Global Brand PM: CRM & AI-Driven Marketing

Mindlance; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance in Lake Forest, IL seeks an experienced, hands-on Project Manager to support global Brand Excellence initiatives within a pharmaceutical commercial marketing environment. You will coordinate global brand-planning activities across 40+ country affiliates, drive standardized processes, and adopt AI-enabled solutions while partnering with senior executives and cross-functional teams.

Strong PM skills, cross-functional collaboration, and excellent communication are essential to deliver on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing cross-functional, matrixed, or global projects and programs.
• Commercial marketing experience is strongly preferred, particularly in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences environments.
• Experience supporting global brand planning, brand strategy development, or the rollout and localization of marketing initiatives across country affiliates is highly desirable.
• Strong hands-on project management skills, with proven ability to manage meetings, action items, timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder follow-ups independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate discussions and present confidently to senior executives.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders without direct authority, and coordinate effectively across complex global organizations.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, accountability, and a dependable approach to execution.
• Experience supporting change management, process adoption, or the rollout of new business tools and workflows.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled business solutions and their adoption within marketing processes is an advantage; software development or technical AI implementation experience is not required.
• Ability to work effectively with global and regional teams, accommodate earlier Central Time meetings, and meet the required onsite schedule.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day project execution, including meeting coordination, agenda preparation, note-taking, action-item tracking, and follow-up with stakeholders.
• Coordinate global brand-planning activities and ensure alignment across commercial marketing teams, regional stakeholders, and country affiliates.
• Track project timelines, milestones, deliverables, risks, and dependencies to ensure initiatives remain on schedule.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across a complex, matrixed global organization.
• Facilitate discussions, communicate project updates, and present concepts confidently to senior leaders and experienced marketing professionals.
• Support the development and rollout of global brand strategies, ensuring alignment between global teams and local affiliates.
• Coordinate change-management activities to help marketers adopt new processes and AI-enabled solutions.
• Communicate the business value of new tools and processes, support user adoption, and encourage consistent implementation across teams.
• Maintain project documentation, status reports, presentations, and governance processes to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Support resource planning, risk management, and performance tracking in collaboration with senior PMO leaders and project stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Time management

AI-enabled solutions awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Mindlance in Lake Forest, IL seeks an experienced, hands-on Project Manager to support global Brand Excellence initiatives within a pharmaceutical commercial marketing environment. You will coordinate global brand-planning activities across 40+ country affiliates, drive standardized processes, and adopt AI-enabled solutions while partnering with senior executives and cross-functional teams.

Strong PM skills, cross-functional collaboration, and excellent communication are essential to deliver on