B2B Sr. Marketing Associate

About Klarna

Klarna was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005. Since then we've changed the banking industry forever. And now we're creating the world's smoothest shopping experience. We serve over 90 million consumers worldwide, and partner with 250,000 merchants – with a new merchant joining us every 8 minutes. Including some of the world's leading brands, such as H&M, ASOS, IKEA, Adidas, Samsung and Lufthansa. Our offices are spread over 17 different markets, hosted by 5000+ employees from 100+ nationalities.

Your Opportunity
We are looking for a motivated and energetic Partnerships Sr. Marketing Associate in Toronto to join our Partner Success team to support and accelerate the growth of the Canadian business through collaborations with strategic B2B partners. The team is a key part of Klarna’s growth strategy to raise awareness and deliver Klarna’s products via Partner Channels.  

What you will do:

  • You will develop and execute collaborative partner marketing campaigns to help drive awareness in Canada among top retail owners and merchants
  • You will manage and maintain relationships with partner marketing counterparts within the following partner categories; industry association partners, platform providers, system integrators, and technology partners. 
  • You will conceive and execute on a range of marketing tactics; email campaigns, newsletters, webinars, industry research studies, white papers, events, trade shows, paid media campaigns and gifting programs. 
  • You will work with partner manager counterparts within each B2B partner organization to develop initiatives and programs to showcase and sell Klarna payment solutions and USP's to their merchant communities
  • You will align with peers in marketing to establish cohesive messaging across channels and B2B initiatives. 


Who you are:

  • You have great communication and analytics skills and can work both independently and collaboratively. 

  • You have experience leveraging tools & systems such as; Salesforce, Marketo, Qliksense, Google Sheets, and Google Data Studio. 
  • You can get partners and Klarnauts excited to participate in joint initiatives. 

  • You are never satisfied and constantly test, iterate, and evolve your approach to achieve better partner engagement, better merchant engagement, and greater ROI on each initiative.

  • You are a self-starter who can work independently with minimal direction. 

  • You are a people person and enjoy networking and building lasting relationships.


You have:

  • You have at least 3+ years of experience working in the commerce marketing or partnerships space.

  • You have experience in B2B marketing and associated channels, including, campaign optimization, campaign management, product and/or content marketing.

  • You have strong business writing skills that you can demonstrate through examples of long (whitepaper) and short (email, blog, ad, social) content.

  • You have experience collaborating and executing on events from conferences to intimate dinners.

  • You work effectively in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

  • You have experience in e-commerce, retail, and/or payments.

We offer you a chance to be part of a truly amazing, global team filled with highly talented individuals who love working together. More than that, you will be part of an organization that, as a whole, strives to be at the forefront of FinTech and try out anything and everything new.

Klarna is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.