Program and Process Specialist Strategic Marketing
Duluth, MN - USA
Job Summary
Who We Are:
Its pretty exciting to find yourself standing in a pivotal moment in time. Its even more exciting to be out front leading it. At QTS our world-class data centers are supporting our customers most strategic growth initiatives positioning us at the forefront of todays dynamic digital transformation.
As AI and cloud drive the demand for increased speed capacity and capability QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader committed to connecting the world for good. Driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation QTS designs builds and operates some of the worlds most advanced forward-thinking data is a portfolio company of Blackstone.
QTS is Powered by People. People who play a vital role in our companys culture innovation and growth. People who are committed to contributing to the communities where we operate and work. People who are knowledgeable resourceful and mission driven. Together we do great things.
Who You Are:
The Program and Process Specialist of Strategic Marketing plays a central role in enabling the execution coordination and operational effectiveness of Strategic Marketing Solutions (SMS). While supporting high-impact deal pursuits and marketing storytelling this role is equally responsible for ensuring projects priorities programs and cross-functional initiatives are organized tracked and delivered with clarity and consistency.
This individual operates as aprogram coordinator and connective layeraligning Sales Marketing Land to Launch marketing Content Marketing and Brand Marketing & Communications (BM&C) to ensure the QTS story is executed with precision speed and consistency across the business.
What You Will Do:
Program & Project Coordination
Coordinate manage and help ensure execution of projects acrossSales Marketing Land to Launch marketing and Content marketing teams
Serve as a central point of coordination for SMS initiativestracking timelines deliverables owners and dependencies
Support end-to-end project lifecycle management (intake prioritization execution delivery reporting)
Help establish and maintain standardized workflows processes and systems across SMS (e.g. trackers intake forms)
Proactively identify risks gaps or bottlenecks and escalate appropriately
Deal Pursuit Tracking & Sales Marketing Support
Maintain and update deal pursuit tracking systems ensuring accuracy completeness and visibility across the team
Support multiple active pursuits simultaneously through coordination of inputs timelines and deliverables
Assist with preparation and coordination of pitch materials presentations and executive-level content
Data Reporting & Operational Insights
Track and analyze team activity (e.g. deal pursuits content production project throughput) to provide visibility into performance and capacity
Support SMS leadership with reporting dashboards and executive-level summaries
Help maintain data consistency across tools trackers and knowledge bases
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency prioritization and resource allocation through data
Cross-Functional Coordination & BM&C Liaison
Serve as a key liaison between SMS and the broader Brand Marketing & Communications organization
Help coordinate integrated marketing efforts ensuring SMS priorities align with broader campaigns messaging and initiatives
Facilitate communication and alignment across Integrated Marketing Communications Creative and Events teams
Support execution of cross-functional initiatives that span marketing development sales and community engagement
Team & Leadership Enablement
Support the VP of Brand & Marketing and SMS leadership with organizing initiatives priorities and strategic ideas
Coordinate and manage team meetings agendas action items and follow-ups
Help structure and prepare materials for leadership discussions offsites and executive presentations
Act as an operational force multiplier for leadershipturning ideas into actionable plans
What You Will Need to be Successful:
Bachelors degree in Marketing Business Communications or a related field or equivalent professional experience
3 years of experience in marketing project coordination program management or a related role within a cross-functional business environment
Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously including tracking timelines deliverables and stakeholders
Experience supporting cross-functional teams (e.g. marketing sales development operations) and coordinating inputs across groups
Strong organizational and project management skills with experience working in tools such as Excel PowerPoint and project management systems (e.g. Smartsheet or similar)
Ability to collect organize and maintain data sets trackers or reporting dashboards to support team operations and decision-making
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly synthesize information and coordinate across stakeholders
Detail-oriented with a high standard for accuracy organization and follow-through across high-volume workstreams
Ability to work in a fast-paced evolving environment and adapt to shifting priorities and business needs
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint Word); familiarity with marketing content or collaboration tools preferred
Nice to Have:
Highly organized detail-oriented and process-driven
Strong project management instincts (even if not formally titled PM)
Comfortable managing ambiguity and coordinating across multiple teams
Strong communication skillsable to operate across Sales Development and Marketing
Analytical mindset with ability to translate activity into insights
Bias toward actionmoves work forward without needing perfect structur
Strong ability to organize prioritize and manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated capability to track timelines dependencies and deliverables across complex cross-functional initiatives
Understanding of project management principles workflows and process standardization
Exceptional organizational skills with a high level of accuracy consistency and follow-through
Ability to manage high-volume work with competing priorities while maintaining quality and alignment
Detail-oriented approach to tracking data documenting project status and maintaining systems of record
The Perks (and these are just a few!):
QRest Sabbatical
Employee Stock Purchase
QTS scholarship for dependents
Eagle Club award trip eligibility
Paid volunteer days
Tuition assistance parental leave and military leave assistance
Total Rewards
This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program and other company benefits.
This position is Bonus eligible.
We conform to all the laws statutes and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women minorities individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or national origin age disability status Genetic Information & Testing Family & Medical Leave protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint orally or in writing to the employer or the government or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.
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QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
QTS Realty Trust, LLC is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint spanning more than 9 million square feet of owned mega scale data center space within North America and Europe. Through it's software-defined technology platform, QTS is able to deliver sec ... View more