Senior Project Manager, Marketing

JOB REQUISITION

Senior Project Manager, Marketing (Contract Talent)

LOCATION

SAN RAMON
- Senior Project Manager

**Responsibilities**:
- Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business-
- Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously-
- Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones-
- Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives-
- Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities-
- Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership-
- Manage project scope and changes with a solid understanding of interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs-
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence-
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization-
- Lead, manage and conduct Project/Program kick-offs and pre-project/program planning in Workfront and related productivity tools & systems.-
- Effectively facilitate and guide project teams on how to use Six Sigma, Agile/Scrum, and adopted process methodologies and best practices which brings values to delight customers.-
- Well-versed in facilitating productive discussions, enable decision making, and skilled in conflict resolution in project teams.-
- Guide project teams on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks.-
- Develop detailed project plans, timelines, resources and budgets to ensure the delivery of the project’s critical milestones, outcomes and results (on time; on budget; benefit realization; high quality; etc.)-
- Ensure plans are coordinated with other planning functions throughout the enterprise and effectively communicate upstream/downstream impacts to all stakeholders.-
- Understand business and technical process and be able to document business/technical requirements, process workflows and system documentations-
- Identify and analyze strategic alternatives and feasible options for the organization and project teams in order to drive towards recommendations to marketing management.-
- Ensure process consistency, data integrity and decision quality to help portfolio management-
- Be able to adapt changes quickly and function in fast paced and ever-evolving environmentJob Required Education/Experience- Proven track record in successfully working in a highly matrixed and cross-functional environment and be able to manage operating in ambiguity-
- Proven track record of successfully leading varied complexity projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget.-
- Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance-
- Minimum 5-7 years of marketing experience-
- Minimum 8-10+ years of project leadership and/or management experience.-
- Bachelor’s degree in business or technical-
- Exceptional project and program management skills-
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy-
- Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations-
- Skilled in business/technical process development and documentation-
- Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / WaterfallExcellent skills and knowledge of effective leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.-
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence-
- Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives-
- Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills-
- Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands-
- Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment-
- Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities-
- Research best practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data and use continuous process improvement disciplines to achieve results-
- Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the int