Staff Program Manager, Marketing Operations

DigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company focused on simplifying cloud and AI for builders. They are seeking a Staff Program Manager, Marketing Operations to bring planning rigor and operational excellence to their marketing efforts, particularly in the context of AI.

Responsibilities:

• Own planning and cross-functional coordination for marketing programs, co-owning execution with functional leads (e.g., partnering with Product Marketing on launch planning and execution) to keep initiatives moving from kickoff to completion
• Build and run operating cadences with marketing leadership (status reviews, business reviews, planning cycles) that keep priorities, risks, dependencies, and next steps visible
• Help define how marketing operates together — establishing the operating model, rituals, and ways of working that scale as the team and its remit grow
• Partner across marketing's functions, along with product, sales, engineering, finance, and partner teams, to align roadmaps, launches, and go-to-market plays with measurable business outcomes
• Track budget, resourcing, and approval workflows in support of program and partnership investments, surfacing risks and decision points to marketing leadership
• Lead co-marketing and cross-functional program execution for partner- and customer-facing initiatives (e.g., events, campaigns, customer storytelling), connecting product content to field and business outcomes
• Synthesize inputs from product, technical, partner, and customer stakeholders into decision-ready briefings, dashboards, and KPI reporting for marketing leadership
• Help shape marketing operations for the AI era — identifying and implementing AI-powered tools and workflows that drive scalable operational and programmatic excellence

Requirements:

• Experience in program management or operations within a marketing environment
• Strong understanding of cross-functional coordination and execution
• Ability to build and run operating cadences with leadership
• Experience in defining operating models and ways of working for teams
• Proven ability to partner across various functions including product, sales, engineering, and finance
• Experience in tracking budgets, resourcing, and approval workflows
• Ability to lead co-marketing and cross-functional program execution
• Strong skills in synthesizing inputs into decision-ready materials
• Experience in identifying and implementing AI-powered tools and workflows