Senior Project Manager, Marketing

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Senior Project Manager, Marketing (Contract Talent))

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SAN RAMON

Robert Half is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Marketing that will support the Portfolio Manager in managing Global Portfolio Management efforts. This role will also lead, manage and conduct Project/Program kick-offs, pre-project/program planning and manage all project/program related efforts in Workfront and associated productivity tools & systems. The role will require interaction with senior leaders, management, and several cross-functional teams within and outside of Marketing. As such, this role will have end-to-end responsibilities across many areas of Portfolio Management and complex projects. This role will also require the ability to adapt to the many facets of Program/Project management that is currently being defined/revised and implemented within the organization. This is a thought leader who can be a doer as well as a strong process partner with all levels of the organization.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
- Proven track record in successfully working in a highly matrixed and cross-functional environment and be able to manage operating in ambiguity
- 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 environment

Job Required Education/Experience
- 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 / Waterfall- Excellent 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