Category Marketing Project Manager

Helprise; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

MultiSport card

Development budget

Team integration events

Job summary

Helprise seeks an experienced Project Manager to support the Category Marketing Team, owning delivery governance and cross‑functional coordination across multiple marketing workstreams, SMEs and stakeholders. You will ensure clear ownership, track readiness criteria, and manage risks to keep projects on schedule.

You will drive cadence from initiation to delivery, coordinate requirements, and report progress to leadership while maintaining documentation and governance across tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager or Delivery Manager in a complex, multi‑stakeholder environment.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies; Agile experience is a plus.
• Experience coordinating multiple teams, workstreams, dependencies and stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and senior-level reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in risk, issue, dependency and escalation management.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Own project delivery governance, project gates, communication plans and readiness criteria.
• Drive delivery cadence across workstreams, SMEs and supporting functions from initiation through final delivery.
• Coordinate requirement‑gathering and prioritization cycles with stakeholders and subject‑matter experts.
• Ensure clear ownership, accountability and follow‑up of project deliverables and actions.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, blockers, dependencies and timeline slippage.
• Maintain project plans, milestones, dependency logs, risk registers and decision records.
• Organize workshops, team sessions, stakeholder meetings and project communication touchpoints.
• Support quality assurance, documentation preparation, status reporting and Steering Committee updates.
• Govern project hygiene, documentation discipline and transparency across tools and processes.
• Build a strong understanding of the marketing toolbox, roadmap and operating model.
• Provide transparent reporting on progress, delivery health, risks, decisions and readiness to leadership.
• Hold or delay project gates when entry/exit criteria are not met.
• Own delivery execution and governance while SMEs and Product Owners remain accountable for content and prioritization.

Skills

Project management

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Agile experience

Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Helprise is an organization that combines global reach with local talent. We work for companies that value quality, partnership, and responsibility, creating teams that really work. By precisely matching skills and business needs, we connect specialists with projects where their knowledge has a real impact. By joining us, you become part of an environment where matching is not a coincidence, but a decision.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support the Category Marketing Team, taking ownership of project delivery governance, cross‑functional coordination and execution across multiple marketing workstreams, SMEs and stakeholders. The role will ensure project commitments are clearly defined, prioritized and tracked, while proactively managing risks, dependencies, blockers and communication flows in a fast‑paced environment.

YOU WILL

Own project delivery governance, project gates, communication plans and readiness criteria.

Drive delivery cadence across workstreams, SMEs and supporting functions from initiation through final delivery.

Coordinate requirement‑gathering and prioritization cycles with stakeholders and subject‑matter experts.

Ensure clear ownership, accountability and follow‑up of project deliverables and actions.

Proactively identify and manage risks, blockers, dependencies and timeline slippage.

Maintain project plans, milestones, dependency logs, risk registers and decision records.

Organize workshops, team sessions, stakeholder meetings and project communication touchpoints.

Support quality assurance, documentation preparation, status reporting and Steering Committee updates.

Govern project hygiene, documentation discipline and transparency across tools and processes.

Build a strong understanding of the marketing toolbox, roadmap and operating model.

Provide transparent reporting on progress, delivery health, risks, decisions and readiness to leadership.

Hold or delay project gates when entry/exit criteria are not met.

Own delivery execution and governance while SMEs and Product Owners remain accountable for content and prioritization.

YOU NEED

Proven experience as a Project Manager or Delivery Manager in a complex, multi‑stakeholder environment.

Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies (Agile experience is a plus).

Experience coordinating multiple teams, workstreams, dependencies and stakeholders.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including senior‑level reporting.

Demonstrated experience in risk, issue, dependency and escalation management.

Experience with project planning, milestones, governance documentation and communication plans.

Hands‑on experience supporting quality assurance, content delivery and readiness processes.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Strong analytical, organizational and reporting skills.

Ability to challenge teams and stakeholders constructively.

Confidence to make and elevate delivery decisions when required.

Ability to quickly understand complex marketing ecosystems, toolboxes and operating models.

Work flexibility
We give you the opportunity to adjust your work to your lifestyle. We offer flexible hours as well as the possibility of remote or hybrid work, depending on the role and your preferences.

Basic benefits package
We care about the health and well‑being of our employees - we provide private medical care, a MultiSport card.

Development on your terms
We provide an individual development budget that you can use for your professional growth. As a Lumina Learning partner, we also give you access to unique tools and the support of certified practitioners, so you can better understand your potential and strengthen your talents.

Integration and shared experiences
We regularly enjoy new experiences together and build relationships in an inspiring atmosphere. From cooking sessions, through yoga weekends in nature, to the thrill of escape rooms.