The Marketing Strategy Associate II serves as a strategic catalyst, driving cross-functional alignment and execution of market engagement strategies across the QTS portfolio. This role will manage strategy, coordination, and execution of market engagements, ensuring effective messaging and action. This role will do this by bringing the diverse needs and perspectives of internal stakeholders together to ensure cross-functional coordination and alignment. This leader crafts compelling, thoughtful messaging and uncovers innovative opportunities to facilitate delivering bespoke narratives that resonate with key audiences. Acting as a force-multiplier, the Senior Manager bridges stakeholder teams through deep organizational fluency and a sharp strategic lens—translating diverse perspectives into unified, business-critical decisions. This role ensures seamless collaboration and alignment across business units to execute high-quality, accelerated outcomes. By shaping narratives that matter and showing up with intention in pivotal moments, the Manager strengthens QTS’s market presence and deepens its reputation as a trusted partner.
RESPONSIBILITIES, other duties may be assigned.
Cross-division Alignment
Serve as the orchestrator across stakeholder teams/divisions (i.e. Economic Development, Pre-Development, Brand/Marketing/Communications, Site Selection, etc.) to drive unified market priorities and strategic consensus. Champion cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment with QTS’s broader business objectives.
Market Intelligence & Decision Enablement
Transform hyperlocal insights and complex market dynamics into tailored, actionable engagement strategies. Leverage a holistic ecosystem perspective to inform and accelerate strategic decision-making from vision to execution.
External Engagement & Relationships Stewardship
Cultivate, nurture and expand high-impact external partnerships that enhance QTS’s reputation and influence across its market portfolio. Proactively identify untapped opportunities and pioneer new engagement models that help create best practices.
Strategy Development
This role will build and frame strategies on a range of topics that cut across our organization where the Brand & Marketing team play a key role. As those strategic directions are set, this role will help facilitate and at times be asked to lead strategy into execution. Ensuring strategic initiatives are consistently prioritized and refined to reflect BM&C team and senior leadership objectives.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience. Advanced Degree preferred
Three or more years of experience in marketing, brand strategy, or digital marketing.
Proven track record of developing and executing successful marketing strategies.
Experience with market research, competitive analysis, and customer segmentation.
Strong understanding of real estate and data center industry. Understanding of QTS and the intersection of economic development, pre-development, and public affairs preferred.
Strong cross-functional leadership. Demonstrated success leading and influence senior/executive leaders preferred.
Strong presentation and storytelling skills. Demonstrated success delivering thought leaderships/industry education to all levels of internal/external stakeholders preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Agility in High-Growth Environments
Preferred: Thrives in dynamic settings, demonstrates agility and consistently drives progress amid evolving priorities and market conditions.
Strategic Leadership & Influence
Preferred: Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, build consensus across diverse teams, and deliver successful outcomes.
Exceptional Relationship Builder
Preferred: Develops trust with ease, fosters strong, authentic, enduring parnerships, and navigates complex stakeholder dynamics with diplomacy, empathy, and confidence.
Operational Excellence & Collaboration
Preferred: Excels at aligning teams with clarity and purpose, facilitating productive dialogue, and mobilizing collective action toward shared goals.
Vision-Driven Strategic Thinking
Preferred: Connects market insights and business objectives to craft forward-looking strategies that drive impactful outcomes.
Culture Champion & Values-Driven Leader
Preferred: Embodies QTS’ core values and actively cultivates a culture where people and ideas thrive, both internally and externally.
We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.
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QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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QTS Realty Trust, LLC. is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint spanning more than 9 million square feet of owned mega scale data center space throughout North America. Through its software-defined technology platform, QTS is able to deliver secure, compliant infrastructure solutions, robust connectivity and premium customer service to more than 1,100 leading hyperscale technology companies, enterprises, and government entities
