What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Initiatives Program Director position at MMA Global?
DO YOU WANT A ROLE THAT CAN CREATE LEGACY IMPACT ON BEHALF OF THE MARKETING INDUSTRY?
DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH A GROUP OF SUPER SMART, INNOVATIVE (AND COMMITTED TO THE MISSION) PEOPLE?
ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT MARKETING & MEASUREMENT (AND THINK IT CAN BE BETTER)?
DOES YOUR CURRENT ROLE LACK MISSION AND PURPOSE?
DO YOU WANT TO TRANSFORM YOUR CAREER?
Do you want a role that enables you to make a significant impact and create world-changing legacy industry-level impact? Where your work really does matter and advances your career with a mission-based focus? And you think you are a real talent? Then let’s talk.
We work collectively with the world’s biggest CMOs (from AT&T, GM, Amex, Uber, etc.) and the biggest companies (e.g., Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, TikTok, etc.) to make marketing matter more. We are an extremely ambitious marketing industry association that brings together the entire ecosystem of marketers, martech, and media companies to rethink marketing. MMA Global has over 800 member companies and operates in 16 countries worldwide.
At MMA Global, we are committed to asking tough questions; we believe that creating marketing impact is steeped in constructively challenging the status quo. The MMA invests millions of dollars in rigorous research to identify insights that change the industry and enable the world’s top executives to deliver against today’s growth challenges. So far, our work can move the stock price of a consumer marketing company by 10 to 15%.
Check out MMA’s Global Board to see the type of companies and executives who are helping the MMA drive change in the industry. https://www.mmaglobal.com/about/board-of-directors/global
When you join the MMA team, you will…
Engage in true visionary, innovative work with opportunities to create your legacy as you leverage and expand your skills and experiences.
Work closely with and learn directly from the best marketing minds in the industry in a flat and collaborative culture.
You will build a phenomenal network to serve you for the rest of your career.
Be part of a diverse global team with a bias for action and a work from anywhere culture.
While we are very focused on the work, we also have strong health and well-being benefits including a company match 401K, extensive PTO, majority company paid employee benefits for you and dependents.
We even have a Harvard-trained organizational psychologist on retainer. We take being the best and working together effectively’ very seriously.
At MMA Global, our goal is simple: We want to lead the greatest transformation of marketing and business will experience in our generation.
As you can see, we're unabashedly bold, uber-confident, intelligently disruptive, and insanely relentless (you must be to create real change). We sit in the center of the action.
If you think you have what it takes to join us, please review the position summary below. We want to hear from you.
MMA Team: Strategic Initiatives (Think Tanks)
Open roles: Think Tank Program Leadership role
MMA Global is currently seeking a Program Director to drive some of the most game-changing programs in the marketing industry today. These projects are designed to challenge the status quo and help shape the future of marketing and marketing measurement. This role will work with executives from some of the world’s most important marketing organizations, media providers, and technology platforms to envision and execute these initiatives.
We are looking for motivated, independent, flexible A-players to join our team of problem solvers, helping to tackle complex challenges from strategy to execution. As with any industry-changing initiative, the job requirements evolve which creates growth opportunities for the right person. Below is what we would expect of you to start:
- Lead a portfolio of industry changing projects aligned to a specific Think Tank (e.g. Measurement & Attribution, Marketing Organization, Data & Customer Experience, and new Think Tanks each year.)
- Take ownership of each initiative/project and its end-products
- Work independently with executives across the marketing ecosystem (i.e. marketers, analytics, technology providers and platforms)
- Design strategy and drive execution of all Think Tank initiatives and programs including but not limited to defining project scope, establishing and managing timeline, producing high-impact deliverables, and productizing MMA insights and tools
- Build on your proven leadership skills to develop strong relationships and create advocates across diverse stakeholder groups
- Think strategically while also delivering operational excellence
- Develop and inspire both direct reports and members of the extended team
- Operate in a collaborative team setting that recognizes and supports great ideas
Top candidates will have:
- Bachelor’s degree with consistent outstanding academic record; advanced degree or MBA can be helpful.
- Experience as a strategy consultant is perfect for this role
15 years of business management or consulting experience with a proven record of high performance and substantial achievements in past positions
- Superior analytical, quantitative, and conceptual thinking skills
- Demonstrated leadership ability in a team environment
- History of taking initiative, eager to break new ground, create opportunities for others
- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
- Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively
- Process orientation with strong attention to detail; project management experience a plus
- Need to be hands-on (everyone else here is)
- Demonstrated interest in the field of marketing
- We value drive and ambition
Please complete the attached leadership assessment as part of your application process. https://apply.select.wonderlic.com/Q74EY8/MMA-Global