Responsibilities

• Elevate operational excellence and ways of working – Implement and scale best-in-class project management practices, tools, and governance; driving consistency, accountability, and efficiency across a fast-paced and highly creative organization on a newly formed Creative Ops & Insights team
• Drive integrated project leadership across Brand Engagement in a traditional PM capacity – Lead end-to-end planning and execution of high-impact initiatives spanning social campaigns, experiential activations, partnerships, and global sports moments; ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met with precision.
• Enable cross-functional alignment and clarity – Act as a central connector across internal teams, agencies, and external partners; proactively identifying risks, resolving dependencies, and creating transparency across stakeholders at all levels.

Requirements

• Progressive experience in project or program management, 8+ years, preferably in marketing, brand, agency, or integrated campaign environments
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and workstreams
• Experience supporting creative, social, experiential, or partnership-driven marketing programs
• Strong operational discipline, including timeline management, budget oversight, and risk mitigation
• Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across senior stakeholders
• Experience managing external agencies and partner relationships
• Experience leading and developing team members, 3+ years preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus

Benefits

• As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year.
• Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools.
• Additionally, Starbucks offers 100%25 upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities.
• You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies.
• This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative.
• For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com .
• *If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above. For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.