Manager, Portfolio Marketing PMO

The Manager, Portfolio Marketing PMO serves as a strategic execution partner to Marketing Leadership, responsible for driving high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that advance Vertiv’s growth, portfolio strategy, and go‑to‑market excellence. This role leads complex, multi-stakeholder programs—from enterprise-level transformations to global marketing initiatives, and cross-BU, solutions-level efforts.

• Lead high-impact, multi-workstream programs that enable enterprise priorities, portfolio strategy shifts, and large-scale marketing initiatives.
• Own the planning, orchestration, and delivery of complex cross-functional projects where scope may be ambiguous and requires strategic problem solving.
• Bring program structure, decision clarity, and disciplined follow-through to initiatives with significant strategic or organizational implications.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Orchestration

• Drive cross-functional alignment, communication, and visibility for effective execution.
• Facilitate decision-making, anticipate risks, navigate trade-offs, and maintain momentum across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Connect workstreams into a coherent, integrated program narrative and delivery plan.

Strategic Planning & Execution Roadmapping

• Translate marketing and enterprise strategy into program plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and success measures.
• Build and maintain integrated timelines, accountability structures, and communication cadences.

Executive Communication & Program Visibility

• Provide senior leadership with clear, concise updates on program health, decisions required, risks, and progress.
• Develop executive-ready communications, briefing materials, and governance artifacts.

Program Governance & Operating Rhythm

• Establish adaptable governance models tailored to each strategic initiative, ensuring the right level of control without unnecessary complexity.
• Ensure initiative owners and contributors maintain alignment to timelines, commitments, and outcomes.

Performance Measurement & Insights

• Define program KPIs and build dashboards that track progress against strategic goals, quality benchmarks, and adoption.
• Lead retrospectives to identify improvements that enhance future program execution.

Partner & Vendor Oversight

• Lead externally supported workstreams to ensure delivery excellence and alignment to scope, quality, and timeline expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Strategy, Communications, or related field
• 7–10 years of experience in strategic program management, PMO, transformation leadership, or cross-functional marketing roles
• Demonstrated success managing large, complex, enterprise-level initiatives in matrixed organizations
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with ability to bring structure to ambiguity
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, including working with senior leaders
• Strong communication skills with ability to synthesize complexity into clear narratives
• Financial acumen with experience in budgeting and forecasting
• Ability to pick up technical concepts quickly.
• Enthusiastic and persistent problem solver.
• Excellent organizational skills and process-oriented
• Experience coordinating agencies or external partners is a plus