Marketing Portfolio Manager III : Visa Partnerships at FNB South Africa

The successful candidate will act as the primary marketing lead for the Visa partnership, collaborating closely with Visa, internal business units, and marketing stakeholders across Retail and Commercial segments to translate partnership opportunities into measurable business outcomes.

• Lead the Visa marketing strategy: Define and deliver an integrated marketing plan that aligns with Visa and FNB’s business objectives.
• Drive measurable growth: Develop and execute campaigns that increase card issuance, activation, spend, and customer engagement.
• Partnership leadership: Serve as the single point of contact for all Visa-related marketing matters, working closely with Visa and FNB teams to ensure alignment and shared value creation.
• Integrated marketing delivery: Orchestrate cross-channel campaigns across brand, digital, and product teams to drive acquisition and usage outcomes.
• Performance management: Establish and track marketing KPIs, ROI, and incentive-related performance, using data to optimise spend and drive impact.
• Stakeholder management: Engage and influence key internal and external stakeholders, ensuring strong collaboration across product, customer, and segment teams.
• Budget and governance: Manage marketing budgets effectively, ensuring all activity meets governance and brand standards.
• Innovation and thought leadership: Introduce new ways to leverage the Visa partnership for customer experience differentiation and growth.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience: 5+ years in marketing, with proven success in financial services, partnership marketing, or card/payments marketing.
• Track record: Strong ability to link marketing initiatives to commercial outcomes and ROI.
• Strengths: Strategic thinking, executional excellence, data-driven decision-making, and stakeholder influence.
• Education: Degree in Marketing, Communications, or Business (postgraduate advantageous).

What You’ll Gain

• The opportunity to shape one of FNB’s most strategic partnerships.
• Exposure to global marketing collaboration through Visa’s network.
• A platform to deliver measurable business impact through marketing innovation.