Senior Manager, Program Management Office (PMO)

Position Summary

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused PMO Manager to lead and evolve project and program management across our Marketing organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute the strategic agenda for marketing technology tools and platforms and integrate these technologies with other business systems to streamline workflows, ensure alignment and collaboration on go-to-market strategies, and improve data accuracy.
• Strong cross-functional abilities are required to lead these efforts across Sales, Product, Customer Success, Marketing Automation, and Business Intelligence.
• PMO Leadership & Strategy
• Define and lead the Marketing PMO vision, operating model, and organizational structure to enable scalable execution.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of program and project managers.
• Establish and continuously improve standardized project management methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks.
• Define and track PMO KPIs, reporting frameworks, and success metrics tied to business outcomes.
• Lead with a people-first mindset, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, empathy, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Portfolio & Program Management
• Establish and lead a standardized prioritization framework that balances marketing capacity, timelines, and business impact across competing initiatives.
• Partner with marketing leadership to plan, prioritize, and allocate resources across key marketing initiatives such as; campaigns, product launches, and events (virtual and in-person).
• Oversee and manage the global PMO portfolio, including intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and execution.
• Manage cross-portfolio dependencies, risks, and resource allocation to ensure consistent delivery against scope, timeline, and budget.
• Provide clear, ongoing visibility into portfolio health, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to executive stakeholders.
• Marketing Operations & Execution
• Optimize end-to-end marketing workflows from planning through execution and measurement.
• Partner with Product Business Units and Central Marketing to build and document scalable systems, processes, and workflows for program execution excellence.
• Ensure consistent execution standards across campaigns, product launches, events (in-person and virtual), and other marketing initiatives.
• Design, implement, and continuously optimize repeatable, scalable operating processes to improve speed to market and execution consistency.
• Analytics & Performance Enablement
• Partner with marketing analytics to define KPIs, dashboards, and reporting standards.
• Use data-driven insights to improve prioritization, performance, and ROI.
• Enable real-time visibility into portfolio and project performance.
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Serve as the primary liaison between Marketing leadership, functional teams, and PMO execution teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to marketing and cross-functional leaders.
• Deliver executive-level reporting on portfolio progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Facilitate governance forums, including steering committees and prioritization reviews as needed.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in program management, PMO leadership, or marketing operations, with at least 5 years leading a PMO.
• Experience supporting global marketing organizations or marketing operation.
• Strong understanding of marketing workflows, campaign management, and go-to-market processes.
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives at scale.
• Experience with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Asana, Jira).
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills: able to clearly convey information to diverse stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in B2B SaaS or high-growth technology environments.
• Prior ownership of global marketing operations or GTM execution functions, PMP, PgMP, or similar certification.
• Familiarity with Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience building PMO functions from the ground up or scaling existing teams.
• Strong understanding of integrated marketing campaigns including experience managing projects that include large events, paid digital, organic social, PR, customer community, email promotion, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Experience successfully partnering with cross-functional departments such as Corporate Marketing, Product Marketing, Channel, and Demand Generation.
• Clear decision-making skills; you are someone who naturally steps up and takes ownership of all aspects of a campaign or event.
• Strong ability to operate with a people-first mindset, including both internal and external stakeholders.
• History of building trust across teams through written and verbal communications.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong execution focus.
• Operational excellence and process design.
• Data-driven mindset.
• Leadership and team development.
• Influence without authority.
• Change management.
• Success Measures:
• On-time and on-budget delivery of key marketing initiatives.
• Improved campaign throughput and time-to-market.
• Increased visibility and alignment across global marketing teams.
• Adeption of standardized processes and tools.
• Measurable impact on marketing performance and ROI.

Company Information

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