senior manager, marketing operations

Seattle, WA (Unknown)

$118K/yr – $197K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive cross-functional marketing program management from planning to delivery, coordinating with Global Marketing Org and partners to ensure on-time, on-budget results while guiding teams through strategic development, execution, and measurement.

  • Lead complex, visible campaigns with cross-functional teams
  • Align partners to KPIs and program performance

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to Starbucks success by partnering with Global Marketing Org and other assigned businesses to support program management as part of the team responsible for North America retail marketing and product execution - from planning through delivery.
  • You approach project management with internal business partners with the ability to bring projects over the finish line through cross functional team collaboration.
  • Serve as primary project management contact for highly complex and visible seasonal and product marketing campaign work and lead cross functional team(s) to manage programs or projects to improve the operational capability from planning to execution.
  • Manage and monitors project or program schedules and progress to ensure expected results are delivered on time and within budget, with the ability to anticipate & mitigate challenges and escalate risk when necessary to successfully gain alignment on best path forward.
  • Influence processes for improving business planning, cross functional communication, work integration and teamwork between partners from cross-functional departments to achieve KPIs.
  • Apply experience in managing relationships in a highly matrixed organization to successfully brief and guide work through the strategic, creative development, and delivery process. Leveraging a depth of marketing knowledge/capabilities as consulting Starbucks business partner on requirements, strategies and opportunities for innovation across Starbucks paid/owned/earned channels.
  • Facilitate successful marketing kickoffs to ensure creative teams receive comprehensive briefings to efficiently initiate work.
  • Partners with cross functional team to track success metrics and program performance measures to evaluate program effectiveness and to integrate learnings into future initiatives.
  • Leading projects through ambiguity, rolling up sleeves to pave a way forward when next steps aren’t always clear.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience of establishing cross functional, collaborative relationships with business partners, and lead cross functional teams
  • 8+ years of experience leading complex program and project efforts to completion
  • Project management, including all elements of scope, time, cost, risk, quality, integration, procurement, human resources, and communications
  • 7+ years of experience managing complex large-scale or multiple mid-sized projects
  • 7+ years of experience gathering and analysis
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, in spoken and in writing for both working team and executive level
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines - Change management skills
  • Ability to manage, lead and mentor team members
  • Ability to define objectives, scope and resources for projects extending beyond a department or business unit
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

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% 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.
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Salaries

Posted range

$118K/yr – $197K/yr

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$2.7B
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$1.8B
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Funding History

  • May 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.8B
  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Equity
  • Oct 2018
    Post IPO Equity • $900M

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5.8%

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