Strategic Events & Experiences Program Lead

salesforce.com, inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a driven Program Manager to serve as the operational backbone of the Events & Experiences Creative PMO within Global Brand Marketing. You’ll keep every workstream on track, lead weekly stand-ups, and ensure leadership is prepared for decisions.

With strong organizational instincts and a knack for cross-functional communication, you’ll help intake, prioritize, and deliver week over week, partnering with Brand, Marketing, and executive teams.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of project or program management experience in events, experiential marketing, or brand organizations.
• Proven experience managing event, experiences and cross-functional program workstreams from planning through on-site execution.
• Experience leveraging AI tools for project documentation, meeting facilitation, status reporting, and workflow optimization.
• Exceptional communication and organizational abilities with demonstrated success managing multiple complex workstreams.
• Strong background supporting C-level and executive stakeholders, including materials preparation and decision-making facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage key event and experience workstreams with clear owners, deadlines, and milestones.
• Maintain project trackers and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Build and manage project plans for events from kickoff through delivery with accountability.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies; flag blockers and help resolve issues.
• Organize talking points and agendas for weekly meetings and draft executive recaps.

Skills

Project management

Executive communication

Cross-functional coordination

AI tool usage

Stakeholder management

Event planning

Slack

Google Workspace

Tools

AI tools

Slack

Google Workspace

PM tracking tools

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a driven Program Manager to serve as the operational backbone of the Events & Experiences Creative PMO within Global Brand Marketing. You’ll keep every workstream on track, lead weekly stand-ups, and ensure leadership is prepared for decisions.

With strong organizational instincts and a knack for cross-functional communication, you’ll help intake, prioritize, and deliver week over week, partnering with Brand, Marketing, and executive teams.