Lead, Marketing Integration Jack Purcell, Sport Authentics & Licensing - Converse

Nike Inc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Converse is seeking a seasoned marketing operations professional who thrives at the intersection of creativity, operations, and business strategy in Boston. This role partners closely with Marketing, Creative Ops, Production, Finance, Licensing, and external vendors in a highly collaborative matrixed organization.

You will lead end-to-end planning, manage budgets, and drive clarity and accountability across initiatives, delivering impactful work while upholding brand standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• 7–10 years in project management or marketing operations.
• Agency experience in a fast-paced creative environment preferred.
• Expertise in planning, budgeting, and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning and timelines.
• Partner daily with Marketing, Creative Operations, Production, Finance, Licensing, and external partners to align priorities.
• Manage project budgets, estimates, POs, invoices, and financial tracking.
• Facilitate meetings, define objectives, document decisions, track actions.
• Communicate status, risks, dependencies to stakeholders, driving transparency.
• Identify workflow improvements and best practices to elevate performance.
• Foster partnerships while upholding Converse brand standards.

Job description

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $104,600.00 in our lowest geographic market to $213,700.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience.

Information about benefits can be found here.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

The Converse Marketing Integration team drives operational excellence across marketing functions, connecting strategy, creative, production, and business priorities. This role partners closely with Marketing, Creative Operations, Production, Finance, Licensing, Sport Authentics, and external vendors while working within a highly collaborative matrixed organization. The Lead Professional reports into Business Integration leadership and serves as a key connector across cross-functional teams.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Converse is looking for a seasoned marketing operations professional who thrives at the intersection of creativity, operations, and business strategy. This person brings exceptional project management expertise, strong organizational discipline, and the ability to drive clarity in fast-moving environments. They are a collaborative leader who can influence without authority, navigate ambiguity, and build strong relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders. They possess strong communication and facilitation skills, are energized by solving complex challenges, and are constantly seeking opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and team effectiveness. A passion for youth culture, consumer-focused thinking, and brand stewardship is essential. Success in this role requires balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a relentless focus on accountability, operational rigor, and delivering outstanding work.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Project Management or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 7-10 years of project management, marketing operations, event management, or related experience.
• Experience working within an agency environment or fast-paced creative organization preferred.
• Strong expertise in project planning, budget management, resource allocation, meeting facilitation, and cross-functional leadership.
• Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Agile, Scrum, or related credentials preferred.
• Thrives in a dynamic environment by maintaining a growth mindset, embracing change, and continuously developing new skills and capabilities.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will drive the operational engine behind the Jack Purcell (JP), Sport Authentics, and Licensing marketing businesses. By connecting teams, processes, budgets, and timelines, you will enable seamless execution across initiatives while helping the organization deliver impactful work with clarity, accountability, and precision.

• Lead end-to-end project planning and timeline management, building detailed workback schedules that ensure successful delivery across multiple initiatives.
• Partner daily with Marketing, Creative Operations, Production, Finance, Licensing, and external partners to align priorities, resources, and project goals.
• Manage project budgets, estimates, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, and financial tracking to support responsible business stewardship.
• Facilitate key meetings, reviews, and project checkpoints by defining objectives, documenting decisions, tracking actions, and maintaining momentum.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and opportunities to core and extended stakeholder groups, driving transparency and accountability.
• Identify workflow improvements, operational efficiencies, and best practices that elevate team performance and executional excellence.
• Foster strong partnerships across the organization while championing consumer-focused thinking, youth culture insights, and Converse brand standards.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.

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