Head of marketing Jobs in Renton, WA

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TEAM OVERVIEW

Global Marketing is building a best-in-class, digital-first organization that connects the full customer journey—from awareness and demand generation to adoption, expansion, and long-term value. The Integrated Marketing team serves as the strategic conductor responsible for leading strategy, governance, and performance across this journey, aligning programs, campaigns, and audiences to SAP’s growth priorities.

As part of this team, the Marketing Strategy & Planning function leads the annual integrated planning process, aligns cross-functional stakeholders around business priorities, and defines the integrated marketing plan that powers program and channel execution globally.

The Project Management Office (PMO) serves as the backbone for cross-functional delivery, aligning project objectives with strategic goals, and ensuring effective project execution. The PMO partners closely with Global Marketing leadership to translate strategy into action, ensuring campaigns and programs are prioritized, resourced, executed, and measured with rigor and transparency.

THE ROLE

The Vice President of Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for establishing, leading, and evolving an enterprise-class PMO that enables predictable delivery of campaigns, programs and initiatives while balancing agility and governance. This role owns the alignment of cross-functional stakeholders, ensures coherence in the global marketing plan, and connects in-market activation to measurable marketing outcomes.

This role leads a 10+ member PMO team, overseeing project managers, partnering with portfolio analysts, marketing operations, and drives deliverables across multiple initiatives, geographies, and workstreams. They manage project processes, methodologies, and tools requirements.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

PMO Strategy & Governance

• Define and own the Marketing PMO strategy, operating model, and governance framework
• Establish portfolio management standards, methodologies, and tools requirements aligned to business strategy
• Drive global marketing wide prioritization, intake, and execution decisions in partnership with global marketing leadership team
• Ensure consistent execution discipline while enabling flexibility where appropriate

Portfolio & Program Leadership

• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of campaigns, programs and initiatives
• Lead annual Integrated Marketing planning in close partnership with Ops to drive the business, and Cross-functional activation for Marketing — supporting demand programs, campaigns, and foundational marketing including omnichannel, content strategy, regional execution, etc.
• Develop and manage project schedules, workbacks, and ensure deadlines are met across functional teams
• Monitor project health, risks, and interdependencies; proactively resolve issues
• Ensure programs deliver measurable business outcomes aligned to strategic objectives
• Risk, compliance and dependency inputs across functions
• Documented execution delivery plans with clear sequencing

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing PMO team (10+ members)
• Establish clear roles, expectations, and career development paths
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• Build PMO capability across the organization through coaching and enablement

Process, Tools & Continuous Improvement

• Develop requirements and optimize PMO tools and systems
• Standardize best practices across planning, execution, risk, and reporting
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and performance analysis
• Champion change management and adoption of PMO processes
• Standardize PMO playbooks, templates and methodologies

PMO SUCCESS METRICS (How Success Is Measured)
The effectiveness of the PMO Leader will be measured through a balanced set of delivery, operational, and strategic metrics, including but not limited to:

Portfolio & Delivery Performance

• % of strategic initiatives delivered on time and on budget
• Portfolio health score (green/yellow/red trends over time)
• Reduction in unplanned work and execution churn
• Dependency resolution cycle time

Operational Excellence

• PMO process adoption and compliance rates
• Cycle time from intake to approval
• Resource utilization and capacity accuracy
• Reduction in duplicate or redundant initiatives

Team & Capability Maturity

• PMO capability maturity improvements year over year
• Team engagement and retention
• Skill development and certification coverage across PMO staff

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• 10+ years of experience in program, portfolio, or project management marketing leadership roles
• Proven experience leading a PMO or enterprise-scale portfolio for a marketing organization
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Experience leading and developing teams of 10+ professionals
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence at senior levels

CERTIFICATIONS (desired)

One or more active, recognized PMO certifications, such as:

• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• PgMP (Program Management Professional)
• PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional)
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or equivalent

Preferred

• Experience in global, matrixed marketing organizations
• Exposure to agile, hybrid, and waterfall methodologies
• Strong financial and governance background
• Change management and transformation leadership experience

Leadership Competencies

• Enterprise mindset with strong execution discipline
• Data-driven, outcome-focused decision making
• Ability to balance governance, speed, and innovation
• Trusted advisor to marketing leadership
• Builder of high-performing, resilient teams

EDUCATION

• PMO Certification
• Master’s and/or bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent required

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Requisition ID: 445817 | Work Area: Marketing | Expected Travel: 0 - 30% | Career Status: Executive | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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