MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years experience in Program/Project Management at a creative/design agency and/or in-house brand/marketing team
• 3+ years people management experience
• Bachelors Degree in business, creative, marketing, technology or similar field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience building brand foundation or core assets programs (ideally with hardware experience) that have demonstrably impacted a brand’s trajectory
• Experience presenting to and influencing at all levels of an organization
• Experience leading and motivating teams, building consensus, and managing conflict
• Experience interpreting data, identifying trends, and making data-driven decisions
• Experience driving impact with little direction in an ambiguous, highly collaborative cross functional environment, managing stakeholder dynamics in a large matrixed organization
• Experience defining and improving processes and creating workflow efficiencies
  For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position.

• Understand overall company brand strategy, the various category and product-specific brand strategies and how they all connect to business goals
• Manage an experienced program management team
• Lead and manage multiple projects, including planning and execution, ensuring timely and successful completion
• Influence Marketing, Brand Strategy and Channel Marketers on Go-to-Market plans to develop and implement brand foundations and core assets (library of motion and static evergreen assets), ensuring alignment with company/business objectives and strategic/creative direction
• Contribute to annual planning, prioritize projects and coordinate resourcing needs for all brand foundations and core assets programs based on impact, business objectives and team availability
• Define scope & deliverables, team resourcing, budget forecasting and actualization at the project level
• Manage program budgets, including forecasting, spending tracking, and cost control
• Manage creative reviews with key stakeholders and executive leadership
• Anticipate team and program needs, prioritizing competing needs by taking a broad perspective to problems and identifying strategic and creative solutions
• Key point of contact for Creative X team, Marketing, Brand Strategy & Channel marketers and agencies
• Build and maintain relationships with internal (Creative X, Marketing, Sales/Merchandising, Product Design) and external (vendors) stakeholders
• Consult with cross-functional teams as a brand foundations subject-matter-expert across initiatives and to share creative process education and best practices
• Manage relationships with external design/production agencies globally, ensuring they meet contractual requirements and deliver high-quality products or services
• Clearly and concisely communicate program status, risks, and issues to stakeholders