Senior Project Manager

Chobani•New York, NY

10d•$125,000 - $188,000

About The Position

The Senior Director of Program Management will lead the end-to-end Project Management of Chobani’s 360 Soccer and Sports marketing programs. This role ensures every touchpoint — Packaging, Retail/Shopper, Sampling, Events & Activations, Social/Digital, Content, Partnerships, and Comms — moves in sync, on strategy, and on time.You’ll serve as the hub and connective tissue of our soccer platform: keeping all workstreams aligned, maintaining momentum, clarifying priorities, driving accountability, and ensuring that our programs show up with excellence across every field of play.Experience in the sports soccer space — leagues and, teams, agencies, or major sports properties — a plus.

Requirements

10+ years in program management, creative operations, integrated marketing, or sports/experiential production
Proven ability to lead large-scale, multi-channel programs with multiple stakeholders
Strong financial and resource management skills
Demonstrated success developing processes that improve organizational performance
Ability to manage external partners, negotiate scopes, and deliver excellence under tight timelines

Nice To Haves

Experience working on major sports or soccer properties preferred (brands, agencies, leagues, federations, clubs, tournaments)
Deep understanding of sports and/or soccer ecosystems
Elite communicator and relationship-builder
Highly organized, structured thinker with a bias toward action
Energizing, adaptable leader who thrives in fast-moving environments
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complex cross-functional landscapes
Skilled in resolving challenges, clarifying paths forward, and keeping teams aligned

Responsibilities

Oversee the cross-functional program management of Chobani’s 360 Soccer platform across multidisciplinary teams (Packaging, Retail/Shopper, Events/Activations, Sampling, Social/Digital, Content, Comms, Partnerships).
Maintain a unified program plan, owning schedules, notes, weekly status, risks, and next steps across every touchpoint.
Serve as the “connector of dots,” ensuring alignment between Marketing, Commercial, NPD, Legal, Plant Ops, Comms, and external partners.
Keep the entire program moving with clarity, transparency, and forward momentum.
Develop and continuously refine program management frameworks that ensure efficiency, predictability, and high-quality execution.
Establish consistent communication rhythms, clear documentation, and timely feedback loops across all workstreams.
Own 360 timelines, milestones, and cross-team interdependencies to ensure seamless execution from strategy through delivery.
Translate the realities of sports calendars, partner obligations, player/talent windows, and seasonal moments into actionable, integrated project plans.
Partner with the Sports Partnerships team to track rights usage, approvals, deadlines, and activation opportunities.
Protect the integrity of the soccer platform, ensuring consistency across all outputs and channels.
Identify process gaps, operational bottlenecks, and opportunities for improved speed and quality.
Build and share best practices that elevate how Chobani shows up in sports culture.

Benefits

Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, disability insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement.
To help save for the future, all employees are eligible for a 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay.
To support growing families, we provide fertility and childcare assistance, and 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment.
In addition, we provide wellness resources which include an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, a wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access (certain locations) and a monthly wellness newsletter to connect you with resources and timely information.
We offer various types of paid time of including: 120 hours of paid time off, 11 holidays, paid volunteer time off and military service leave.

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