Zebra
Marketing Program Specialist
Zebra, Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States, 60069
Remote Work: Hybrid
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.Overview: At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimaging the future – for our people, our customers, and the world.Let’s create tomorrow together.This entry level
Marketing Program Specialist
position will play an important role in advancing how Zebra manages execution of programs and key projects within our global marketing programs to maximize impact for Zebra and our channel partners. The
Marketing Program Specialist
will work with Program Owners to effectively manage key marketing with initial focus on our Product Launch efforts with the possibility of extending onto programs including Channel Program evolution, Marketing Performance Management (MPM) program, and various transformation efforts under our Initiatives programs.The
Marketing Program Specialist
will also support a project lead and their cross-functional teams to achieve Zebra’s goals inside of these programs by building project plans in collaboration with the project lead and their teams, holding core project leads and teams accountable for on-time milestone and deliverable delivery, and collecting, interpreting, and delivering program feedback and status to key stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Gathers input from the Project Lead and project team to develop a project plan for projects of limited scope. May also assist a Project Lead in management of their projects. Can work independently on less complex projects and initiatives.Uses established tools, approaches / methodologies, and templates to guide and document the plan and communicate it to the team.Supports establishment of scope, objectives, approach, & timelines with supervision oversight.Works together with management to select team members from key stakeholder teams across Marketing and where required outside of Marketing to set timelines with supervision/oversight.Oversees the work of the project team (indirectly supervise) involving members from a wide range of disciplines.Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring program completion, i.e., project on schedule.Owns documentation of project progress to provide top-down insights on process execution to Program Owners with focus on out of bounds execution and/or performance. Executes to this by gathering status updates from the project team and interpreting those inputs to assemble a consolidated view of project status across a program and providing regular status updates to senior management.Supports coordination of deliverables and project assets to assist the project team where needed.Supports coordination of program alignment efforts such as monthly program status calls in partnership with Program Owners.Addresses obstacles minor in nature, escalates more complex issues to senior members of the team.Demonstrates a basic understanding of business processes, scope and activities impacted by supported plans.Some supervision by management is expected in this position for complex or novel problems.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree requiredPreferred Qualifications:Prefer candidate to work a hybrid schedule out of Lincolnshire, IL or other Zebra facility.Demonstrated working knowledge/experience with functions assigned (Portfolio, etc.)Intermediate to advanced communication and facilitation skills.Intermediate to advanced presentation skills. Demonstrated comfort in presenting to mid to senior level cross functional audiences.Familiar with Smartsheet.Key Skills and Competencies:Ability to present, communicate, and facilitate effectively to peers and managers.Familiar with MS Office or similar.Comfortable delegating and requesting follow-up.Come Join the Herd!Zebra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com.Salary:
USD 58500.00 - USD 87700.00 YearlySalary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience. Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs.
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Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.Overview: At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimaging the future – for our people, our customers, and the world.Let’s create tomorrow together.This entry level
Marketing Program Specialist
position will play an important role in advancing how Zebra manages execution of programs and key projects within our global marketing programs to maximize impact for Zebra and our channel partners. The
Marketing Program Specialist
will work with Program Owners to effectively manage key marketing with initial focus on our Product Launch efforts with the possibility of extending onto programs including Channel Program evolution, Marketing Performance Management (MPM) program, and various transformation efforts under our Initiatives programs.The
Marketing Program Specialist
will also support a project lead and their cross-functional teams to achieve Zebra’s goals inside of these programs by building project plans in collaboration with the project lead and their teams, holding core project leads and teams accountable for on-time milestone and deliverable delivery, and collecting, interpreting, and delivering program feedback and status to key stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Gathers input from the Project Lead and project team to develop a project plan for projects of limited scope. May also assist a Project Lead in management of their projects. Can work independently on less complex projects and initiatives.Uses established tools, approaches / methodologies, and templates to guide and document the plan and communicate it to the team.Supports establishment of scope, objectives, approach, & timelines with supervision oversight.Works together with management to select team members from key stakeholder teams across Marketing and where required outside of Marketing to set timelines with supervision/oversight.Oversees the work of the project team (indirectly supervise) involving members from a wide range of disciplines.Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring program completion, i.e., project on schedule.Owns documentation of project progress to provide top-down insights on process execution to Program Owners with focus on out of bounds execution and/or performance. Executes to this by gathering status updates from the project team and interpreting those inputs to assemble a consolidated view of project status across a program and providing regular status updates to senior management.Supports coordination of deliverables and project assets to assist the project team where needed.Supports coordination of program alignment efforts such as monthly program status calls in partnership with Program Owners.Addresses obstacles minor in nature, escalates more complex issues to senior members of the team.Demonstrates a basic understanding of business processes, scope and activities impacted by supported plans.Some supervision by management is expected in this position for complex or novel problems.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree requiredPreferred Qualifications:Prefer candidate to work a hybrid schedule out of Lincolnshire, IL or other Zebra facility.Demonstrated working knowledge/experience with functions assigned (Portfolio, etc.)Intermediate to advanced communication and facilitation skills.Intermediate to advanced presentation skills. Demonstrated comfort in presenting to mid to senior level cross functional audiences.Familiar with Smartsheet.Key Skills and Competencies:Ability to present, communicate, and facilitate effectively to peers and managers.Familiar with MS Office or similar.Comfortable delegating and requesting follow-up.Come Join the Herd!Zebra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com.Salary:
USD 58500.00 - USD 87700.00 YearlySalary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience. Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs.
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