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Job Description
Lead Project Manager – Marketing Technology Implementations
Contract: 6 months
Location: Atlanta, GA – Onsite/Hybrid (3 days/wk, ideally)
Background: ideally from a high volume agency and/or experience building project trackers in a PM to keep campaigns on track. Wrike experience ideal.
Our client is seeking a Lead Project Manager to own the planning and execution of multiple, semi-parallel marketing technology implementations, including Bynder, Cyrano, and Templafy. This role is the operational backbone of the marketing “pod” model, ensuring strategy, technical delivery, channel execution, and cross-functional collaboration stay in lockstep—on time, in sequence, and with clear ownership.
The Lead PM operates with proactivity, ownership, and orchestration—not as a task taker. You will translate marketing and business needs into structured work plans, manage dependencies across technical and non-technical teams, and leverage Wrike as the central system of record for project execution.
Key Responsibilities
Lead Project Manager – Marketing Technology Implementations
Contract: 6 months
Location: Atlanta, GA – Onsite/Hybrid (3 days/wk, ideally)
Background: ideally from a high volume agency and/or experience building project trackers in a PM to keep campaigns on track. Wrike experience ideal.
Our client is seeking a Lead Project Manager to own the planning and execution of multiple, semi-parallel marketing technology implementations, including Bynder, Cyrano, and Templafy. This role is the operational backbone of the marketing “pod” model, ensuring strategy, technical delivery, channel execution, and cross-functional collaboration stay in lockstep—on time, in sequence, and with clear ownership.
The Lead PM operates with proactivity, ownership, and orchestration—not as a task taker. You will translate marketing and business needs into structured work plans, manage dependencies across technical and non-technical teams, and leverage Wrike as the central system of record for project execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Marketing Tech Implementations
- Own the end-to-end implementation plans for Bynder, Cyrano, and Templafy in a semi-parallel work environment.
- Partner with Marketing, IT, and vendor teams to define realistic milestones, dependencies, and integration points.
- Ensure work across pods (strategy, creative, media, legal/compliance, analytics, etc.) is sequenced and aligned with technical timelines.
- Project Setup & Readiness (Pre?Kickoff)
- Partner with the Marketing Manager to build the project Charter in Wrike (Marketing provides content; PM structures it, adds technical tracks).
- Confirm pod membership and roles across marketing, technical, and vendor stakeholders.
- Conduct brief pre-meetings with:
- Marketing Manager – review what is known, confirm milestones, and clarify decisions needed.
- Functional and technical leads – validate feasibility of dates, dependencies, environment readiness, and early risks.
- Create and send structured agendas and pre?reads for kickoff and status meetings.
- Kickoff & Governance
- Lead the operational portion of project kickoffs for each platform and related workstream.
- Review the Charter, confirm pod membership, roles, responsibilities, and decision?making paths.
- Set norms for communication, escalation, and use of Wrike across all technical and marketing teams.
- Clarify immediate next steps, owners, and due dates.
- Ensure everyone understands the delivery structure those strategies will move through.
- Integrated Planning & Cross?Functional Flow
- Stay closely aligned with Marketing Managers, Functional Leads, and technical owners to understand required inputs and sequencing.
- Coordinate when multiple specialties (e.g., content, SEO, UX, legal, analytics, IT, vendors) must collaborate.
- Schedule working sessions only when collaboration is required for more than two functions; use asynchronous methods for routine status.
- Track critical “in?between” steps (content audits, data pulls, environment setup, QA readiness, creative briefs) so work moves before meetings.
- Production Timeline & Delivery Management
- Own and maintain the integrated production timeline across Bynder, Cyrano, and Templafy implementations.
- Plan and track key milestones: requirements, configuration, integration, creative development, legal/compliance review, QA, launch, and reporting.
- Ensure timelines are realistic by validating with functional and technical leads.
- Use Wrike to create project structure, define workstreams and dependencies, and assign tasks and dates.
- Coordinate with the Wrike product owner as needed, while primarily focusing on using, not designing, the system.
- Communication, Reporting & Risk Management
- Provide clear weekly communications to pods and leadership on:
- What is on track
- What is behind
- Blockers and decisions needed
- Emerging risks across workstreams
- Escalate risks early—before milestones are missed—and propose options or trade?offs.
- Ensure directors and Marketing Managers always know exactly where each implementation stands.
- Meeting Management & Execution Discipline
- Ensure every meeting has a clear agenda, required pre?work, and defined outcomes.
- Capture documented decisions, owners, and due dates in Wrike.
- Protect teams from unnecessary meetings by using asynchronous updates where possible.
- Keep all meetings on time, focused, and action?oriented.
- Proactive Ownership: Anticipates issues; does not wait for tasks or timelines to slip.
- Structured Thinking: Brings order, clarity, and logic to complex, cross-platform workflows.
- Strong Communication: Surfaces blockers early, closes loops, and keeps all stakeholders aligned.
- Engagement & Presence: Shows up prepared, facilitates with confidence, and drives momentum in meetings (camera on, actively engaged in hybrid/remote environments).
- System Stewardship: Uses Wrike consistently and drives others to use it as the single source of truth.