Marketing TRAIL Operations Specialist – Leadership Development

Job Description

TRAIL Rising Leaders Program – Commercial Strategy | Newrez

The Tone:
This is a full-time, 12-month leadership-development program at Newrez, a company that brings together thinkers and caring doers to make homeownership a reality. Newrez is built on a commitment to serving customers, communities, and each other, investing in the growth and wellbeing of its people. The company works to exceed the expectations of residential mortgage borrowers and business partners through superior service and simple processes. This program is specifically designed for recent college graduates to gain practical, on-the-job leadership and management skills, strengthening the company’s future leadership.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Pay: $53700–$86520 yearly
• Team: Part of the TRAIL (Tools Required for Advancement Into Leadership) program, with immersion in Commercial Strategy, Business Development, and Product/Project Management within Marketing.
• Mission: Strengthen the future leadership of the company by building a foundation in process improvement, presentation, and leadership skills through hands-on experience and mentorship.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Tableau, SQL, Salesforce, Canva, HTML, PowerPoint, Visio

What You’ll Actually Do
• Project Management: Define and manage strategy projects or new product launches, setting clear objectives, defining deliverables, and preventing scope creep.
• Plan Development: Develop comprehensive project management plans, including creating schedules, budgets, resource allocation plans, and communication strategies.
• Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate extended teams by assigning tasks, motivating members, resolving conflicts, and ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Business Analysis: Perform business analyses and provide recommendations to leadership for business and process changes.
• Marketing Strategy: Develop a detailed understanding of the customer base and competitive marketplace to recommend and execute improvements to the overall marketing approach.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university; suitable for recent college graduates. Degrees in Marketing, Data Analytics, or Finance are preferred.
• Experience: Entry-level role designed to provide practical, on-the-job experience and mentorship; no specific prior work experience is required.
• Skills: Highly developed organizational and project/time-management skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficiency in quantitative analysis, and an entrepreneurial business mindset.
• Bonus: Experience with Canva, HTML, PowerPoint, and Visio. Understanding of multiple brand structures and rules to enforce uniformity.