Strategy, Planning and Operations Manager

VARITE is looking for qualified Strategy, Planning and Operations Manager (Remote).
 
WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?
An American computer software company that offers a wide range of programs from web design tools, photo manipulation and vector creation, through video/audio editing, mobile app development, print layout and animation software.
 
WHAT WE DO?
Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.
 
Job Title: Strategy, Planning and Operations Manager
Location: Remote
Contract Duration: 6 months (Possible Extension)
Pay Rate Range: $67.00/hr. to $70.42/hr. on W2
Work Authorization: Only USC or GC
Schedule: Remote PST or MST
 
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO
Job Description:
Duties:
Marketing Plan Management:

• Gather and maintain data connections and inputs within an internal planning and budgeting platform (Workfront Planning), partnering with finance analysts, marketing strategists, and other cross-functional partners (including consumer and B2B teams)
• Validate data quality and troubleshoot data entry or calculation issues within the platform as they arise.
• Produce and maintain AI-powered dashboards that support planning and reporting.
• Support production of an executive-facing planning summary — synthesizing and validating outputs (which may increasingly be AI-generated) and owning the final deliverable.
• Support the platform's rollout to regional teams, working across time zones to guide the transitions for regions and remain supportive of Americas transition.

Operations:

• Maintain the integrity of organization messaging workspace, including approving new users and helping troubleshooting issues.
• Create and share a weekly leadership update summarizing product and customer marketing news.
• Support recurring ops and communications items including operational cadence, organizing informal team learning sessions, maintaining internal knowledge-sharing sites, and refreshing recurring presentation materials.
• Audit template library for internal marketing tool: remove outdated email and paid media templates, verify each meets required functionality standards, and rename to align with an existing naming convention.
• Track submitted Jira tickets and partner with engineering to monitor progress, translating status updates into clear, marketer-friendly summaries.

 
Must Haves:

• 5+ years of experience in a marketing organization including planning, marketing operations or marketing program/project management, or a related field.
• Proven experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude) to build and maintain working deliverables (dashboards, reports, or planning artifacts) rather than only using AI for one-off writing or summarization tasks.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including timeline tracking and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear narratives and recommendations for different audiences, including executives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel) and collaboration tools such as Teams and Slack.

 
Nice to Haves:

• Hands-on experience with work management platforms such as Workfront/Workfront Planning (or a comparable planning/PPM tool such as Jira) is a strong plus.
• Experience with OKR tracking tools (e.g., WorkBoard) is a plus.
• Experience working with cross-functional and/or global teams across multiple time zones.

 
AI-Enabled Ways of Working:

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) as productivity accelerators across planning, research, synthesis, and communications.
• Experience building or maintaining AI-powered reporting tools or dashboards.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically, apply human judgment, and translate results into decision-ready insights.
• Comfort picking up an existing AI-assisted workflow or in-progress tool build and continuing it independently.

 
Education:

• Bachelors Degree

 
BENEFITS:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.

 
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VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.