VP, PMO Leader Global Marketing, Integrated Marketing

Overview

Team Overview Global Marketing is building a best-in-class, digital-first organization that connects the full customer journey—from awareness and demand generation to adoption, expansion, and long-term value. The Integrated Marketing team serves as the strategic conductor responsible for leading strategy, governance, and performance across this journey, aligning programs, campaigns, and audiences to SAP’s growth priorities.

Requisition Details

Requisition
Work Area:
Marketing
Expected Travel: 0 - 30%

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type:

Regular Full Time

Career Level:

T5PM
Grade Level: [[sapGrade

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Hiring Manager:
Kathy Visser-May
Recruiter Name:
Ernie Luther

Additional Locations: This information is listed below in context with the role details.

The Vice President of Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for establishing, leading, and evolving an enterprise-class PMO that enables predictable delivery of campaigns, programs and initiatives while balancing agility and governance. This role owns the alignment of cross-functional stakeholders, ensures coherence in the global marketing plan, and connects in-market activation to measurable marketing outcomes.

This role leads a 10+ member PMO team, overseeing project managers, partnering with portfolio analysts and marketing operations, and drives deliverables across multiple initiatives, geographies, and work streams. They manage project processes, methodologies, and tools requirements.

• PMO Strategy & Governance
  • Define and own the Marketing PMO strategy, operating model, and governance framework
  • Establish portfolio management standards, methodologies, and tools requirements aligned to business strategy
  • Drive global marketing wide prioritization, intake, and execution decisions in partnership with global marketing leadership team
  • Ensure consistent execution discipline while enabling flexibility where appropriate
• Portfolio & Program Leadership
  • Oversee the end-to-end delivery of campaigns, programs and initiatives
  • Lead annual Integrated Marketing planning in close partnership with Ops to drive the business, and cross-functional activation for Marketing — supporting demand programs, campaigns, and foundational marketing including omnichannel, content strategy, regional execution, etc.
  • Develop and manage project schedules, workbacks, and ensure deadlines are met across functional teams
  • Monitor project health, risks, and interdependencies; proactively resolve issues
  • Ensure programs deliver measurable business outcomes aligned to strategic objectives
  • Risk, compliance and dependency inputs across functions
  • Documented execution delivery plans with clear sequencing
• Team Leadership & Talent Development
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing PMO team (10+ members)
  • Establish clear roles, expectations, and career development paths
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration
  • Build PMO capability across the organization through coaching and enablement
• Process, Tools & Continuous Improvement
  • Develop requirements and optimize PMO tools and systems
  • Standardize best practices across planning, execution, risk, and reporting
  • Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and performance analysis
  • Champion change management and adoption of PMO processes
  • Standardize PMO playbooks, templates and methodologies

(How Success Is Measured)

The PMO leader will be measured through a balanced set of delivery, operational, and strategic metrics, including but not limited to:

• Portfolio & Delivery Performance
  • % of strategic initiatives delivered on time and on budget
  • Portfolio health score (green/yellow/red trends over time)
  • Reduction in unplanned work and execution churn
  • Dependency resolution cycle time
• Operational Excellence
  • PMO process adoption and compliance rates
  • Cycle time from intake to approval
  • Resource utilization and capacity accuracy
  • Reduction in duplicate or redundant initiatives
• Team & Capability Maturity
  • PMO capability maturity improvements year over year
  • Team engagement and retention
  • Skill development and certification coverage across PMO staff

• 10+ years of experience in…