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San Francisco-based Providian (http://www.providian.com) is a leading provider of credit to mainstream American consumers. Combining industry-leading experience, analysis, technology, and service, Providian seeks to build long-lasting relationships with customers, offering products and services tailored to meet their everyday financial needs. At Providian, you will be part of a world-class team that is making an impact in the financial services industry. Join us for a stimulating, exciting, and challenging career.

As Director of Providian's Marketing Information Services group, you will be responsible for the production of several Providian direct mail campaigns. The ideal candidate must possess a blend of business and relational database knowledge, excellent organization skills and a "hands on" ability to support various internal customers creating and managing Direct Mail, Telemarketing, and E-mail campaigns. You must enjoy working with different groups, specifically Marketing, Analytics, Credit and Finance to understand their initiatives and find innovative and efficient solutions.

In this position the ideal candidate will be managing several new marketing programs developed through Providian's Prospect Database. The candidate will be the main interface with Marketing, Operations and various vendors for these programs.

Responsibilities include:

• Execute day to day production of cyclical Direct Mail and Telemarketing campaigns.
• Streamline and document production processes for new initiatives and custom projects.
• Implement and oversee audit steps to ensure the accuracy of all programming and specific logic used to generate campaigns.
• Perform analysis to support new Marketing/Credit initiatives and improve effectiveness of direct mail acquisition channel.
• Implement new selection criteria based on requirements from Marketing, Credit, and Finance.
• Work with internal customers to understand business initiatives and document business requirements for Prospect Database development.
• Manage the vendor relationships related to your programs.

The qualified candidate will have 4+ years of credit card or related financial services experience, and a BS/MS in math, statistics, operation research, computer science or quantitative field. Candidate must have strong knowledge of relational databases and advanced experience in SQL code, especially in very large Oracle environments. As a Director, the candidate must have excellent analytic, problem solving, written communication, and presentation skills. Candidate must have experience in the production and management of direct mail campaigns and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Must be independent and interested in taking on increasing levels of responsibility.

Please apply at:

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About Providian

San Francisco-based Providian Financial (www.providian.com) is a leading provider of credit cards to mainstream American customers throughout the U.S. By combining experience, analysis and technology, Providian seeks to build long-lasting relationships with its customers by providing products and services that meet their evolving financial needs.

Our Comprehensive Benefits & Compensation programs include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company-Matched Charitable Giving Program
• Full-Time Business Casual Dress

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