Senior Associate, Marketing Operations Project Manager

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Marketing

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Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services. The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG.

Overview: 

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for marketing operations and content-driven growth? As a Senior Associate, Marketing Operations Project Manager at Houlihan Lokey, you’ll play a pivotal role in orchestrating high-impact marketing initiatives that support our global brand and sector teams. 

Based in our San Francisco office and reporting to the Associate Vice President of Marketing, you’ll lead a portfolio of projects that span content creation, campaign execution, and performance analysis. You’ll be instrumental in shaping and scaling our quarterly M&A content program—ensuring it reaches the right audiences, drives engagement, and delivers qualified leads to our bankers. 

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and marketing, leveraging your project management expertise to deliver measurable results in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. If you're energized by cross-functional teamwork, data-informed decision-making, and the chance to contribute to a firm known for its strategic growth and long-term vision, we’d love to meet you. In addition, you will: 

• Define project requirements, roles, and scope with the project lead by seeking to understand the overall project goal 

• Create and manage comprehensive project plans by clarifying tasks and the proper sequence needed to complete the scope of the project 

• Effectively collaborate and work with cross-functional partners and guide them through the lifecycle of a project 

• Track project milestones and communicate regular status updates to all project stakeholders 

• Maintain clear documentation and communication across stakeholders to ensure transparency and accountability. 

• Facilitate project meetings and document action items to be shared with the project team 

• Identify and mitigate risks/conflicts within projects from an objective point of view in a timely manner 

• Demonstrate good judgment and the ability to make crucial decisions under pressure 

• Ability to deploy email campaigns while utilizing Salesforce Marketing Cloud 

• Own, drive, and optimize the assigned Project Management area of responsibility, including updating and evolving processes 

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field. 

• 3+ years of experience in marketing project management, preferably