PMO Lead, Marketing Operations

Title: PMO Lead, Marketing Operations

Duration: 6 months (possible extension or conversion into FTE)

Location: Mettawa, IL 60045 (Hybrid; 3 days onsite/week)

Group Overview

Client’s International Customer Excellence (ICEx) organization drives innovation and operational excellence across more than 40 countries and affiliates. ICEx supports the FutureFit strategy, ensuring commercial excellence and standardization internationally. Within ICEx, the Strategic Priorities and Marketing Operations (SPMO) enables consistent, efficient delivery and governance of complex strategic projects that propel the business forward. Our team partners closely with ICEx’s core capabilities - including Winning with Data and Digital Capabilities, IFT, ACE, and others - to realize breakthrough initiatives for the client.

Role Summary:

• We are seeking a motivated candidate for a Manager/Senior Manager, PMO for Business Initiatives supporting Brand Excellence. This role reports directly to the SPMO Director, but will work directly with the Brand Excellence team supporting their business function.
• The candidate will join a dynamic, globally connected team supporting the development of global brand strategies. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders. The PM will utilize effective program management tools and methodologies for evaluating, executing, and managing projects, ensuring consistency across the portfolio to drive cross-functional team effectiveness.

Projects:

• Support the Brand Excellence team in their efforts to support Global brand teams to develop and rollout winning brand strategies to the affiliates.
• Lead change management and awareness efforts for new business processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute PMO activities to enable aligned project delivery across multiple functions, regions, and affiliates
• Support and maintain industry-standard PMO processes, tools, and reporting to ensure consistency, governance, and transparency
• Collaborate with international commercial and marketing teams to facilitate smooth engagement, communication, and delivery of key initiatives
• Within the context of the assigned initiatives, responsible for building and sustaining the day-to-day relationships and communications with business partners at various levels of the organization, including executive level, as well as other internal and external resources.
• For assigned initiatives, responsible for directing, managing, and coordinating the work of team members (for multiple initiatives) including business and technology resources, user groups, internal and external consultants, and contractors, as well as vendors. Managing and forecasting SME and project resource workloads.
• Assist senior PMO leads and project managers in risk management, resource planning, and performance tracking for business transformation, strategy, and launches
• Prepare project status reports, summaries, and presentations for stakeholders and sponsors
• Help coordinate cross-functional meetings and workshops, ensuring logistical and content alignment

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum 5 years experience managing matrixed, cross-functional, or global projects/programs (business transformation, strategic initiatives, product launch, etc.)
• Proven track record of success being a high-level independent and team contributor to lead multiple projects initiatives and processes, as well as ensuring consistent deployment.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, required. Ability to craft compelling business cases and stakeholder presentations.
• Keen awareness of cultural nuances; proven ability to work in a global environment,
• Demonstrated capability to foster high levels of trust and credibility with internal business partners (BTS, HR, Finance) and with external vendors.
• Strong analytical skills and a strategic, solution-oriented mindset
• Demonstrated collaboration with cross-functional teams; experience with global/area teams preferred

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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $85.00/hr - $90.00/hr.