Manager, Marketing Strategy & Planning

Please note that this is a 6 month temporary role.  

We're looking to add an established marketing professional to join our Global Marketing team. If you love travel, connecting, collaborating, and providing an outstanding customer experience, you could fit in well.  

We are looking for someone strategic and detail-oriented to join our Marketing Strategy & Planning team. As the Manager, Marketing Strategy & Planning you will work closely with the Director of Marketing Strategy & Planning and cross-functional teams to drive forward critical projects of strategic importance to the marketing team and wider commercial organization.  

You will be the key point-person for managing project timelines, partner engagement, and ensuring projects are executed on time and within scope, working with the marketing team and cross functional collaborators. Key responsibilities include implementing and maintaining operational frameworks and planning processes that drive success on key initiatives. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Develop a comprehensive project management strategy in partnership with the Director of Marketing Strategy and Planning 

• Oversee project management of key initiatives and interdependent workstreams 

• Collaborate with and project manage a team of marketing professionals to achieve organizational goals 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across key projects 

• Develop and maintain relationships with key collaborators and partners 

• Create and track project management timelines, holding workstream owners accountable to deliverables and deadlines 

• Run cross-functional marketing workstream status calls 

• Provide critical updates to collaborators including the Marketing Leadership and commercial teams 

Key Stakeholders and Relationships 

• Marketing leadership team 

• Various marketing team leaders, including but not limited to brand, marketing communications, events, performance marketing, customer marketing, growth ops & intelligence, commercial enablement, and internal comms 

• Transition Management Office and other workstream leads 

• Commercial teams 

• Procurement and Finance 

• General Counsel and Compliance 

What We’re Looking For: 

• Significant marketing experience delivering marketing transformation and/or long-term marketing initiatives and projects. 

• Ability to simultaneously handling multiple short and long-term marketing projects from inception to completion 

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail 

• Proactive, strategic thinker with a commercial focus, and a hands-on approach  

• Strong experience working in the B2B space, preferably in marketing strategy and/or operations. 

• Open-mindedness, excited to try new tactics, and perseverance to see projects to completion. 

• Able to lead and operate effectively through periods of significant change. 

• Proven experience delivering results in a highly commercial environment. 

• International experience working with remote teams and time zones is a plus. 

• Experience with Smartsheet or similar project management tools.  
   

As a leading global travel management company, we are uniquely positioned to champion and influence inclusive, accessible, and safe travel for all. Our diverse workforce, reflective of our client base, is our key to success. Please note that this is a 6 month temporary role.