Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.Job OverviewPosition Schedule: Full-TimeJoin Edward Jones and be part of a world-class brand team. As the Senior Marketing Creative Manager, you'll be working in partnership with internal stakeholders, leaders and external partners. This person will manage projects for the Brand Team to ensure they run smoothly, meet deadlines, and meet program goals. The Senior Marketing Creative Manager will oversee initiative execution, manage multiple programs, facilitate governance processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, key stakeholders, and external agencies. The ideal candidate is a critical thinker who will continuously improve to drive greater value through a culture of respect, trust, and collaboration.Edward Jones is a trusted 100+ year old financial services company. Our brand is a powerful business asset and contributes to the important choice investors make when selecting one of our 19,500 local financial advisors. Our ambition is to improve the financial wellness of tens of millions of long-term investors across North America by providing access to comprehensive, personalized planning and professional advice. We aim to be the most client-focused, knowledge-powered, relationship-first advice firm in the industry. And our brand is one critical way we will achieve our ambition, because we believe our brand is the story we tell and the experiences we deliver, every chance we get. Brand Center of Expertise core values we embody, and hope you do, too:#FIO // Figure It out - intrinsically motivated and resourceful#Fuego // Inspired and inspiring #CSWS // Can't Stop, Won't Stop - constructively dissatisfied with status quo#GRIT // Rigorous and resilient in approach#Love // Collaborative and generous with our timeResponsibilities are anchored in planning, execution, and management of brand programs/initiatives. More specifically:Program/Initiative planning:Plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for initiatives. Align schedules and managing interdependencies, risks, and opportunities between projects. Build and maintain strong working relationships with assigned business areas, matrix project teams, and external partners.Analyze, evaluate, and escalates/overcomes program risks; produce program reports for management and stakeholders.Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives. Project management: Develops and leads holistic, detailed project and resource plans including timeline, estimates based on scope, contingencies, and identification of appropriate project management tools and methodologies.Drive projects and communicates project status, key milestones, risks and dependencies in order to keep team, strategic partners, business areas and leadership informed, aligned and on time. Leads process and project management improvements within the bounds of and outside of projects that result in increased quality, efficiencies, and overall value to outcomes or teams.Sets meetings, manages participant communications and stakeholder management, earns trust, and develops meaningful partnerships.Utilize project and workflow management technologies to gather, track and report project details, including data entry.Program execution: Monitor program progress and performance. Identify and address problems and risks. Develop program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement. Anticipates and provides solutions to issues and risks by understanding and sharing impact on deliverables, costs, resources and schedule with team and key stakeholdersCoordinates with multiple project teams, ensuring program goals are reached Manage program and project teams for optimal return-on-investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives Program governance: Develop and implement program strategies that align with the firm goals. Maintain organizational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance Facilitate brand governance processes, starting with banking. Ensure processes run smoothly and on time to meet brand and partner agreements. Serve as the primary point of contact for governance process-related inquiries, approvals, and escalations.Financial planning: Manage budgets and funding channels for maximum productivityDevelop and manage budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives Measurement and Reporting:Provide regular updates and insights to leadership on project/program/initiative status, performance, insights, risks, and opportunities.Pull or consolidate regular reportingKnowledge Requirements:Proven ability to effectively manage multiple highly-complex initiatives simultaneously. Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.Ability to manage competing priorities to drive effective resource utilization under tight deadlines.Critical thinking with a strong business acumen. Ability to independently identify, prioritize, monitor, communicate, and resolve issues that may impact outcomes. Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to quality.Ability to influence and build consensus within and across matrixed teams.Flexibility and resilience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills (written and verbal).Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.Hiring Minimum: $99200Hiring Maximum: $168900Read More About Job OverviewSkills/RequirementsWhat You'll Need:Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related discipline7+ years' project management experience, preferably within financial services or regulated industries.Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processesAdvanced expertise in waterfall and agile project management methodologies.Project management certification (PMP) preferred.Advanced expertise in project management technologies that may include Workfront, Jira, Confluence, Trello or similar is required. Strong preference for candidates with advanced expertise in Workfront.Able to take on multiple highly complex initiatives and effectively adapt to changes, work efficiently and productively under tight deadlines. Continuous learning mindset, embraces feedback and responds well to direction.Highly motivated and results oriented with a strong sense of responsibility.Proven track record of developing and implementing national brand campaignsWhat Will Set You Apart:Problem Solving: Responsible for planning ongoing strategic programs to build and strengthen the brand that have significant internal and external reach. Ability to lead through ambiguity, anticipate problems and solutions. Problems are often unique and require brand expertise and knowledge of firm positioning. Must be able to understand the broad implications of their recommendations. Decision Making: Ability to analyze information and data, and use experience, creativity, and good judgment to make complex, non-routine decisions. Ability to manage highly complex matters, work independently within a complex matrix environment, and run processes with limited or some guidance. Excellent Communicator: Ability to communicate and engage with project teams from all levels of the organization. Stellar listener who is driven, compassionate and curious.Read More About Skills/RequirementsAwards & AccoladesAt Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward JonesCheck out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward JonesRead More About Awards & AccoladesAbout UsJoin a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. 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