Marketing Operations Project Manager (EMEA Marketing)

Huxley; Nieuwegein; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Huxley is seeking an experienced Marketing Operations Project Manager (EMEA Marketing) on a secondment, fixed-term contract from November 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027. You will drive planning, governance and delivery of key marketing workstreams across international teams.

You will define milestones, ownership, and dependencies, while collaborating with internal teams and external partners to ensure timely execution and adoption of new tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management, programme management, marketing operations or a similar function.
• The ability to bring structure and clarity to complex, evolving environments.
• Strong organisational skills with the capability to manage multiple interconnected workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing across functions and levels of seniority.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience creating process improvements, project documentation, playbooks or operational frameworks.
• Confidence working independently and quickly learning new systems and tools.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience working within marketing, brand, commercial or operational environments would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple marketing and operational workstreams from initiation through to successful delivery.
• Create and maintain clear project plans, timelines, milestones, ownership frameworks and dependency tracking.
• Drive alignment across leadership teams and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the implementation and adoption of planning frameworks, operational processes and new tools.
• Develop playbooks, educational materials, communications and engagement plans to ensure successful programme adoption.
• Maintain and evolve planning calendars, governance processes and supporting documentation.
• Ensure accurate, timely and consistent communication of priorities, decisions, risks and project updates.
• Identify blockers and risks early, facilitating working sessions and driving agreed actions through to completion.
• Develop and improve systems, processes and tools that enhance productivity, accountability, service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Partner with internal teams, external agencies and third-party vendors where required.
• Support budget tracking, resource planning and workload forecasting across project portfolios.
• Define and monitor relevant project metrics and performance indicators to measure effectiveness and return on investment.
• Manage category-related assets and ensure effective distribution of content across regional and local marketing teams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Communication

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Job description

Marketing Operations Project Manager (EMEA Marketing)

Contract: Secondment (Fixed Term)

Start Date: 11/01/2026

End Date: 05/31/2027

Our client is seeking an experienced Brand Planning & Operations Project Manager to support the delivery of key marketing workstreams and seasonal planning activities across a dynamic, fast-paced international environment.

Reporting into a central operations function, you will lead the management of critical marketing workstreams from planning through to delivery, ensuring clear ownership, milestones, timelines, dependencies and governance are in place.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple marketing and operational workstreams from initiation through to successful delivery.
• Create and maintain clear project plans, timelines, milestones, ownership frameworks and dependency tracking.
• Drive alignment across leadership teams and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the implementation and adoption of planning frameworks, operational processes and new tools.
• Develop playbooks, educational materials, communications and engagement plans to ensure successful programme adoption.
• Maintain and evolve planning calendars, governance processes and supporting documentation.
• Ensure accurate, timely and consistent communication of priorities, decisions, risks and project updates.
• Identify blockers and risks early, facilitating working sessions and driving agreed actions through to completion.
• Develop and improve systems, processes and tools that enhance productivity, accountability, service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Partner with internal teams, external agencies and third-party vendors where required.
• Support budget tracking, resource planning and workload forecasting across project portfolios.
• Define and monitor relevant project metrics and performance indicators to measure effectiveness and return on investment.
• Manage category-related assets and ensure effective distribution of content across regional and local marketing teams.

Experience & Skills Required

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in project management, programme management, marketing operations or a similar function.
• The ability to bring structure and clarity to complex, evolving environments.
• Strong organisational skills with the capability to manage multiple interconnected workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing across functions and levels of seniority.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience creating process improvements, project documentation, playbooks or operational frameworks.
• Confidence working independently and quickly learning new systems and tools.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience working within marketing, brand, commercial or operational environments would be advantageous.

Success in the Role

Success will be measured by:

• Well-defined workstreams with clear ownership, milestones and delivery governance.
• Strong stakeholder alignment and visibility of progress, risks and priorities.
• Effective management of dependencies and project timelines.
• Early identification and resolution of blockers.
• Consistent delivery of planning activities, tools and operational resources.
• Continuous improvement of processes, planning frameworks and ways of working.