Marketing Governance & PMO Specialist – South America - São Caetano do Sul - BRA
General Motors · Sao Caetano do Sul, Sao Paulo, Brazil ·
- Category
- Marketing
Job Description
Work model: hybrid, with on-site work at General Motors three days per week, from Tuesday through Thursday, in São Caetano do Sul.
About the role:
This position supports the governance, planning, and operating rhythm of the Marketing organization across South America. Reporting to the Brand & Marketing Opps Senior Manager, the role connects regional priorities, global direction, market needs, and cross-functional dependencies to improve visibility, alignment, and execution discipline across the marketing portfolio. The specialist acts as a senior individual contributor, coordinating governance and PMO workstreams without formal people leadership responsibility.
Responsibilities:
- Govern the recurring operating rhythm of the Marketing organization across GMSA, ensuring that key forums, routines, decisions, and follow-ups are planned and coordinated effectively.
- Coordinate the regional Marketing agenda with senior leadership, including Business Reviews, Operations Reviews, leadership meetings, and other strategic governance forums.
- Coordinate the regional interface with Global Marketing routines and demands, ensuring that relevant inputs, deadlines, decisions, and follow-ups are organized and visible to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Plan and coordinate global Marketing forums, leadership engagements, global visits, and other recurring interactions involving GMSA.
- Govern recurring Marketing agendas led or attended by the organization, including All People Meetings and other cross-functional or enterprise-wide forums.
- Prepare agendas, briefing materials, dashboards, decision logs, and concise executive communications for governance meetings and recurring Marketing routines.
- Establish and maintain practical governance standards, templates, calendars, trackers, and ways of working to improve consistency and transparency across the Marketing organization.
- Consolidate inputs, decisions, actions, and follow-ups from regional, local, global, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring clear ownership and timely communication.
- Monitor the completion of agreed actions and governance commitments, highlighting risks, dependencies, and unresolved topics to the appropriate leaders.
- Identify opportunities to simplify recurring routines, improve information flow, and strengthen the effectiveness of Marketing governance and PMO practices.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience in marketing operations, PMO, business planning, governance, project management, or a related corporate function.
- Experience coordinating complex, cross-functional initiatives in a regional or multinational organization.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to structure complex information and communicate it clearly.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, stakeholders, and workstreams with a high level of autonomy.
- Advanced English and Portuguese communication skills; Spanish is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office or comparable productivity tools, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
- Ability to influence stakeholders through clarity, collaboration, follow-through, and sound judgment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Postgraduate degree or specialization in Business, Marketing, Project Management, or a related field.
- Experience in the automotive, consumer goods, technology, or other complex, matrixed industries.
- Experience with portfolio management, performance dashboards, process design, or enterprise project management tools.
- Knowledge of financial planning, procurement, agency management, or marketing performance management.
Profile:
- Strategic and structured thinker who can connect details to broader business priorities.
- Collaborative professional who builds alignment across regional, local, global, and cross-functional teams.
- Proactive, pragmatic, and comfortable working in an environment with evolving priorities and multiple stakeholders.
- Strong sense of ownership, attention to detail, and commitment to high-quality execution.
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