Manager, Marketing Ops and Strategy - Americas

Responsibilities

• Lead special projects and cross-functional initiatives as directed by the VP of Marketing.
• Establish project objectives, KPIs, timelines, ownership, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate deliverables and ensure successful execution across teams.
• Analyze monthly performance results and identify gaps, trends, and root causes.
• Develop actionable insights and recommendations to improve business outcomes.
• Present findings and progress updates to leadership.
• Partner with central marketing teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support problem identification, data analysis, workshop facilitation, action planning, and solution implementation.
• Apply structured improvement methodologies to enhance marketing effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop and manage the annual marketing budget planning process.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience in a high-performance environment with demonstrated success in: Project planning and management Cross-functional coordination Initiative execution Performance analysis
• Strong relationship-building capabilities and the ability to influence stakeholders across varying levels of seniority.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and energized by driving results.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities from inception through completion.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, grounded in data, facts, and logical reasoning.
• Ability to create high-quality business deliverables, including: Excel workbooks PowerPoint presentations Written communications Executive-ready reports and presentations
• Exceptional time management skills and comfort operating in a highly autonomous environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to adapt communication style for different audiences.
• Highly adaptable, able to shift priorities quickly, and comfortable managing urgent or unexpected requests.
• Comfortable engaging directly with customers and field teams ("going to gemba") to understand business challenges firsthand.

Preferred

• Experience in management consulting, structured leadership development programs, manufacturing, or marketing operations.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools and technologies to improve marketing effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Experience partnering with Sales teams to drive sales enablement and marketing program execution.
• Knowledge of Lean, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, 80/20, or similar operational excellence methodologies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental and vision care
• On-the-job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy