The Role
Manage marketing and strategy projects, operating rhythms, planning cycles, executive communications, budgets, KPIs, documentation, governance, and cross-functional execution. Support the Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer by translating priorities into actionable plans, tracking progress and dependencies, removing barriers, and ensuring stakeholder alignment. Promote AI adoption, coordinate culture initiatives, and partner with Finance, Legal, and Compliance to support disciplined, efficient execution.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer to translate marketing and transformation priorities into clear plans, decisions, timelines, owners, and follow-through.
- Manage the operating rhythm of the team, including leadership meetings, business reviews, goal and KPI tracking, planning cycles, progress updates, and executive decision forums.
- Design and execute medium to large cross-functional project plans--ensuring scope, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and budgets are clear and actively managed.
- Anticipate downstream impacts early; escalate thoughtfully and help teams remove barriers before momentum slows.
- Develop concise, compelling narratives, executive decks, updates, and talking points that communicate strategy, progress, decisions, and business impact.
- Champion the use of AI across the team--acting as an early adopter and power user of emerging AI tools to improve productivity and elevate work quality. Share best practices and coach to help build a culture of continuous learning.
- Drive associate engagement and culture initiatives, analyzing employee feedback to strengthen a culture of learning, recognition and camaraderie.
- Build and maintain key project documentation, integrated calendars, status reports, decision logs, action trackers, and follow-up mechanisms that keep leaders and stakeholders aligned.
- Strengthen budget discipline by partnering with Marketing and Finance leaders on planning, tracking, forecasting, reporting, variance management, and decision support.
- Coordinate legal, compliance, records, risk, and governance requirements so teams can move efficiently while meeting appropriate standards.
Required Skills:
- Strong understanding of marketing technology tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo).
- Analytical mindset with ability to create and interpret dashboards, KPIs, and ROI metrics.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with proven ability to reach an audience through effective presentations and strong storytelling with ability to turn complex information into executive-ready materials.
- Thought leader with ability to drive execution, foster innovation, focus on the customer and collaborate with others to solve problems creatively.
- Strong strategic thinking skills with a focus on developing processes and identifying best practices and efficiencies.
- Strong project management skills with proven ability to quickly put structure around complex work, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects from planning through implementation.
- Experience working with budgets, resource planning, or campaign tracking systems.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Copilot premium (or related AI tools) and project, workflow, or collaboration management tools.
- Exceptional organization, follow-through, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage leaders, stakeholders, deadlines, and dependencies.
- Outstanding partnership and influence skills, with the judgment and confidence to work across levels, functions, and working styles.
- Strong problem-solving instincts, including the ability to identify risks, connect dots, simplify ambiguity, and recommend practical paths forward.
- High energy, strong personal accountability, discretion, and resilience; comfortable working at fast pace and adapting as priorities evolve.
- Hands-on, low-ego style with the willingness to do what is needed to help the team succeed, from strategic problem solving to tactical execution.
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, or related field and a minimum of 3 years in project management for strategy or marketing areas within large organization.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience working for high performing marketing organization or previous chief of staff. Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field
- At least 3 years of project management experience in strategy or marketing within a large organization
- Strong understanding of marketing technology tools, including Salesforce, HubSpot, or Marketo
- Ability to create and interpret dashboards, KPIs, and ROI metrics
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation ability, and executive storytelling
- Strong strategic thinking, process development, and continuous improvement skills
- Strong project management skills managing complex work, priorities, timelines, and implementation
- Experience with budgets, resource planning, or campaign tracking systems
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Copilot Premium or related AI tools, and project, workflow, or collaboration management tools
- Exceptional organization, follow-through, attention to detail, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working for a high-performing marketing organization or as a chief of staff
- At least 5 years of project management experience
Valley Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Valley Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Valley Bank.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, and vision with HSA/FSA options alongside life, AD&D, disability, and EAP support. The breadth presents as a comprehensive, modern package for a regional bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include vacation/PTO, sick leave, and volunteer PTO. Feedback suggests these elements contribute positively to work–life balance even when base pay feels light.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match and, for eligible employees, a deferred compensation plan. The presence of these programs strengthens total compensation.
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What We Do
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