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Job Summary
The Marketing Planning Lead is responsible for driving end-to-end (E2E) planning across the Corporate Marketing organization, integrating financial, operational, and strategic deliverables into a cohesive operating rhythm. This role ensures clarity, alignment, and execution excellence by owning planning processes, calendars, interlocks, and standard templates, while enabling effective cross-functional collaboration and executive decision-making.
Additionally, the role contributes to innovative ideas, lead cross-functional teams, and serves as a functional lead, providing mentorship to lower-level employees.
Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end planning processes for Marketing, spanning financial, operational, and strategic planning cycles (LTP, Budget, Flash, O&O)
• Own and drive the Marketing planning calendar, governance model, interlocks, and standardized templates
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams (Finance, Strategy, Sales, Operations, and Leadership) to ensure alignment and execution
• Manage complex operational rhythms, including annual planning, quarterly reviews, and in-year adjustments
• Develop and maintain financial models and analytical frameworks to support data-driven decisions
• Synthesize complex inputs into clear, concise, and executive-ready narratives and storytelling
• Ensure high standards of quality, accuracy, and attention to detail across all planning deliverables
• Continuously improve planning processes to increase efficiency, clarity, and organizational impact
• Lead engagement with L2 Leader to maintain awareness of marketing business updates
• Provides mentorship and guidance to lower-level employees, thus ensuring the realization of operational and strategic plans.
Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Finance, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in Financial Planning, or a related field.
Preferred Certifications
• Analytics Certification
Knowledge & Skills
• Strong planning, coordination, and program management expertise
• Proven ability to partner effectively across functions and influence without direct authority
• Advanced analytical skills, including financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Experience managing complex, multi-threaded operational cadences
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to executive audiences
• High attention to detail with the ability to balance precision and speed
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
• Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.
Complexity
• Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.
Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
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