Director, Global Marketing Project Management

Overview

At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.

Job Title: Director, Global Marketing Project Management - HOKA

Reports to: Senior Director, Global Marketing Operations & Production

Location: Remote - US

Interested applicants must reside in one of the following approved states:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington

As Director, Global Marketing Project Management, you’ll lead critical processes, initiatives, and programs across Creative, Integrated Brand Marketing, Sports Marketing, Retail, Brand Communications, Social, and Strategy teams. Your goal is to drive continual process improvement, capacity management, and ensure timely service delivery within budget and scope. You’ll operationalize marketing’s strategy and creative deliverables, scale the team’s operating model, and create efficient, effective, and highly integrated ways of working both internally and with global agency partners.

We celebrate diversity—of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

• Lead the Project Management function for Global Marketing, driving operations for all cross-functional workflows toward coordinated and successful execution of GTM processes
• Supervise and develop a team of Project Managers, fostering a strong team culture and working environment that lives up to Deckers values
• Build and maintain Creative Operations infrastructure, including capacity planning, creative resourcing, vendor management, and functional capabilities
• Manage workflow, requests, and capacity to deliver all marketing support efforts, evaluating and prioritizing jobs based on department capacity
• Develop, analyze, and continually optimize marketing operations processes and programs by working closely with senior leadership
• Build and optimize cross-functional resources, including software and project management technology, intake, working documents, roles and responsibilities, communication flow, escalation plans, etc.
• Create and maintain annual functional calendars and project management tracking tools for visibility and alignment across the Global Marketing Org
• Build systems and processes for scalable and measurable project timelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet execution timing
• Monitor feedback from stakeholders to improve cross-functional integration and promote efficiency by analyzing workflow performance and identifying key metrics
• Build strong relationships with agencies and outside vendors to implement process and accountability
• Practice continuous improvement, supporting and contributing to evolving marketing operations processes
• Anticipate project needs across the organization and proactively seek information to lead team members toward solutions
• Maintain and disseminate project information to stakeholders and senior management, keeping them informed of conflicts, delays, or other issues
• Maintain weekly project reports and provide status updates to ensure projects are moving forward
• Analyze, summarize, and develop conclusions, recommending improvements to increase efficiency and output

• Bachelor’s degree minimum in Business, Marketing, Communications, or Advertising
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management within Marketing and Communications for a consumer brand; experience in consumer goods, footwear, or sportswear industries preferred
• Strong brand experience working effectively in complex, matrixed, global organizations
• Proven planning and operational execution skill set with the ability to ideate solutions and drive projects to successful conclusion
• 5+ years…