Senior Project Manager - Contractor

Overview Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM. We are looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword - it's a way of life. About This Role We are seeking a driven, highly organized contractor Project Manager to serve as the operational backbone of our Brand Insights, Strategy & Management team. You will be the connective tissue that keeps every workstream moving, ensures priorities are sharp, and keeps stakeholders informed. You will support quarterly planning, run weekly stand-ups, and help leadership prepare for decisions. You will help the team intake, prioritize, and deliver week over week. In partnership with the team Ops Lead, you will sit at the intersection of strategy and execution, driving key brand project workstreams to deliver on time, on scope, and on budget. What You Will Do Project Management & Workstream Oversight: Work with the Ops Lead to track and manage key team workstreams, ensuring deadlines, owners, and milestones are clearly documented and maintained Maintain project trackers and provide regular status updates to stakeholders Build and manage project plans from kickoff through delivery with clarity and accountability Coordinate cross-functional dependencies across teams; flag blockers or risks proactively and help facilitate resolution Executive Communications & Meeting Support Organize talking points, agendas for weekly SVP-level meetings Take notes, capture decisions, and track action items from leadership syncs Draft and send executive-facing recaps and follow-up communications Help drive decision-making by ensuring the right context and information is surfaced ahead of meetings Quarterly Planning Lead the team's quarterly planning process, including timeline management, template creation, and facilitation of planning sessions Synthesize team inputs into a consolidated view of priorities, capacity, and commitments Partner with stakeholders to ensure plans are realistic and aligned with broader organizational goals Intake & Prioritization Management Support monitoring and managing the team's intake channel, triaging incoming requests Work with the team SMEs to develop a consistent process for evaluating, prioritizing, and routing requests Maintain a visible backlog of work to support ongoing planning conversations What Experience You Have 5-7+ years of project or program management experience, ideally within a marketing, creative, or brand organization Experience with Brand Insights, Brand Strategy, Creative Strategy, and Brand Management workstreams Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously Experience supporting executive-level stakeholders, including preparing materials and facilitating decision-making Comfortable owning a quarterly planning process end-to-end - from timeline setting to facilitation to synthesis Experience managing intake and prioritization processes across a team or function High level of comfort with Slack, Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, Docs), and project tracking tools Ability to work independently, take initiative, and maintain momentum without close oversight Agency or in-house creative/marketing team experience preferred Why You Are Excited About This Role You thrive in roles where you're the one keeping everything organized and moving - and you take pride in it You are energized by cross-functional complexity and find clarity where others see challenges You enjoy working with executives and know how to communicate with precision and context You want to make a real impact in a fast-paced, high-visibility team during a critical transition period You are comfortable with ambiguity and adapt quickly when priorities shift Why We Are Excited About You You can help the team operate at pace with minimal disruption You know how to give clear leadership visibility into what's in flight and what decisions are needed You communicate clearly, concisely, and with purpose - whether it's a Slack update or an SVP-facing recap You make the work feel organized, because great operations is part of great output Accommodations If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form. Candidate Privacy Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates resumes and qualifications. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. See our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your data and your rights, including opt out options. Posting Statement Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions are fair and based on merit, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by location, job level, knowledge, skills, and experience. The typical base salary range is provided and may vary by city and region. Salesforce offers benefits including time off, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. Details are available at the Salesforce Benefits site. The range represents base salary only and does not include bonuses, equity, or additional benefits. J-18808-Ljbffr