Vice President, Digital Marketing

Burford Capital

New York, NY

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$160,000–$175,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Alliance/Partner Management, Asset Management, Best Practices, Business-to-Business (B2B), Campaigns, Channel Marketing, Channel Strategies, Communication Skills, Corporate Law, Customer Conversion, Diversity, Email Marketing, Finance, Financial Services, Global Financial Markets, Lead Generation, Leadership, Legal, Litigation, Marketing, Marketing Automation Software, Marketing Campaign, Marketing Strategy, Matrix Management, Mentoring, Online Marketing, Operational Support, Outbound Marketing, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Power Amplifier, Process Improvement, Project/Program Coordination, Quality Management, Reporting Dashboards, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Social Media, Stock Market, Strategic Planning, Target Marketing, Team Player, Thought Leadership, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Website Conversion
LOCATION
New York, NY
POSTED
1 day ago

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance, risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore, and Dubai.Burford Capital is seeking a Vice President of Digital Marketing to lead the firm's digital marketing efforts across channels and the digital customer journey.This role is responsible for developing and executing integrated digital marketing programs that enhance market visibility, deepen audience engagement and support lead generation and conversion in complex, long-cycle B2B markets. The position oversees digital channels including paid, organic and owned platforms as well as website experience and marketing automation activation, ensuring that Burford's digital presence operates as a cohesive and high‑performing growth engine.This is a hands‑on leadership role for a commercially minded digital marketer who can translate strategic priorities into effective execution, optimize performance over time and bring best‑practice thinking to website experience and customer journey design.The base compensation range for this role is $160,000 – $175,000. Burford also pays a discretionary annual bonus and provides welcoming Restricted Stock Units to all full‑time employees.Burford Capital is the largest and most experienced provider of commercial finance to the legal sector in the world, with a core expertise in identifying and optimizing the value of legal assets for companies and law firms. Since its founding in 2009, Burford has worked with hundreds of law firms and corporations, including 94 of the AmLaw 100 and 92 of the Global 100 largest law firms. Our team has grown from five people at the end of 2009 to over 150 people today, including over 45 lawyers.Burford possesses the resources and expertise of a large company while retaining the flexibility and creativity of a start‑up. Team members are smart, creative, collaborative, curious, and confident. Everyone rolls up their sleeves to perform and engage collectively for the overall success of the business. Burford values rigorous thinking, clear communication, and efficient execution. Burford is an “always on” environment in which everyone needs to be accessible by email when outside the office, including during evenings and weekends.Burford pays base salaries consistent with the financial services industry and favors incentive compensation to reward performance. Burford provides competitive health care benefits and a 401(k) matching program. Burford Capital is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, whether or not they have a disability.Position RequirementsDevelop and execute digital marketing strategies aligned with regional and practice‑growth prioritiesTranslate strategic objectives into channel plans across paid, organic and owned platformsIdentify opportunities to improve digital performance, visibility and engagement across priority audiencesWebsite Experience & Customer JourneyOwn the strategic direction and continuous optimization of Burford's website as a core marketing and conversion platformLead the design and evolution of end‑to‑end digital customer journeys from initial engagement through conversion and nurtureProvide subject‑matter expertise and best‑practice guidance on website structure, user experience and conversion pathways in partnership with the CMO and Regional Marketing Strategy leadsDrive conversion‑rate optimization initiatives including landing page strategy, user flows and testing programsCampaign Execution & ProgramsDesign and execute digital components of integrated marketing campaignsTranslate regional and corporate campaign objectives into coordinated digital programs across paid media, web, email and social mediaEstablish scalable campaign frameworks, testing cadences and optimization routinesEnsure consistent, high‑quality execution and performance across digital programsMarketo & Digital ActivationOwn Marketo as a campaign activation platform, defining requirements and overseeing execution delivered through internal and external marketing operations resourcesDevelop and manage campaign workflows, segmentation and nurture programs to support marketing initiativesPartner with marketing operations support on lead lifecycle alignment and scoring frameworksOversee agency execution for email marketing programs, ensuring quality, consistency and alignment with campaign objectivesDevelop and manage paid media and social media strategies in partnership with Regional Marketing Strategy leaders and CMOOptimize channel mix, audience targeting and media investment to improve performance and efficiencyMonitor channel‑level performance and drive continuous optimization across platformsPerformance & Analytics OwnershipOwn digital marketing performance across channels and campaigns, including defining KPIs, interpreting results and identifying optimization opportunitiesTranslate performance data into actionable insights that improve campaign effectiveness, audience engagement and conversion outcomesPartner with marketing operations resources to deliver reporting and dashboards, ensuring clear visibility into performanceContinuously refine measurement approaches based on results and evolving business prioritiesCross‑Functional CollaborationServe as the primary digital partner to Regional Marketing Strategy leads, enabling effective activation of regional prioritiesPartner with Strategic Intelligence to ensure digital targeting reflects market and client insightsCollaborate with Content and Communications to amplify thought leadership and brand authority across digital channelsOperate within a clearly defined model where marketing operations support owns systems, data infrastructure and reporting deliveryTeam & Agency ManagementManage and mentor a small digital teamOversee external agencies and specialists to ensure high‑quality execution and performanceMaintain a hands‑on approach to campaign delivery, optimization and performance trackingSkills DesiredQualifications & Experience~10–15 years of digital marketing experience in complex B2B environments, ideally within long‑cycle, relationship‑driven marketsStrong hands‑on experience across digital channels, integrated campaign execution and marketing automation platforms such as MarketoProven experience developing and executing digital programs that support engagement, conversion and measurable business impactDeep understanding of website strategy, customer journey design and conversion optimizationAbility to translate business priorities into effective digital marketing strategies and execution plansStrong commercial mindset with a focus on performance, outcomes and continuous improvementExperience interpreting performance data and driving optimization across channels and campaignsComfortable operating in a lean, fast‑paced environment with agency support and evolving operational infrastructureExperience working effectively in a global, matrixed organization and collaborating across functionsPerformance ExpectationsBurford's website functions as a high‑performing engagement and conversion platformDigital campaigns effectively support regional growth priorities and audience engagementPaid and organic channels demonstrate measurable performance improvement over timeDigital programs contribute to improved engagement quality and pipeline developmentPerformance insights are clearly translated into actionable optimization across campaigns and channelsCross‑functional collaboration is efficient, disciplined and aligned to business priorities#J-18808-Ljbffr

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