Sr. Program Manager, Marketing Operations

DigitalOcean•Austin, TX

6d•$122,400 - $155,000•Remote

About The Position

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Program Manager passionate about bringing planning rigor and scalable operational excellence to marketing, including shaping how marketing operates in the era of AI. This role involves owning planning and cross-functional coordination across marketing programs, co-owning execution alongside functional leads, and helping to shape how marketing operates as a team. The Senior Program Manager will partner across various departments including marketing, product, sales, engineering, finance, and partner teams to align roadmaps, launches, and go-to-market plays with measurable business outcomes. This role also involves tracking budget, resourcing, and approval workflows, leading co-marketing and cross-functional program execution for partner- and customer-facing initiatives, and synthesizing inputs into decision-ready briefings and KPI reporting for marketing leadership. A key aspect of this role is shaping marketing operations for the AI era by identifying and implementing AI-powered tools and workflows.

Requirements

Passionate about bringing planning rigor and scalable operational excellence to marketing.
Experience shaping how marketing operates in the era of AI.
Experience owning planning and cross-functional coordination for marketing programs.
Experience co-owning execution alongside functional leads.
Experience partnering with Product Marketing on launch planning and execution.
Experience building and running operating cadences with marketing leadership.
Experience defining operating models, rituals, and ways of working.
Experience partnering across marketing, product, sales, engineering, finance, and partner teams.
Experience tracking budget, resourcing, and approval workflows.
Experience leading co-marketing and cross-functional program execution for partner- and customer-facing initiatives.
Experience synthesizing inputs into decision-ready briefings, dashboards, and KPI reporting.
Experience identifying and implementing AI-powered tools and workflows.

Nice To Haves

Growth mindset
Naturally like to think big and bold
Energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor

Responsibilities

Own planning and cross-functional coordination for marketing programs, co-owning execution with functional leads (e.g., partnering with Product Marketing on launch planning and execution) to keep initiatives moving from kickoff to completion.
Build and run operating cadences with marketing leadership (status reviews, business reviews, planning cycles) that keep priorities, risks, dependencies, and next steps visible.
Help define how marketing operates together — establishing the operating model, rituals, and ways of working that scale as the team and its remit grow.
Partner across marketing's functions, along with product, sales, engineering, finance, and partner teams, to align roadmaps, launches, and go-to-market plays with measurable business outcomes.
Track budget, resourcing, and approval workflows in support of program and partnership investments, surfacing risks and decision points to marketing leadership.
Lead co-marketing and cross-functional program execution for partner- and customer-facing initiatives (e.g., events, campaigns, customer storytelling), connecting product content to field and business outcomes.
Synthesize inputs from product, technical, partner, and customer stakeholders into decision-ready briefings, dashboards, and KPI reporting for marketing leadership.
Help shape marketing operations for the AI era — identifying and implementing AI-powered tools and workflows that drive scalable operational and programmatic excellence.