Job Description

As a Digital Capabilities Operationalization Lead you will act as a leader for your team by facilitating clear communication to management and to the team.You will drive the planning, execution and closure of deliverables that involves marketers, strategy leads, execution leads and testing leads.

In this role, you will help teams deliver outcomes by removing obstacles, improving ways of working, and enabling clear communication across stakeholders. You will proactively identify risks and dependencies, drive alignment on priorities, and support continuous improvement to help the team consistently meet its goals.

You will also play a key role in enabling automation and AI-related initiatives – helping teams identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve reliability through automation. You will support the adoption and delivery of AI-enabled capabilities by coordinating cross-functional efforts, ensuring appropriate governance and controls, and helping teams integrate these initiatives into their delivery plans.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with functional managers and strategy owners to align delivery objectives, release goals, scope, and dependencies.
• Own end-to-end delivery of digital owned-channel releases and deployments (plan, execute, validate, and follow up).
• Lead project/campaign execution, monitoring, and control using Agile principles.
• Manage planned/unplanned change, risks, issues, and dependencies to improve predictability and speed to delivery.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to maintain transparency, manage expectations, and address needs.
• Adapt to shifting senior-leadership priorities while minimizing disruption and maintaining productivity.
• Lead change management for releases and process improvements (adoption, communications, readiness, and training/enablement).
• Build deep process and SME knowledge to remove impediments and support timely risk/issue resolution.
• Produce clear status reporting and metrics; use insights to drive action, improve throughput, and support decisions.
• Champion automation and AI-enabled improvements to reduce manual effort and improve quality and reliability.
• Maintain release governance and compliance (tollgates/checkpoints, deliverables, release calendar accuracy, and audit readiness) while fostering a collaborative, continuously improving, growth-mindset team.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience)
• Strong understanding of Agile values and principles; demonstrated ability to apply Agile practices to drive predictable delivery in fast-paced, complex environments.
• Experience managing end-to-end delivery and releases/deployments with a strong focus on execution, risk/issue management, and stakeholder alignment.
• Familiarity with marketing channel delivery and campaign management concepts and workflows.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and influence across technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change management for releases and process improvements, including communications, readiness, adoption, and enablement.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities, including defining, tracking, and communicating meaningful delivery metrics and status.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multitask, prioritize, and adapt quickly to changing requirements.
• Strong aptitude for learning new tools and processes; advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and SharePoint.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative, proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and enable teams (formal or informal leadership), including coaching, mentoring, and driving alignment and accountability without direct authority.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience identifying and driving automation opportunities and/or supporting AI-enabled initiatives that improve workflow efficiency, quality, or reliability.
• Experience presenting to clients, executives, or decision-makers to align on priorities and gain buy-in for delivery plans and improvements.
• Degree in Information Systems, Business, Marketing, or a related field.