Impactful Project Manager — Marketing & Programs

Petco; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Petco is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead cross-functional marketing programs across our organization in San Diego. You will partner with multiple departments to drive on-time delivery, quality, and measurable impact on campaigns and initiatives.

The role requires strong communication, rigorous project management, and the ability to navigate a complex, matrixed structure while maintaining a focus on Petco’s pet-parent customer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Marketing campaign process experience (agency experience also welcomed)
• Experience working in a complex, matrixed organization
• Excellent project management skills (PMP or other program management certification preferred)
• Strong attention to detail
• Extremely organized and highly motivated
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Experience working in agile environment
• Strong collaborative skills
• Strong problem-solving and influencing skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with different departments to ensure a smooth and efficient workflow
• Communicate with all stakeholders , while leading a virtual project team
• Manage projects through all stages of the project life cycle, including scoping, planning, budgeting, timeline development, and delivery
• Manage a consistent process from briefing to execution by connecting teams and ensuring stakeholder participation and accountability at the appropriate stage gate(s)
• Create and maintain project plans, schedules, and status reports
• Provide proactive communication and suggestions for process improvement
• Manage, track and communicate calendars to support the on-time delivery of marketing programs, campaigns and other initiatives
• Manages ambiguity and consistently seeks to drive clarity amongst project stakeholders
• Actively work to anticipate and dismantle roadblocks, escalating issues to appropriate partners in a timely manner
• Identify and evaluate risks associated with projects

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Agile environment

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Team collaboration

Scheduling

Risk management

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PMP certification

Job description

Petco is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead cross-functional marketing programs across our organization in San Diego. You will partner with multiple departments to drive on-time delivery, quality, and measurable impact on campaigns and initiatives.

The role requires strong communication, rigorous project management, and the ability to navigate a complex, matrixed structure while maintaining a focus on Petco’s pet-parent customer experience.