Marketing Transformation Programme Manager

Job Description

Marketing Transformation Programme Manager

Reports to: Director of Growth Marketing

Location: Bangalore

Contract: Fixed term contract, 12 months

Purpose of the role:

Lead the programme management and mobilisation of the Marketing Transformation Programme across the Middle East, Malaysia, India, Vietnam and Thailand.

The role will bring structure, governance and momentum to a complex multi-market transformation by coordinating programme delivery, managing dependencies, driving executive decisions and ensuring successful implementation of the new Marketing Operating Model.

The Director of Growth Marketing owns the transformation strategy, operating model and executive relationships.

The Transformation & PMO Manager owns programme coordination, governance, planning and delivery discipline.

What Success Looks Like

Within 12 months you will have helped deliver:

Marketing Center of Excellence successfully established

Malaysia, India, Vietnam and Thailand transitioned into the new operating model

Governance and operating rhythm fully embedded

Critical programme milestones delivered on time

Programme risks identified and managed proactively

Executive reporting operating effectively

Business continuity maintained throughout the transformation

The Growth Marketing Director focused primarily on strategy and executive leadership rather than programme administration

Programme Management

Own the integrated programme plan and roadmap

Manage milestones, dependencies and critical path

Maintain RAID, decision and action logs

Develop recovery plans where delivery is at risk

Track programme benefits and readiness

Governance & Executive Reporting

Coordinate Steering Committees and Programme Boards

Prepare executive dashboards and decision papers

Track decisions through to implementation

Ensure governance remains simple and effective

Market Transition

Coordinate the phased rollout across each region by:

maintaining transition plans

coordinating recruitment and onboarding

tracking readiness

managing stakeholder actions

monitoring risks and dependencies

People, Change & Communications

Coordinate:

HR transition activities

recruitment sequencing

stakeholder communications

change adoption

training and onboarding

Ensure implementation follows the agreed mobilisation sequence.

Programme Coordination

Coordinate cross-functional workstreams

Identify conflicts and dependencies

Recommend priorities and sequencing

Escalate risks early

Protect business continuity throughout implementation

Required Experience

Essential

7+ years in transformation programme management or PMO

Experience coordinating complex multi-country programmes

Executive reporting and governance experience

Strong stakeholder management

Organisational change experience

Excellent written communication

Strong planning and prioritisation skills

Highly Desirable

Centre of Excellence implementation

Shared services implementation

Marketing transformation

Consulting background

Education sector experience

Structured thinker

Highly organised

Strong judgement

Comfortable with ambiguity

Excellent communicator

Influences without authority

Proactive

Calm under pressure

Commercially aware

KPIs

Programme milestones delivered on time

Executive reporting delivered on schedule

Programme risks identified early

Dependencies resolved proactively

Recruitment coordinated successfully

Stakeholder actions completed

Business continuity maintained

Programme governance operating effectively

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