Senior Project Manager, Digital Investment Optimization

Kao Corporation•Cincinnati, OH

2h•$110,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role leads the AEMEA performance and investment effectiveness mini squad. It sets the regional standard for “plan, do, check, act” execution, agency and partner performance management, and investment governance. The role ensures capability building and measurable business impact at scale, in close partnership with Accenture and senior AEMEA stakeholders, with a clear focus on return on investment.

Requirements

University level education
Minimum 10 years of experience in digital transformation, digital marketing, electronic commerce, analytics, or consulting
5+ years leading regional programmes, capability building, or performance governance
Strong experience influencing senior stakeholders and aligning markets to shared standards
Demonstrates strong business, financial, and analytical thinking, applying data, measurement, and optimisation expertise to support effective digital investment decisions and drive business outcomes.
Strong leadership capability with the ability to raise standards, coach and develop others, foster accountability, and build trust-based, high-performing teams and partnerships.
Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and executive communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex topics clearly and persuasively across markets, functions, agencies, external partners, and regional/global headquarters, including close collaboration with teams in Japan.
Proven experience managing agency and partner relationships with a strong focus on governance, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity, with strong prioritisation, programme management, and structured execution capabilities in dynamic regional environments.
Curious, open-minded, and proactive in challenging existing ways of working through evidence-based thinking and new approaches.
Strong understanding of Kao culture, values, and ways of working, with the ability to operate effectively within a global and highly collaborative organisation.

Nice To Haves

Advanced training in measurement, media effectiveness, experimentation, or finance for marketers preferred

Responsibilities

Lead partnership with Accenture: joint delivery plan, capability programs, tools, and measurable impact reporting.
Lead the performance and return on investment mini squad strategy, roadmap, and operating model across AEMEA.
Establish regional standards for measurement, learning agendas, experimentation, and benefits realization; ensure adoption and quality.
Own regional agency performance governance: evaluation framework, scorecards, improvement plans, and escalation paths.
Drive investment governance: decision forums, prioritization principles, and business case quality; ensure transparency and accountability.
Senior stakeholder engagement: communicate progress, risks, and impact; influence funding and decisions with clear rationale.