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Strategy & Marketing Project Manager

Morristown, NJOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • marketing technology tools
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Marketo
  • dashboards
  • KPIs
  • ROI metrics
  • presentations
  • storytelling
  • executive-ready materials

Nice to have

  • high performing marketing organization
  • chief of staff

Role summary

This role supports the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer by translating marketing and transformation priorities into actionable plans, managing team operations, and driving cross-functional projects. The Project Manager will oversee project scope, timelines, and budgets, develop executive communications, and champion AI adoption. Key responsibilities include budget management, KPI tracking, stakeholder alignment, and ensuring legal/compliance standards are met. The ideal candidate possesses strong project management, strategic thinking, and communication skills, with experience in marketing technology and AI tools.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Support the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer to translate marketing and transformation priorities into clear plans, decisions, timelines, owners, and follow-through.
  • Manage the operating rhythm of the team, including leadership meetings, business reviews, goal and KPI tracking, planning cycles, progress updates, and executive decision forums.
  • Design and execute medium to large cross-functional project plans--ensuring scope, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and budgets are clear and actively managed.
  • Anticipate downstream impacts early; escalate thoughtfully and help teams remove barriers before momentum slows.
  • Develop concise, compelling narratives, executive decks, updates, and talking points that communicate strategy, progress, decisions, and business impact.
  • Champion the use of AI across the team--acting as an early adopter and power user of emerging AI tools to improve productivity and elevate work quality. Share best practices and coach to help build a culture of continuous learning.
  • Drive associate engagement and culture initiatives, analyzing employee feedback to strengthen a culture of learning, recognition and camaraderie.
  • Build and maintain key project documentation, integrated calendars, status reports, decision logs, action trackers, and follow-up mechanisms that keep leaders and stakeholders aligned.
  • Strengthen budget discipline by partnering with Marketing and Finance leaders on planning, tracking, forecasting, reporting, variance management, and decision support.
  • Coordinate legal, compliance, records, risk, and governance requirements so teams can move efficiently while meeting appropriate standards.
Qualifications Required Skills:
  • Strong understanding of marketing technology tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo).
  • Analytical mindset with ability to create and interpret dashboards, KPIs, and ROI metrics.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with proven ability to reach an audience through effective presentations and strong storytelling with ability to turn complex information into executive-ready materials.
  • Thought leader with ability to drive execution, foster innovation, focus on the customer and collaborate with others to solve problems creatively.
  • Strong strategic thinking skills with a focus on developing processes and identifying best practices and efficiencies.
  • Strong project management skills with proven ability to quickly put structure around complex work, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects from planning through implementation.
  • Experience working with budgets, resource planning, or campaign tracking systems.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Copilot premium (or related AI tools) and project, workflow, or collaboration management tools.
  • Exceptional organization, follow-through, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage leaders, stakeholders, deadlines, and dependencies.
  • Outstanding partnership and influence skills, with the judgment and confidence to work across levels, functions, and working styles.
  • Strong problem-solving instincts, including the ability to identify risks, connect dots, simplify ambiguity, and recommend practical paths forward.
  • High energy, strong personal accountability, discretion, and resilience; comfortable working at fast pace and adapting as priorities evolve.
  • Hands-on, low-ego style with the willingness to do what is needed to help the team succeed, from strategic problem solving to tactical execution.
Required Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, or related field and a minimum of 3 years in project management for strategy or marketing areas within large organization.
Preferred Experience:
  • Experience working for high performing marketing organization or previous chief of staff. Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
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