Job Description

The Manager, Portfolio Marketing PMO serves as a strategic execution partner to Marketing Leadership, responsible for driving high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that advance Vertiv’s growth, portfolio strategy, and go‑to‑market excellence. This role leads complex, multi-stakeholder programs—from enterprise-level transformations to global marketing initiatives, and cross-BU, solutions-level efforts.

This leader brings structure, clarity, and momentum to large, multi-stakeholder initiatives—especially those that require cross-BU coordination, executive visibility, disciplined program design, and thoughtful change management. They ensure strategic priorities move from concept to execution with speed, alignment, and measurable impact.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Program Leadership

• Lead high-impact, multi-workstream programs that enable enterprise priorities, portfolio strategy shifts, and large-scale marketing initiatives.
• Own the planning, orchestration, and delivery of complex cross-functional projects where scope may be ambiguous and requires strategic problem solving.
• Bring program structure, decision clarity, and disciplined follow-through to initiatives with significant strategic or organizational implications.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Orchestration

• Drive cross-functional alignment, communication, and visibility for effective execution.
• Facilitate decision-making, anticipate risks, navigate trade-offs, and maintain momentum across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Connect workstreams into a coherent, integrated program narrative and delivery plan.

Strategic Planning & Execution Roadmapping

• Translate marketing and enterprise strategy into program plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and success measures.
• Build and maintain integrated timelines, accountability structures, and communication cadences.

Executive Communication & Program Visibility

• Provide senior leadership with clear, concise updates on program health, decisions required, risks, and progress.
• Develop executive-ready communications, briefing materials, and governance artifacts.

Program Governance & Operating Rhythm

• Establish adaptable governance models tailored to each strategic initiative, ensuring the right level of control without unnecessary complexity.
• Ensure initiative owners and contributors maintain alignment to timelines, commitments, and outcomes.

Performance Measurement & Insights

• Define program KPIs and build dashboards that track progress against strategic goals, quality benchmarks, and adoption.
• Lead retrospectives to identify improvements that enhance future program execution.

Partner & Vendor Oversight

• Lead externally supported workstreams to ensure delivery excellence and alignment to scope, quality, and timeline expectations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Strategy, Communications, or related field
• 7–10 years of experience in strategic program management, PMO, transformation leadership, or cross-functional marketing roles
• Demonstrated success managing large, complex, enterprise-level initiatives in matrixed organizations
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with ability to bring structure to ambiguity
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, including working with senior leaders
• Strong communication skills with ability to synthesize complexity into clear narratives
• Financial acumen with experience in budgeting and forecasting
• Ability to pick up technical concepts quickly.
• Enthusiastic and persistent problem solver.
• Excellent organizational skills and process-oriented
• Experience coordinating agencies or external partners is a plus

Physical & Environmental Demands:

• None

Time Travel Required:

• 10%

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development

At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup. We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $5 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertivco.com If you are interested in applying or learning more about this role, please visit the company’s career page located on Vertiv.com/Careers

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.