Senior Program Manager - Integrated Planning

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which helps to digitize the world of physical operations, providing visibility and empowering entire sectors of our economy to become more safe, efficient, and sustainable. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, we now employ more than 2,000 people globally, have 2.3 million IoT devices deployed globally, and collect more than 85 billion minutes of video footage and 4.6 trillion data points annually.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including video-based safety, vehicle telematics, apps and driver workflows, equipment monitoring, and site visibility. As part of a newly public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term. 

Recent awards we’ve won include: 

Best Place to Work by Built In 2022

Deloitte Fast 500 Companies

IoT Analytics Company of the Year in 2022’s IoT Breakthrough Winners

Every year, we partner with our customers to deliver outcomes like conserving millions of gallons of fuel, saving millions of dollars, and creating positive environmental change. As more customers connect to our platform, our data grows, our AI models get smarter, and our opportunities expand.

About the role:

Reporting to the Director of Program Management, this individual will help shape quarterly, integrated planning and support our largest cross-functional Marketing programs. The role requires a highly resourceful individual who manages through complexity easily, demonstrates strong communication skills, and has the ability to lead and influence people cross-functionally across the Marketing organization.

The Senior Program Manager, Integrated Planning will partner with stakeholders to deliver cross functional, multidiscipline, multichannel go-to-market, programs and campaigns that are clearly aligned to business strategy, and leadership priorities across several products and program launches across multiple languages and locales.

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In this role, you will: 

• Align on Corporate strategy, fiscal year goals, and Marketing priorities to support our largest marketing programs and integrated campaigns.
• Lead and manage cross-functional integrated marketing initiatives and projects.
• Be a connection point with Marketing Leadership, Product Marketing, Communications, Content, Brand and Creative, Growth/Campaigns, Events and regional marketing teams to deliver marketing experiences and integrated campaigns across all of our channels. 
• Guide programs and initiatives from kickoff through planning, creation and delivery.
• Build out project timelines, outline deliverables, resource plans, and success metrics (with stakeholders); ensure projects adhere to objectives, establish reporting cadences to deliver updates, schedule project meetings and set agendas, and send out meeting recaps.
• Juggle a mix of large and small workstreams/projects, often with overlapping importance and urgency.
• Have experience working in a variety of tools such as Google suite, Asana, and Allocadia. Budget management tools are a plus.
• Monitor project progress, handle issues and escalations that arise, document and follow up on critical actions, decisions, issues, and risks.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 6+ years of relevant work experience including successfully leading and overseeing cross-functional and integrated marketing programs.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of key functions across Marketing (e.g. product marketing, brand marketing, campaigns, integrated marketing, PR/communications, social media, creative services, analytics, etc).
• Ability to manage and oversee a significant number of resources across multiple teams and stakeholders with strong problem solving skills.
• Strong business acumen; ability to understand and communicate business impacts and key decisions that impact process and timelines.
• Vendor management experience and processing SOW’s and POs required. 
• Experience with annual, and quarterly planning for marketing programs.
• Experience managing projects across languages and locales.
• Bachelor's degrees in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field.

An ideal candidate also has: