Project Manager (SFMC)

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Mettawa (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to oversee day-to-day management of 1:1 marketing programs within the Digital Lab, focusing on Salesforce Marketing Cloud campaigns from planning to delivery.

The role requires coordinating across internal teams and external agencies, translating business requirements into technical specs, and ensuring timely, high-quality execution in a hybrid on-site/off-site environment in Mettawa, IL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Marketing or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of Database Marketing, CRM, Email, Digital, Direct Mail, 1:1 marketing experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on work experience as a project manager.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management and oversight of medium-high complex brand CRM engagements, including developing project plans and status reports.
• Lead multiple medium-high complexity digital projects with internal cross-functional and external agency teams.
• Manage timelines and adjust to changing needs for projects of low to mid-range complexity.

Skills

Project management

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Multi-project leadership

CRM/Email/Digital marketing

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Marketing

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Office

Job description

Job title: Project Manager

Duration: 12 months

Work Location: Mettawa, IL 60045

Hybrid 3 days Onsite Tues-Thurs Remote Mon & Fri

Description

• The Project Manager (SFMC) is part of the Digital Lab and will be responsible for the day-to-day project management of our 1:1 marketing programs.

What we are looking for

• Strong Project Management
• Salesforce Marketing Cloud program management
• Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Knowledge of database, email, digital, 1:1 marketing concepts and best practices
• Ability to capture business requirements and translate to technical team members for functional requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Marketing or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of experience of Database Marketing, CRM, Email, Digital, Direct Mail, 1:1 marketing experience
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on work experience as a project manager
• Digital marketing or interactive agency experience is a plus
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to effectively work with team members
• Enthusiastic, solution-oriented attitude in accepting work/new challenges
• Excellent knowledge of Smartsheet
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Responsibilities include

• Responsible for day-to-day management and oversight of medium-high complex brand CRM engagements including developing project plans, creating status reports, conducting weekly status meetings, following up / communicating with all stakeholders to ensure on-time, flawless execution of brand CRM programs.
• Leads multiple medium-high complexity digital projects simultaneously across several internal cross functional teams and external agency teams
• Manages timelines and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements for projects with a low to mid-range complexity, size and/or scope.
• Creates detailed project work plans and assigns tasks to team members.
• Facilitates, tracks and monitors projects, activities, milestones, timelines and deliverables
• Provides regular project updates and status reports to project team.
• Works closely with cross functional teams and/or agencies to ensure a high level of quality
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and archived appropriately.
• Ability to work closely with various stakeholders to ensure delivery of a team-driven end product that leads to a top-notch user experience.
• Works with agencies and internal teams to ensure data is loaded into marketing applications on time and correctly
• Effectively work with multiple departments and agencies throughout project development and implementation to keep projects on time and capture all requirements and ensure they are met.
• Proactively manage workload and continuously look for ways to improve brand campaigns to meet brands' objectives and goals by reviewing campaign performance, identifying optimization opportunities, and communicating them to the marketing team.
• Document change requests, notify the team, and understand timeline implications. Seek standardization, automation, and process improvement wherever possible to deliver on vision for the team of faster, better, cheaper year over year.
• Identify any issues or concerns, the team has with cross functional and agency partners. Identify issues, identify root cause, and recommend corrective action where necessary
• Develop and maintain project documents, timelines, proofing checklists and status reports. Possess minute-by-minute knowledge of all work in progress, identify risks and ways to mitigate issues.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Positive "all for one" approach to team deliverables and priorities.
• Builds strong relationships to enable higher performance.
• Learns, fast, grasps the "essence" and can change course quickly where indicated.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Creates a learning environment and open to suggestions.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.