Program Manager-Database Marketing

Do you want to work for an industry leader?

 

Merkle Inc., the fastest growing database marketing agency and a member of Forrester?s ?elite top 10? in database marketing, has provided high quality, database marketing services to Fortune 500 companies for over 30 years.

 

Merkle exceeds client needs by employing smart, passionate, curious people. 

Our employees believe in the ability of technology to change results, and are as passionate about their lives as they are about their work.

 

Merkle?s culture is simple: Work Hard.  Play Harder. We believe in hard work, a fun atmosphere, and a level of creativity that only comes about when talented people from diverse backgrounds come together. Merkle employees are former bicycle racers, Missionaries, college basketball players, biologists, independent film makers, and military soldiers.

 

Working at Merkle, you will be challenged to solve the unsolvable, inspired to achieve beyond your current abilities, and have a great time doing it!

 



The Program Manager provides overall project and resource planning and management for Database Services system development and producton projects. Ensures acceptable project management practices and the proper change control of key project assets, i.e. requirements, product specifications, contracts, product code, documentation, etc. Motivates team members and communicates expectations to project members.

 

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities:
-Accepts full responsibility and accountablilty for project.
-Creates and manages budget analysis and reports with regard to project.
-Creates and manages project plan and responsibilities associated with plan: obtaining approvals, tracking, updating, reporting, etc.
-Ensures definition of roles and responsibilities across all team members involved with project.
-Develops resource plan and resource allocation.
-Serves as channel for internal communication.
-Responsibe for team performance.

-Other duties as assigned.

 

Employee Management Responsibilities:
-Directly supervises 5 to 10 employees in the Database Services Group in direct relation to assigned project.
-Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

-Interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.


Education and/or Experience:
-Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in the discipline of Information Technology or related field.
-7-10 years overal IT experience.
-A minimum of five years managing mid-size and complex software development projects (full lifecycle).
-Minimum two years of team leadership (at least 5 indviduals).
-Minimum two years in database development and production environment.

-Experience in Database Marketing.
-Proficient in Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, MS Project, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft SQL Server
-Must be proficient at SQL in order to understand drive data-level analysis.
-Must understand database architecture and processing.
-Must have experience reviewing and approving requirements.


The high degree of client interaction translates into regular travel as well as maintaining a professional appearance.

 

 

For immediate consideration, please click on the following link to apply:

https://www.hirebridge.com/application/appchoice.asp?jid=28616

Or check out our careers page at www.merklenet.com