Senior Marketing Project Manager
Senior Marketing Project Manager
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$ 85000 - 110000
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Job Description
Wintrust provides community and commercial banking specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois southwestern Florida northwestern Indiana west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago Denver Milwaukee Grand Rapids Mich. and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont Illinois and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WTFC.
Wintrust is hiring a Senior Marketing Project Manager to take ownership of project management for the marketing department including the project management platform. The Senior Marketing Project Manager is a highly organized leader with deep expertise in project management and a proven ability to drive clarity momentum and collaboration across fast-moving cross-functional teams. In this critical hands-on role theyll guide a team of Marketing Project Managers to provide exceptional communication sharp problem-solving and thorough attention to detail.
What Youll Do
Project Management
- Own and evolve our marketing project workflows adopting existing systems while rolling out new efficient scalable processes for the marketing department across our lines of business.
- Act as the central point of coordination between Marketing Creative and IT teams ensuring alignment clarity and accountability from kickoff to launch.
- Be fluent in Agile Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies and know when to apply each. This role requires someone who can flex between structured timelines and fast-moving iterations depending on the projects needs.
- Practice true expertise in risk management with the ability to anticipate roadblocks and proactively solve problems before they derail progress adjusting plans and communicating changes clearly and constructively.
- Utilize deep understanding of project management software and how to maximize the tools potential.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying process gaps proposing smart fixes and measuring whats working.
- Lead improvements to the existing project management platform based on user feedback and prior experience to create more efficient processes and project production.
Team Management and Leadership
- Lead and mentor a team of Marketing Project Managers across multiple marketing lines of business providing strategic direction support and growth opportunities while managing their own key projects.
- Help drive high-impact marketing by keeping creative teams focused timeline realistic and deliverables on point.
- Manage the allocation of staffing resources across all projects ensuring that team members are assigned based on skillset project needs and availability.
- Champion clarity and communication facilitating meetings sharing updates and keeping all stakeholders informed and engaged.
- Model calm confidence and positivity in high-pressure situations- setting the tone for a motivated solutions-oriented team.
Administration
- Identify project reporting needs and create/automate dashboards for teams and managers. Meets weekly with marketing leadership to provide reporting and updates.
- Work with stakeholders and business lines to improve communication flow and reduce unnecessary back-and-forth.
- Define and implement project budgets based on project scope objectives and requirements.
Qualifications/Background
- 7 years of project management experience ideally in a creative marketing or cross-functional team environment.
- Proven leadership skills comfortable mentoring team members and managing up with clarity and confidence.
- Deep expertise using different project management software applications including Workfront.
- Exceptional organization and time management skills proven to keep projects on track and ahead of schedule.
- Top-tier communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to confidently guide conversations across all levels of the business.
- Ability to stay calm and focused under pressure meeting deadlines and juggling moving parts without losing momentum or morale.
- A collaborative spirit able to work across lines of business and functions and get the best out of every team.
- A strong sense of ownership attention to detail and continuous improvement.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced high-accountability environment.
Benefits
Medical Insurance Dental Vision Life insurance Accidental death and dismemberment Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance Parental Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount Critical Illness Insurance Accident Insurance Transportation and Commuting Benefits Banking Benefits Pet Insurance
Compensation
The estimated salary range for this role is $85000 - $110000 along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors such as a candidates qualifications skills and experience
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From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
