Marketing Project Lead - Cross-Functional PM

Southland Industries; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Annual bonus

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs

Parental leave

Holidays & vacation

Professional development

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking a Marketing Project Manager to develop intake processes and manage cross-functional campaigns from kickoff to completion. You will lead planning, facilitate meetings, monitor timelines, and mentor growing PM resources in a fast-paced, employee-owned environment.

You will collaborate with Communications, Creative and Operations, applying Agile methods and industry-standard PM tools to deliver on strategic priorities and improve team workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years managing marketing projects or cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Experience with project intake, prioritization, and aligning stakeholder expectations across teams.
• Experience working in an Agile environment and applying Agile principles to marketing projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to foster cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience using project management platforms such as Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, or similar tools.
• Proven ability to identify process improvements and improve workflows.
• Agency project management experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve project management processes, standards, templates, and best practices for the marketing team.
• Manage the intake, prioritization, and planning of marketing requests and projects.
• Lead complex, cross-functional marketing projects from planning to execution.
• Build project plans, schedules, and resource assignments to support successful execution.
• Coordinate work across Communications, Creative, Operations, and business teams to keep projects moving forward.
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings, status meetings, and regular check-ins.
• Monitor project schedules, dependencies, risks, and resource capacity, addressing issues that could impact delivery.
• Manage project reviews, approvals, and stakeholder communications throughout the lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to improve team workflows and project delivery.
• Support the team's use of project management tools and Agile practices.
• Help build the project management function by supporting resource planning and mentoring coordinators.

Skills

Project management

Agile marketing

Cross-functional collaboration

Asana

Monday.com

Wrike

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Wrike

Job description

Southland Industries is seeking a Marketing Project Manager to develop intake processes and manage cross-functional campaigns from kickoff to completion. You will lead planning, facilitate meetings, monitor timelines, and mentor growing PM resources in a fast-paced, employee-owned environment.

You will collaborate with Communications, Creative and Operations, applying Agile methods and industry-standard PM tools to deliver on strategic priorities and improve team workflows.