Strategy & Marketing Project Manager

vnbcareers; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

vnbcareers in Morristown, NJ, seeks a results-driven Chief of Staff to support the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer in turning priorities into plans, timelines, and accountable owners.

The role orchestrates cross-functional programs, builds executive-ready materials, and leads AI-driven productivity initiatives while strengthening budgeting discipline and governance across the marketing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years in project management for strategy or marketing within a large organization.

Responsibilities

• Translate priorities into clear plans with timelines, owners, and follow-through.
• Manage the operating rhythm of the team, including leadership meetings and reviews.
• Design and execute cross-functional project plans with clear scope, timelines and budgets.
• Anticipate downstream impacts and help teams remove barriers to momentum.
• Develop executive-ready narratives, decks, updates, and talking points.
• Champion AI adoption to improve productivity and learning culture.
• Drive associate engagement and culture initiatives based on feedback.
• Maintain project documentation, calendars, status reports, and logs.
• Strengthen budget discipline with planning, forecasting, and variance management.
• Coordinate legal, compliance, and governance requirements for efficient operation.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Budgeting experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Marketo

Microsoft Office

Copilot premium

Job description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer to translate marketing and transformation priorities into clear plans, decisions, timelines, owners, and follow-through.
• Manage the operating rhythm of the team, including leadership meetings, business reviews, goal and KPI tracking, planning cycles, progress updates, and executive decision forums.
• Design and execute medium to large cross-functional project plans--ensuring scope, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and budgets are clear and actively managed.
• Anticipate downstream impacts early; elevate thoughtfully and help teams remove barriers before momentum slows.
• Develop concise, compelling narratives, executive decks, updates, and talking points that communicate strategy, progress, decisions, and business impact.
• Champion the use of AI across the team--acting as an early adopter and power user of emerging AI tools to improve productivity and elevate work quality. Share best practices and coach to help build a culture of continuous learning.
• Drive associate engagement and culture initiatives, analyzing employee feedback to strengthen a culture of learning, recognition and camaraderie.
• Build and maintain key project documentation, integrated calendars, status reports, decision logs, action trackers, and follow-up mechanisms that keep leaders and stakeholders aligned.
• Strengthen budget discipline by partnering with Marketing and Finance leaders on planning, tracking, forecasting, reporting, variance management, and decision support.
• Coordinate legal, compliance, records, risk, and governance requirements so teams can move efficiently while meeting appropriate standards.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of marketing technology tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo).
• Analytical mindset with ability to create and interpret dashboards, KPIs, and ROI metrics.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with proven ability to reach an audience through effective presentations and strong storytelling with ability to turn complex information into executive-ready materials.
• Thought leader with ability to drive execution, foster innovation, focus on the customer and collaborate with others to solve problems creatively.
• Strong strategic thinking skills with a focus on developing processes and identifying best practices and efficiencies.
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to quickly put structure around complex work, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects from planning through implementation.
• Experience working with budgets, resource planning, or campaign tracking systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Copilot premium (or related AI tools) and project, workflow, or collaboration management tools.
• Exceptional organization, follow-through, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage leaders, stakeholders, deadlines, and dependencies.
• Outstanding partnership and influence skills, with the judgment and confidence to work across levels, functions, and working styles.
• Strong problem-solving instincts, including the ability to identify risks, connect dots, simplify ambiguity, and recommend practical paths forward.
• High energy, strong personal accountability, discretion, and resilience; comfortable working at fast pace and adapting as priorities evolve.
• Hands-on, low-ego style with the willingness to do what is needed to help the team succeed, from strategic problem solving to tactical execution.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, or related field and a minimum of 3 years in project management for strategy or marketing areas within large organization.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working for high performing marketing organization or previous chief of staff. Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.