Director, Brand Strategy at Relay | CA | Rezi

Director, Brand Strategy at Relay

Director, Brand Strategy

Relay · CA

2 weeks ago

Director, Brand Strategy

Relay · CA

19 days ago
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About the Role

Relay is a digital banking platform designed to empower self-made business owners with financial clarity, confidence, and control. We aim to transform cash flow management from a source of stress into a clear signal for stronger, more resilient businesses. We are seeking a Director, Brand Strategy to lead brand strategy, manage go-to-market channels (social, influencer, content), and oversee the integrated-marketing function to ensure coordinated and high-performing campaigns.

Responsibilities

  • Drive integrated marketing across the team, creating a clear, sequenced plan to manage competing priorities.
  • Oversee Relay’s events, social, content, and influencer channels, building systems to increase throughput and hit targets.
  • Set campaign strategy and author creative briefs, including positioning, success criteria, and actionable direction for the studio.
  • Own the brand's evidence base, including customer research, competitive analysis, and brand tracking.
  • Measure brand health, including awareness tracking, brand lift, share of voice, and campaign effectiveness.
  • Define category framing, competitive context, and audience definition and segmentation.
  • Steward brand governance as policy and assess partnership fit.
  • Lead three managers and approximately seven team members, maintaining hands-on involvement in channel execution when needed.

Requirements

  • An end-to-end integrated marketer with experience building and running campaigns from strategy through execution.
  • Strong opinions on prioritization and resource allocation.
  • Numerically fluent with the ability to critically analyze channel metrics.
  • Assertive and process-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to implement and enforce marketing workflows across cross-functional teams.
  • Proven ability to align stakeholders with competing priorities around a single plan.
  • Strong brand judgment and creative sensibility, combined with operational rigor.
  • Energized by ambiguity and change.
  • Curious about applying AI across work.
  • Relentless drive for reinvention and improvement.
  • Comfortable taking initiative, risks, and seeking input when needed.
  • Takes pride in work, follows through on commitments, and feels a deep sense of responsibility for outcomes.
  • Actively embeds AI into work processes.
  • Cares deeply about the substance of work and measures success by results.
  • Enjoys tackling complex problems and building from scratch.
  • Actively seeks feedback and uses it for improvement.
  • Resonates with the mission to help small businesses thrive.
  • Encouraged to apply even if experience doesn't perfectly match the job description.
  • Critical thinking and ability to challenge the status quo.
  • Must pass a background check and employment verification.

Skills

  • Integrated marketing
  • Brand strategy
  • Social media marketing
  • Influencer marketing
  • Content marketing
  • Campaign management
  • Creative brief development
  • Customer research
  • Competitive analysis
  • Brand tracking
  • Brand health measurement
  • Category framing
  • Audience segmentation
  • Brand governance
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Process implementation
  • AI application

Location

  • Remote

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Director

Salary/Compensations

  • $193,500 CAD to $236,500 CAD
  • Typical starting salary: $215,000 CAD

Benefits

  • Compensation follows impact, with potential for growth beyond annual reviews.
  • Perks and benefits detailed on Candidate Hub.

About the Company

  • Relay is a digital banking platform that gives self-made business owners the tools and know-how to be great with money—bringing clarity, confidence, and control to every dollar earned, so they can turn hard work into lasting success.
  • We do this by replacing financial guesswork with real visibility, transforming cash flow from a constant source of stress into a clear signal owners can use to run stronger, more resilient businesses.
  • We are looking for people who are relentless, curious, and care deeply about the work.
  • We welcome diverse backgrounds and people who think critically, challenge the status quo, and want to help small businesses thrive.

Equal Opportunity

  • If you require accommodations at any stage of the hiring process, please reach out to your Talent Partner.
  • For compliance reasons, all offers of employment at Relay are conditional upon a successful background check and employment verification through Certn.