Marketing Strategy & Programs Lead - Growth & Ops

Branch; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Branch is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Marketing Strategy & Operations in Mountain View, CA to be the glue between marketing and the rest of the company, reporting to the VP of Marketing. You will own the calendar, operating rhythm, cross-functional programs, launches, and the events that move our biggest bets forward.

You will collaborate with the VP, guiding the 25-person marketing team including contractors, translating strategy into milestones, and keeping moving parts aligned with high

Qualifications

• 5+ years in marketing program management, marketing/business operations, or similar.
• Track record running cross-functional programs and launches end to end.
• Experience supporting a senior leader directly (calendar, prep, priority mgmt).
• Strong operating instincts; builds cadences, calendars, processes adopted by a team.
• Excellent project management and organization with many moving parts.
• Experience planning team events or offsites, including budgets.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without authority.
• Strong written communication; clear project briefs and executive updates.
• Comfort with budgets and planning; owns planning process and budget adherence.
• Fluency with AI and modern work tools to speed up coordination and prep.
• High discretion and judgment due to sensitive team information.

Responsibilities

• Own the marketing operating rhythm: planning cadence, weekly/monthly reviews, RBs and leadership meetings.
• Build and run an integrated marketing calendar across campaigns, launches, events, content.
• Drive accountability: track goals and program status; surface what's on track or slipping.
• Project-manage cross-functional programs and product launches end to end.
• Be the connective tissue across marketing, sales, product, and RevOps.
• Plan and execute team events from vendor selection through on-site logistics.

Skills

Marketing program management

Cross-functional leadership

Senior leader support

Operating rhythm design

Project management

Budgeting & planning

Event planning

Stakeholder influence

Executive communication

AI-enabled tooling

Discretion & judgment

Team collaboration

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Branch is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Marketing Strategy & Operations in Mountain View, CA to be the glue between marketing and the rest of the company, reporting to the VP of Marketing. You will own the calendar, operating rhythm, cross-functional programs, launches, and the events that move our biggest bets forward.

You will collaborate with the VP, guiding the 25-person marketing team including contractors, translating strategy into milestones, and keeping moving parts aligned with high