Requisition ID: 73247
This role in summaryWhirlpool Corporation is seeking a Manager, Program Management to join WoW Studios, our internal marketing agency. WoW Studios is transforming how we connect with consumers through bold creativity, digital innovation, and seamless storytelling. We power iconic brands like JennAir, KitchenAid, Whirlpool, Maytag, and Amana, driving best-in-class marketing experiences across every touchpoint.
This role is onsite at our WoW Studios Chicago or Riverview Campus in Benton Harbor.
About the Role
As a Manager, Program Management, you'll play a key role in delivering best-in-class execution for brand-led full funnel campaigns and high-impact product launch activations. You'll serve as the connective tissue between cross-functional teams, creative talent, and brand leadership, ensuring marketing programs are strategically aligned, efficiently managed, and flawlessly delivered across channels.
Your responsibilities will include- Program Execution: Lead the end-to-end development and execution of brand CCI campaigns and product launch activations across multiple brands and channels.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as the primary WoW Studios point of contact for cross-functional partners, ensuring alignment, transparency, and momentum throughout the project lifecycle.
- Strategic Planning: Translate business goals and brand positioning into actionable marketing programs with clear scopes, timelines, deliverables, and KPIs.
- Social Process Innovation: Partner with content creators to establish and manage agile social processes, ensuring rapid-response execution and high-quality content delivery.
- Project Integrity: Partner with brand and marketing leads to ensure work reflects project objectives and delivers a consistent experience across digital, retail, and moment-of-purchase touchpoints.
- Omni-Channel Delivery: Drive performance and brand impact by ensuring campaigns are executed consistently across digital, social, shopper marketing, and retail environments.
- Resource Coordination: Collaborate with Resource Management and Creative Operations to ensure appropriate staffing and accurate project allocations.
- Process Improvement: Identify workflow gaps and lead improvements to increase operational efficiency and cross-functional collaboration.
- Operational Excellence: Own the integrity of program documentation, including project trackers, structured agendas, and actionable meeting recaps.
- Brand Stewardship: Provide strategic input to ensure all creative and content outputs remain strictly aligned with brand strategy and consumer expectations.
Minimum requirements- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of experience in brand marketing, product marketing or project management
Preferred skills and experiences- Demonstrated track record managing integrated marketing programs
- Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to manage risks, resolve issues, and navigate ambiguity.
- Skilled in project management platforms such as Workfront or equivalent.
- Detail-oriented with a passion for continuous improvement and execution excellence.
- A confident contributor who partners effectively across creative, strategy, and execution teams.
- Experience working with or in an agency environment
Compensation: $72,450 - $144,000 + Annual Bonus
What we offerGenerous benefits package, Whirlpool employee discount, fitness & educational reimbursement programs, kitchenettes, and more! Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor locations: Beautiful, recently renovated office space, free coffee, biking/walking trails, and access to The Eddy - Early Childhood Center (depending upon availability - additional costs required).
Additional informationWhirlpool's Ways of Working
Our goal is to provide an environment that helps you bring your best to Whirlpool every day. We offer flexibility and industry-leading time-off benefits that will help you balance what's important at work and at home, including:
- Always On Flexibility - You will have the autonomy to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments as needed.
- Two-Week Work from Anywhere - Minimum of one-week increments for a total of two weeks per year.
- Sabbatical - Four weeks paid leave after every five years of service.
Connect with us and learn more about Whirlpool Corporation
See what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers. Additional information about the company can be found on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
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