Marketing Project & Operations Manager (PMO)

TP-Link Systems Inc. • Irvine, CA

2h • $120,000 - $160,000

About The Position

We are hiring a Marketing PMO / Project & Operations Manager to help scale marketing across a large, global, multi-product portfolio. This role owns the operating system behind our marketing engine, aligns GTM activities to the product lifecycle, manages intake and prioritization across dozens of products, and improves efficiency through better structure, workflows, and trade-offs. The role works closely with Marketing leadership, global teams, and external partners to bring clarity, focus, and execution discipline to a fast-moving environment.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or higher from an accredited University/College
• 5+ years of experience in Program Management, PMO, Marketing Operations, or equivalent roles
• Proven experience managing multiple parallel initiatives across a large or diverse portfolio, rather than a small number of isolated projects
• Hands-on experience setting up and running Jira / Confluence / Smartsheet or similar systems
• Strong ability to quickly understand complex, cross-functional workflows and translate them into simple, scalable operating models
• Comfortable working with data to support capacity planning, prioritization, and efficiency improvements
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Highly execution-oriented, detail-driven, and accountable
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Responsibilities

• Own and drive end-to-end program management for key marketing initiatives (brand, GTM, launches, campaigns, agency programs).
• Design, implement, and operationalize project management systems (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar) and ensure they are genuinely usable and adopted by the team.
• Learn and map existing cross-functional workflows across Marketing, PMM, Design, Agencies, and Regional teams, identify structural bottlenecks, and continuously optimize processes.
• Partner with Marketing leadership to build workforce and capacity planning model, improve process efficiency and throughput, reduce unnecessary workload and support long-term headcount optimization.
• Create clear roadmaps, timelines, dependencies, and ownership models across multiple workstreams.
• Establish mechanisms to differentiate tier-1, tier-2, and long-tail products, ensuring resources are allocated based on impact rather than volume or noise.
• Act as an early warning system by identifying risks, misalignment, and delivery issues before they escalate.
• Drive prioritization and trade-off discussions to protect focus and strategic goals.
• Coordinate across global teams (US / China / regions) and external agencies to ensure clarity, accountability, and delivery quality.
• Establish repeatable GTM and launch processes, templates, and operating rhythms.
• Prepare concise executive updates, decision briefs, and post-mortems that lead to real improvement.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (partial coverage for dependents)
• Contributions to 401k funds
• Over four weeks of PTO per year
• Bi-annual pay increases
• Health and wellness benefits, including free gym membership
• Quarterly team-building events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager