Brand & Advertising Program Lead - Maternity Cover

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a global tech client to recruit a Senior Manager, Brand & Advertising (Maternity Cover). This fixed-term role sits at the centre of global brand and advertising programs, guiding planning, creative development, and execution across multiple time zones.

You will lead high-priority brand initiatives, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and ensure timely delivery while navigating ambiguity.

Qualifications

• PM experience in brand/advertising/marketing environment.
• Experience coordinating launches, campaigns or similar initiatives.
• Ability to turn ambiguous inputs into clear plans and roadmaps.
• Strong stakeholder management, including senior leaders and approvals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate high-priority brand and advertising projects across teams, timezones.
• End-to-end program management: timelines, milestones, risks, and delivery.
• Support planning and rollout of major brand initiatives and leadership approvals.
• Partner across brand, creative, media, content, and operations teams to keep work aligned.
• Build plans, status updates, decision logs, meeting cadences and trackers.
• Coordinate input across senior stakeholders and escalate with recommendations.
• Translate strategy into actionable steps and next steps.
• Identify risks and dependencies and escalate with clear recommendations.
• Provide continuity across in-flight programs during maternity leave.
• Manage budgets across programs including forecasting and spend reconciliation.

Skills

Program management

Brand advertising

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Global/multi-market experience

International travel

Job description

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a global tech client to recruit a Senior Manager, Brand & Advertising (Maternity Cover). This fixed-term role sits at the centre of global brand and advertising programs, guiding planning, creative development, and execution across multiple time zones.

You will lead high-priority brand initiatives, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and ensure timely delivery while navigating ambiguity.