Overview

Location: United States

Date published: 05-Aug-2026

Job ID: 177725

Description and Requirements

Work Location: Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week
Position Type: Contract, 5 months (potential for extension)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Compensation Range: $55-60 per hour USD


Our Fortune 500 client is seeking a Marketing Operations Manager II. 

We are looking for a Marketing Operations Manager to own the end-to-end procurement and campaign operations for Paid Marketing initiatives. In this role, you will lead procurement lifecycle management (PR/PO generation, Coupa workflows, invoice reconciliation), govern legal review prioritization, manage creative backlog tracking across key lines of business (e.g., Paid, Insurance, Home, Personal Loans), and facilitate cross-functional rituals. This role requires a meticulous individual with strong marketing operations experience, deep proficiency in modern workflow platforms (Airtable, Jira, Workfront, Coupa), and a drive for process automation.


Responsibilities

  • Procurement & Financial Operations
  • End-to-End Procurement Execution: Own Purchase Requisition (PR) and Purchase Order (PO) submissions via Coupa, review monthly invoices, and reconcile monthly marketing expenditures in Airtable.
  • Fiscal Planning & System Transitions: Manage annual procurement submissions (AOP planning) 
  • Vendor & Approval Facilitation: Collaborate directly with Procurement and Paid Marketing stakeholders to finalize insertion orders (IOs), track media spend, and streamline approvals via Slack and procurement tools.
  • Discrepancy Resolution: Resolve billing, invoice, and PO discrepancies between vendors, procurement, FP&A, and marketing teams.
  • Creative Backlog & Campaign Operations
  • Creative Backlog Management: Maintain and update creative backlogs, ensuring stakeholders meet objectives and timelines.
  • Workflow Communication & Tracking: Facilitate bi-weekly creative backlog review calls and post-meeting follow-ups to increase collaboration and improve visibility into cross-team dependencies.
  • Legal & Compliance Prioritization
  • Priority Escalation & Notifications: Communicate weekly legal priority agendas and status updates to stakeholders to ensure legal review queues stay on track.
  • Program Governance, Automation & Process Improvement
  • Process Automation: Identify opportunities to automate repetitive operational tasks (e.g., scheduled Slack posts, Jira/Airtable integrations, AI summary agents).

Requirement:
  • 3+ years in a Marketing Operations, Marketing Program Management, or Procurement role (preferably supporting Paid Media or Marketing operations)
  • Exceptional organizational skills with a proven track record of managing multi-channel project pipelines, meeting tight deadlines, and maintaining financial accuracy 
  • Hands-on experience with procurement platforms (Coupa or similar) and project/workflow tools (Airtable, Workfront, Jira, Slack or similar)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable facilitating multi-departmental alignment calls with Legal, FP&A, Strategy, and Creative Ops
  • Proactive approach to identifying operational bottlenecks and implementing AI-assisted or automated solutions.
  • Experience tracking rapid changes for multiple projects across multiple teams
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, or a related field

All interested applicants who meet the qualifications listed above are invited to submit a resume by clicking "Apply Now". 

The indicated pay range for this position is a good‑faith estimate based on the qualifications necessary for the position, including experience, training, and other considerations permitted by law. The pay band is established by the client company. Factors that may influence an offer include a candidate’s skills, experience, geographic location, and expected work quality and quantity. Most candidates will start in the lower half of the pay range, with the upper end reserved for those with extensive experience and skills or who live in higher‑pay markets. An employee’s pay history will not be considered where prohibited by law.

This information is subject to change and serves as a general guideline for compensation discussions. Actual offers may vary based on specific circumstances and company policies.