Marketing Operations Manager

Belong. Believe. Be You. Belden.

Propel your career surrounded by a diverse team of innovative, goal-oriented individuals who are pursuing the next generation of connectivity solutions. At Belden, you'll participate in work that will challenge you and position you to excel. You'll collaborate with colleagues from around the world, gaining exposure to a broad base of expertise and perspectives.

Together, we'll continue on a journey of innovation, creating a connected world and paving the way for automation. Join us and let's build the future.

This position can be Carmel/Indianapolis based or remote.

Job Summary

Belden's Manager, Marketing Operations is a forward-thinking and execution-oriented leader responsible for driving continuous improvement across all marketing processes. This role will report to the Sr. Director, Marketing Operations and be part of a newly formed Corporate Marketing Operations team, which serves as a meta-function enabling both global and regional marketing teams. Well-qualified candidates will possess extensive experience leading continuous improvement initiatives across global marketing teams and processes to achieve operational excellence.

This role will be pivotal in optimizing marketing efficiency, leveraging technology and ultimately accelerating growth by streamlining how the marketing team operates. This position will identify, prioritize and implement process enhancements, manage key vendor relationships and reduce friction in cross-functional workflows. This individual will champion operational excellence, ensuring our marketing efforts are as effective and impactful as possible.

You'll make an impact in the following ways:

Marketing Process Optimization & Leadership:

• Lead and champion continuous improvement initiatives across the entire spectrum of marketing processes, from ideation to execution and measurement.
• Establish prioritization frameworks to assess and prioritize which processes require immediate focus and optimization.
• Drive process improvements with the explicit goals of achieving greater efficiencies, effectively leveraging marketing technology and ultimately contributing to business growth.
• Key process areas to focus on include growth initiatives, campaign and lead management, social media and Account-Based Marketing (ABM) processes, new product and solution introduction (NPI/NSI) processes, content and creative development and more. Any marketing process is in scope, prioritized by its potential contribution to growth.

Vendor Relationship Management:

• Oversee and strategically manage all relationships with marketing vendors and agencies, ensuring alignment with marketing objectives and budget.
• Determine the optimal selection and utilization of vendors for specific marketing initiatives and needs.
• Ensure all external vendors and agencies are thoroughly trained on our brand identity guidelines, established marketing processes and quality standards.

Cross-Functional Process Improvement:

• Identify, analyze and lead the improvement of critical cross-functional processes that involve the marketing department (e.g., marketing-to-sales handoff, product launch coordination, customer feedback loops).
• Collaborate with stakeholders from other departments to reduce friction, enhance communication and streamline workflows, ensuring seamless execution and improved outcomes.

Continuous Improvement:

• Collaborate closely with marketing leadership, marketing systems and analytics teams to ensure process improvements are supported by technology and data.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of the overall marketing strategy by providing insights into operational capabilities and limitations.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices, emerging methodologies, and technological advancements in marketing operations and process improvement.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field.
• 5-7+ years of relevant work experience within marketing operations, strategy or project management.
• Proven experience in designing, developing and maintaining marketing program processes.
• Knowledge of lean philosophies and application across continuous improvement efforts.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and leverage technology to improve processes in a global, matrixed environment.
• Experience articulating and championing the business impact of marketing initiatives to stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience managing change.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and project management skills.

Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $101,400- $152,100 annually, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant's experience, qualifications, and geographical location.

Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!

Let's Write the Next 100 Years Together.

Join a global community striving to improve connectivity and security. The work we're doing puts our people on the front lines of impacting lives and shaping the future. Propel your story of innovation by helping Belden write the next chapter in ours. Shape your future at Belden.

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These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.