Program Lead

Land O'Lakes • Arden Hills, MN

282d

About The Position

The Program Lead balances strategic planning, operational expertise and effective team management to drive projects and align resources. This role enables the work of the broader central marketing organization through strategic project and resource management. The role will have direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in Marketing Project Management or related field with people management.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to strategically manage large initiatives, collaborating with multiple stakeholders and functions.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams.

Responsibilities

• Strategically partner to enable cross functional Marketing programs/projects.
• Establish program roadmaps and oversee multiple projects, including cross functional team leadership, stakeholder management, interdependency & risk identification, timeline management and post-mortems.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Lead and facilitate the resource management process with senior leaders, identifying resource constraints and opportunities.
• Bring project and resource management 'outside in' thinking to the team and broader organization.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency.
• Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion project management software and process adoption.
• Direct report team leadership.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance.
• PTO.
• Life & disability insurance.
• Education assistance.
• 401k.
• Variety of well-being resources.
• Prorated PTO for part-time employees.
• Holiday pay for part-time employees.
• Employee development programs for part-time employees.
• Prorated education assistance for part-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree