Hybrid Marketing Programs Lead: Strategy & Operations

Land O'Lakes, Inc.; Arden Hills (MN); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Land O'Lakes, Inc. at our Corporate Office in Arden Hills, MN, seeks a Program Lead to balance strategic planning, operational excellence, and team leadership.

This role partners across marketing to orchestrate complex programs and manage interdependent workstreams with senior stakeholders. Based in a hybrid environment (3 in-office days Tue/Wed/Thu and 2 remote days Mon/Fri), you will drive governance, risk management, and capacity planning, ensuring portfolio-level enablement and disciplined

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field
• 8+ years in Marketing Project Management or Brand Management
• People management experience
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to strategically manage large initiatives, collaborating with multiple stakeholders and functions
• Ability to improve existing processes, systems, and infrastructure
• Ability to lead and inspire teams

Responsibilities

• Strategically partner to enable cross-functional marketing programs and initiatives.
• Establish program roadmaps and orchestrate multiple interconnected projects and workstreams, including timeline development, sequencing, dependency management, governance cadence, stakeholder alignment, risk identification and escalation, and post-mortem reviews.
• Add definition to projects and programs where needed, in order to create project and program clarity.
• Keep systems up to date for broader visibility into programs and projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Lead and facilitate the resource management process with senior leaders, identifying resource constraints and opportunities.
• Bring project and resource management 'outside in' thinking to the team and broader organization.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency. Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion project management software and process adoption.

Skills

Marketing PM

Brand management

People management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional

Process improvement

Resource planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing

Job description

Land O'Lakes, Inc. at our Corporate Office in Arden Hills, MN, seeks a Program Lead to balance strategic planning, operational excellence, and team leadership.

This role partners across marketing to orchestrate complex programs and manage interdependent workstreams with senior stakeholders. Based in a hybrid environment (3 in-office days Tue/Wed/Thu and 2 remote days Mon/Fri), you will drive governance, risk management, and capacity planning, ensuring portfolio-level enablement and disciplined