manner.
• Innovative and always looking to improve everything they touch
• Highly analytical, quantitative thinker
• Requires a Bachelor's Degree and 8 years practical experience, including 3 years managing people &/or leading cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change while being comfortable with ambiguity; willingness to invest multiple years to a transformation effort
• Proven and demonstrated leadership skills including relationship building, collaborating with clear ability to influence, gain buy-in, and negotiate with a diverse group of business partners/stakeholders including senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage effectively in a heavily matrixed organization with a high degree of initiative and strong ability to meet key responsibilities with limited oversight.
• A demonstrated strong working knowledge of various Martech platforms
• Self-motivated with the ability to participate effectively in a team environment and works well with a variety of others.
• Management consulting, or experience as a business leader tasked to drive value preferred

Benefits & Perks

The following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.

We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.

• Education Assistance
• 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
• Infertility Treatment Program
• Maternity / Paternity Leave
• Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
• Exceptional Paid Time Off
• Enterprise Learning and Development
• And more
• Adoption Assistance

To ensure the health and safety of the children and families at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as well as our donors, volunteers and colleagues, as a condition of employment, we require that employees adhere to ALSAC’s Vaccination Requirements, including COVID-19 Vaccination.

ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.

ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.

No Search Firms

ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.