Marketing Project Manager Contractor

About Us

With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

Discover what it’s like to help build the fueling network of the future - check out our Engineering Blog.

Reports To

VP, Marketing Operations

What You Will Be Doing

The Marketing Project Manager is the hub of enabling the Marketing team’s planning and execution activities. You will help us evolve our Marketing processes and project management discipline to ensure that as the business continues to grow, we are able to intelligently scale our processes right along with it.

Your time will be spent managing a set of high-visibility projects. There are also projects within Marketing that are managed by other Marketers. To enable efficient project management of those projects, you will ensure that our project management tools, processes, and best practices are optimized. You will also monitor the entire Marketing portfolio of high-visibility projects to make sure they are on track and ensuring visibility when they’re not.

Who You Are

You have a great track record of success, both in managing projects and in enabling others to manage their own projects. You have an eye for detail, are passionate about establishing processes and maximizing efficiency, get excited about enabling others to do great work, and always strive to take the initiative to stay one step ahead. You are a clear communicator, enjoy building relationships, and value teamwork. You actively use data to inform your decisions.

What You Will Do

Project Management

• Manage a set of large cross-marketing projects, as determined by Marketing leadership, from scoping through delivery & post-mortem
• Ensure proper requirements are developed and communicated
• Ensure that delivery commitments are defined and met
• Facilitate collaboration between participating teams to ensure efficient throughput and delivery of agreed-upon quality
• Regularly communicate project status
• Escalate blockers to Marketing leadership
• Keep project tasks on track via Asana project management system
• Perform retrospectives, document learnings, and optimize process

Project Management Enablement

• Drive development and adoption of key, cross-team Marketing processes and improvements
• Build out Asana project management structure to enable process, approvals, reporting, and roles & responsibilities
• Lead weekly prioritization meetings to optimize throughput and address obstacles

Portfolio Management

• Monitor day-to-day activities of high visibility projects and ensure work is progressing as planned
• Proactively identify project risks and needed mitigation
• Coordinate with project stakeholders in order to ensure planning and collaboration across the entire project lifecycle
• Consistently manage expectations on realistic timelines for delivery based on overall resources available
• Report out on status of the portfolio of high visibility Marketing projects

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field required
• 4-6 years of project management experience within a corporate marketing department, creative studio or agency
• 2+ years experience managing projects using Asana or a comparable project management system
• Experience defining processes and project management rhythms to enable scale
• Experience overseeing a portfolio of projects