Strategic MarTech Program Leader

Cengage Group; Ohio; Remote; USD 102,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a dedicated Program Manager for Marketing Technology to own the delivery, governance, and evolution of the Marketing Technology portfolio. The role requires deep technical program management capabilities and experience with marketing platforms, data integration, and analytics.

You will lead cross-functional MarTech programs, coordinate dependencies, drive roadmaps, and report on progress to senior leadership, with a focus on improving platform effectiveness and marketing

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex technology programs across multiple functions and influencing teams without direct authority.
• Experience working with Marketing Technology platforms and ecosystems, including marketing automation, CRM, CMS, consumer information, insights, and digital experience technologies.
• Good understanding of system integrations, APIs, data flows, platform dependencies, and enterprise SaaS technologies.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with experience working directly with senior leadership.
• Experience with software development and delivery practices such as Agile/Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe and tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Own program management and delivery across the Marketing Technology (MarTech) portfolio, ensuring initiatives align with Marketing and Technology priorities.
• Lead complex, multi-functional MarTech programs from planning through delivery, including roadmaps, achievements, dependencies, risks, testing, deployment, and adoption.
• Partner with Marketing, Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data, Analytics, and other teams to coordinate priorities and drive successful execution.
• Provide governance and oversight throughout the marketing technology landscape, including platform integrations, technology lifecycle planning, technical debt, and investment priorities.
• Drive executive-level communication and reporting on program health, risks, dependencies, decisions, and key achievements.
• Find opportunities to simplify and improve the MarTech ecosystem, including evaluating new technologies, improving integrations, and driving process and platform improvements.

Skills

Program management

MarTech platforms

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

APIs

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a dedicated Program Manager for Marketing Technology to own the delivery, governance, and evolution of the Marketing Technology portfolio. The role requires deep technical program management capabilities and experience with marketing platforms, data integration, and analytics.

You will lead cross-functional MarTech programs, coordinate dependencies, drive roadmaps, and report on progress to senior leadership, with a focus on improving platform effectiveness and marketing