Strategy & Marketing Project Manager

Valley Bank; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Bank is seeking a Strategy & Marketing Project Manager to work with the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer. The role focuses on translating strategic priorities into actionable plans, managing cross-functional projects, and driving growth initiatives with speed and accountability.

You will shape operating rhythms, create executive-ready materials, and promote the use of AI tools to boost productivity and learning across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field and 3+ years in project management for strategy or marketing in a large org.
• Experience translating strategic agendas into action across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to design and interpret dashboards, KPIs, and ROI metrics.

Responsibilities

• Translate marketing and transformation priorities into clear plans, timelines, owners and follow-through.
• Coordinate operating rhythm: leadership meetings, reviews, KPI tracking and executive forums.
• Design and manage cross-functional project plans with defined scope, timelines and budgets.
• Anticipate downstream impacts and help teams remove barriers to momentum.
• Create concise narratives and executive decks communicating strategy and impact.
• Champion AI adoption, share best practices and coach teams to learn continuously.
• Drive engagement and culture initiatives through feedback analysis and recognition efforts.
• Maintain project docs, calendars, status reports, decision logs and action trackers.
• Strengthen budget discipline with Marketing and Finance on planning and forecasting.
• Coordinate legal, compliance, records, risk and governance requirements.

Skills

Marketing tech

Dashboards & KPIs

Communication

Strategic thinking

Project management

Budget planning

Cross-functional

AI tools adoption

Executive storytelling

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Marketo

Copilot

Job description

At Valley Bank, we believe in people's growth potential. We invest in it. We protect it. We focus it. For nearly 100 years, we've been the Bank that clients from every industry turn to for our expertise, strategies, and advice–building the kind of trust that can fuel every goal. We are the leading relationship bank built for growth–with over $60 billion in assets, 3,800 experts, and more than 200 consumer branches and commercial banking offices in communities across the US.

At Valley, we're all driven by an ambition that goes deeper than just having a job. That's why when you work for us, we make it our goal to help you focus on what drives you–working to turn your passions and strengths into assets you can use to propel your ambitions and build the professional legacy you want. Because when we say we're a relationship bank built for growth, that's not just reserved for our clients–that includes all our associates as well.

The Strategy & Marketing Project Manager works directly with the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer and helps orchestrate and implement Valley's most important growth, transformation, and marketing priorities. This role sits at the center of the organization's operating rhythm, helping leaders translate their strategic agendas into action and ensuring priorities move forward with clarity, speed, and accountability. The position will help orchestrate cross-functional initiatives, support executive decision-making, manage key business processes, and create a structure that keeps teams aligned.

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; escalation 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.