Marketing Program Manager Job

MARKETING PROGRAM MANAGER needed for a CONTRACT opportunity with Yoh's client located in Walnut Creek, California.

THE BIG PICTURE - TOP SKILLS YOU SHOULD POSSESS:

- Program management for large-scale projects
- Strong communication skills
- Proficient in MS Office

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

- Provide overall program/project leadership, guidance and management of scope for all Corporate Marketing and Distribution organization goal setting and stakeholder negotiations
- Leverages the expertise of the project managers and SMEs from each functional team and their associated staffs and assists with project prioritization
- Works cross-functionally with Marketing and other business units (eg IT, Finance, etc.) to implement new company and process improvement initiatives
- Manages project activities and communications across all project teams (including team meetings, agendas, meeting minutes, status reports, emails, etc.) including program reporting and status to senior management
- Acts as a key liaison between the business and IT to ensure alignment of business objectives with IT priorities
- Assists teams in defining project team tasks, assumptions, deliverables, dependencies and issue resolution, and escalates when appropriate
- Develops resourcing strategies to ensure optimum support for projects and for the day-to-day operational activities; provides performance information, and implements positive discipline measures when necessary

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO THE TABLE:

- CEM/CRM experience to five (5) years of Program Management experience and/or 7 to 10 years of experience as a project manager including projects >(USD)10M or multiple parallel projects with combined size >(USD)10M
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, IT, or related discipline or equivalent work experience is required
- Must have demonstrated ability for independent decision making, supporting large customer groups, and managing highly visible large-scale projects
- Documented system implementation experience
- Ability to work well in a matrixed organization that is extremely fast paced with competition for resources
- Must be able to manage programs assigned such that high-impact issues are identified, understood, communicated, and dealt with in a manner that mitigates risk to the program
- Strong communication skills (verbal, written and listening)
- Proficient in MS Office Suite, Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, and other related applications
- Must be able to work extended hours (if needed)
- May require up to 25% travel

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Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

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