Marketing Operations & Transformation Lead

Atlanta, GA (On-site)

$71K/yr – $176K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize the future-state operating model for marketing, shaping governance, accountability, and end-to-end delivery, while leading change, driving quick wins in the first 90 days, and building scalable processes and reporting.

  • Lead cross-functional transformation across marketing operations and governance
  • Deliver quick wins within 90 days and establish ongoing dashboards and accountability
  • Own end-to-end delivery lifecycle design and performance reporting

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate current Marketing workflows, organizational responsibilities, governance structures, decision-making processes, and team operating practices.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline processes, remove unnecessary complexity, clarify ownership, eliminate duplication, and resolve operational bottlenecks.
  • Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional partners to develop and implement a future-state operating model that strengthens accountability, scalability, speed, and quality of execution.
  • Establish and document clear roles, responsibilities, decision rights, governance standards, and operating rhythms across the organization.
  • Lead change management activities that encourage adoption of new processes, tools, workflows, and team behaviors.
  • Identify near-term opportunities for improvement and implement meaningful quick wins within the first 90 days.
  • Redesign and improve the end-to-end marketing delivery lifecycle, including intake, prioritization, briefing, creative development, testing, production, approvals, deployment, and post-launch evaluation.
  • Develop scalable processes that effectively support both digital communication boards and creative.
  • Strengthen planning, prioritization, capacity management, and resource allocation to ensure teams remain focused on the highest-impact initiatives.
  • Establish defined handoffs and accountability across internal teams, agency partners, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in marketing operations, program management, management consulting, business transformation, agency operations, or a related discipline.
  • Demonstrated success evaluating, designing, and implementing operating models, business processes, governance frameworks, or organizational transformation initiatives.
  • Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple stakeholder groups, dependencies, and competing priorities.
  • Strong change management and stakeholder engagement capabilities, including the ability to influence teams and leaders without direct authority.
  • Experience facilitating workshops and working sessions that drive alignment, decision-making, and clear outcomes.
  • Experience managing or improving creative and marketing workflows from initial planning through production and final delivery.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate recommendations, risks, and progress effectively to senior leadership.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on process simplification and continuous improvement.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and project/work management platforms such as Microsoft Planner, Jira, Smartsheet, or comparable tools.

Preferred

  • Experience leading operating model, process improvement, or organizational transformation initiatives within a marketing, creative, advertising, or agency environment.
  • Background working across both in-house marketing organizations and external agencies.
  • Ability to move seamlessly between strategic transformation work and hands-on operational execution.
  • Proven effectiveness working in ambiguous or evolving environments and creating structure where processes or ownership may not yet be clearly defined.
  • Strong systems-thinking capabilities with an understanding of how workflows, governance, technology, organizational structure, and team behaviors influence one another.
  • Consultative approach with the ability to quickly establish credibility and build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Strong focus on creating simpler, more scalable, and more effective ways of working.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive insurance options
  • Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
  • Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
  • Paid parental leave
  • Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
  • Wellness and Well being programs
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Founded in 1976
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70K employees

Salaries

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$71K/yr – $176K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1.2B
Last Raise
$650M
Post IPO Debt, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $650M
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $550.9M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$20K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.3%
Direct
48.3%
Referral
10%
Social
1%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~70.5K

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