Strategic Marketing Project Lead

MAP; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MAP, a leading growth solutions partner within the WPP network, is seeking a Project Manager in Austin to lead complex marketing and transformation projects. You will work with designers, UX architects, and developers to translate client needs into actionable plans and deliverables.

You will collaborate with Account Leads to manage budgets, timelines, and risk, while driving opportunities with existing clients and delivering consistent updates to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience, preferably in marketing or agency setting.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Understanding of marketing principles, including CRM strategy and marketing technology.
• Experience with marketing platforms such as Adobe Experience Cloud, Salesforce or Braze.
• Ability to speak “tech language” and work with developers to translate vision into buildable solutions.
• Ideally some experience with Agentic AI and modern automated workflow environments.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Understanding client requirements and translating those to well-defined projects.
• Developing detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Scoping and estimating new projects, exploring innovative solutions and new opportunities.
• Understanding technical requirements and how these impact a project (risk, possibilities).
• Tracking project expenses, managing budgets, and contributing to accurate project forecasting.
• Providing regular project status updates to the Account Lead and stakeholders; maintaining documentation.
• Identifying opportunities to optimize project management processes.
• Identifying and scoping new project opportunities with existing clients.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and communicating expectations.
• Collaborating with internal teams to ensure seamless project execution.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

CRM strategy

Marketing platforms

Tech language

English fluency

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

PowerBI

PowerPoint

Adobe Experience Cloud

Salesforce

Braze

Job description

MAP, a leading growth solutions partner within the WPP network, is seeking a Project Manager in Austin to lead complex marketing and transformation projects. You will work with designers, UX architects, and developers to translate client needs into actionable plans and deliverables.

You will collaborate with Account Leads to manage budgets, timelines, and risk, while driving opportunities with existing clients and delivering consistent updates to stakeholders.