Marketing Manager IV

Marketing Manager IV

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Program Manager III for an Onsite opportunity at Palo Alto, CA

Position Title: Marketing Manager IV

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Anticipated Start Date: 5/12/2025

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 6+ Months and possibility for Extension

Job Type: Contract - [FULL TIME (40 Hours a week)]

Pay Range: $85.73/hr-$92.48/hr

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

What You'll Do

• Lead Strategic Planning: Drive the annual and quarterly planning process for marketing, collaborating with cross-functional teams to align goals, resourcing, and execution plans.
• Own Cross-Functional Workstreams: Operate at the intersection of brand, demand gen, product marketing, comms, and more - connecting dots, managing dependencies, and ensuring the org is executing against shared priorities.
• Communicate with Clarity: Craft crisp, high-quality communications - from executive updates to team-wide memos. You're equally comfortable drafting a strategic brief or presenting to a VP.
• Manage Projects End-to-End: Take initiatives from zero to one, often in ambiguous environments. You ask the right questions, develop structure where there is none, and execute with discipline.
• Support Budget & Investment Decisions: Work closely with marketing leaders and finance to track budgets, monitor spend and make investment decisions that align with evolving business needs.
• Run Global Operations: Coordinate across regional teams, lead global standups, and ensure alignment across markets - keeping cultural nuances and time zones in mind.
• Balance Today & Tomorrow: Make sense of existing business needs while building frameworks to support future growth and marketing evolution

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in marketing, operations, or strategy roles. Prior experience in SaaS enterprise businesses; background in Big Tech a strong plus
• Deep understanding of how marketing functions operate and interconnect in a global org
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - you write with clarity and purpose. Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills (Director, VP+)
• Proven track record of launching and managing complex cross-functional projects.
• Comfort operating independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Project management excellence and strong organizational instincts
• Familiarity with marketing budgets and business planning processes

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

Keywords: Marketing, Strategic operations, Marketing Budgets, Business Planning Processes

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 237369 when responding to this ad.

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