Lead Professional, Marketing, Planning & Operations

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

EMEA Brand Planning & Operations (BPO) connect teams through planning and operational excellence, helping marketing priorities move from seasonal planning through delivery.

This role reports to the Director, Planning & Operations, Brand Marketing Sport and supports ACG, Sport Brand Initiatives (SBI) and Kids. The Lead Professional acts as a key connector across these areas, bringing visibility, alignment and operational structure to seasonal marketing work.

You will partner with EMEA BPO, Brand Marketing Sport, ACG, SBI, Kids, Marketing Finance, Territory partners and relevant global partners.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a senior planning and operations professional who brings structure to a fast-moving matrix, combines rigorous planning with clear decision-making, and can drive work forward across multiple teams, projects and seasons.

The ideal candidate will bring strong business planning and operations experience and the ability to connect business and marketing priorities. They are comfortable proactively identifying opportunities, connecting work across teams and seasons, and driving alignment through clear communication and governance. They can navigate ambiguity, connect the dots and take initiative to keep work moving, while communicating insights and recommendations clearly to senior leaders. An affinity for outdoor sport is a plus.

You’ll bring:

• Experience leading complex programs, portfolios or projects end to end in a matrixed organization.
• Strong business integration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to connect priorities across teams and senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, maintaining clear plans, milestones and dependencies.
• Strong process management skills, including establishing operating models and landing new ways of working that improve efficiency.
• Confidence identifying risks early, understanding potential downstream impacts and recommending action.
• Experience supporting budget planning, forecasting, tracking and reporting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with senior leaders.
• Strong attention to detail, proactive problem solving and the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive work forward.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Keynote, Smartsheet and AirTable.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

You will lead seasonal Marketing planning and operations across the ACG, Sport Brand Initiatives (SBI) brand Marketing teams and Kids. You will connect priorities across the business and Marketing and create the structure teams need to move from early planning through execution. You will help teams stay aligned, anticipate risks and keep multiple workstreams moving toward launch.

You will:

• Lead upstream seasonal Marketing planning across ACG and SBI, helping teams translate priorities into clear plans and align key decisions for the season.
• Drive integration between the Kids business and Marketing, ensuring Kids priorities are visible and connected into broader Marketing plans.
• Own integrated plans and critical paths across multiple workstreams, connecting priorities, dependencies, owners, decisions and timelines.
• Guide teams through key planning gates and milestones, creating clear guardrails that help work move forward toward execution.
• Maintain visibility as plans move downstream toward launch, identifying delays and risks that could impact delivery and escalating them to leadership when needed.
• Establish and continuously improve operating models, planning processes and ways of working that drive greater clarity and efficiency.
• Translate complex information into clear updates, communications and leadership-ready recommendations that enable decisions and action.
• Partner across teams to support effective budget planning, tracking and management.

Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, November 19th. We encourage external candidates to apply as soon as possible, as the posting may close earlier if we receive a sufficient number of applications.