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# Lead Market Development

- **Company:** AT&T Inc.
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $143,800.0 - $215,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, SQL Databases, Office365
- **Published:** October 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4552d2f2f6c30a0a

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Operations, or related field.
 * Experience managing complex budgets and financial reporting.
 * Experience with vendor management, invoice processing, procurement, or contract administration.
 * Strong analytical, and financial management skills.
 * Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
 * Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
 * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft 365 tools SQL, Python, etc

## Description

Budget Management & Financial Stewardship

 * Manage and oversee local marketing investments across multiple budgets, funding sources, and market initiatives.
 * Develop and maintain budget forecasts, spend tracking, and financial reporting to ensure fiscal accountability.
 * Monitor budget utilization and proactively recommend reallocations to maximize market performance and business outcomes.
 * Ensure expenditures align with strategic priorities, approved business plans, and corporate financial guidelines.
 * Partner with finance teams on month-end, quarter-end, and year-end budget reconciliation activities.

Vendor & Invoice Management

 * Oversee the end-to-end invoice process, ensuring timely submission, approval, and payment of vendor invoices.
 * Manage relationships with agency partners, production vendors, event suppliers, and local marketing providers.
 * Ensure all vendors maintain approved supplier status and comply with procurement and contracting requirements.
 * Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor-related escalations, issue resolution, and process improvements.
 * Partner with sourcing, procurement, and finance teams to ensure compliance with corporate policies.

Market Support & Execution

 * Partner with Market Development leaders and local market teams to support marketing initiatives, sponsorships, events, and customer acquisition programs.
 * Coordinate production activities related to local market events and marketing campaigns.
 * Ensure operational readiness and execution excellence across all locally supported programs.
 * Serve as the primary liaison between Market Development leadership and local reporting teams to ensure timely, accurate, and actionable reporting.
 * Develop and maintain ad hoc reporting, dashboards, and executive-level views to track initiative performance, progress, and outcomes.
 * Support planning and delivery of market-specific marketing strategies that drive growth and customer engagement.

Performance Analysis & Strategic Optimization

 * Track and analyze key performance indicators including marketing spend effectiveness, close rates, customer acquisition, event outcomes, and greenfield penetration performance.
 * Develop dashboards, reports, and business reviews highlighting investment performance and growth opportunities.
 * Provide recommendations on resource allocation and investment strategies to improve efficiency and business results.
 * Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within local markets and recommend actions to optimize performance.

Stakeholder Partnership

 * Serve as a trusted advisor to Market Development leaders on budget planning, investment decisions, and operational execution.
 * Collaborate across Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Retail Operations, and external partners to ensure alignment and successful delivery of business objectives.
 * Drive cross-functional coordination to remove barriers, improve processes, and enhance operational effectiveness.