Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is seeking a Global Marketing Operations Lead to serve as the central operating hub of our global marketing organization. This role is designed for a highly organized, financially literate leader who excels at turning complex workflows into streamlined, efficient processes. You will ensure the marketing engine runs smoothly by managing the end-to-end purchase order (PO) process, providing rigorous budget stewardship, and overseeing agency governance.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Marketing, you will be a pivotal partner to creative and strategic teams, ensuring that every marketing investment is managed with unyielding integrity and operational excellence. Your work will directly enable our teams to focus on what matters most: improving lives in the moments that matter.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As the Global Marketing Operations Lead, you will lead the following key pillars:

1. Financial Stewardship & PO Management

• End-to-End PO Process: Own and manage the full lifecycle of the Purchase Order process, ensuring timely execution and alignment with corporate procurement standards.
• Budget & Spend Stewardship: Act as the primary steward of the marketing budget, tracking global spend and providing regular visibility to leadership.
• Financial Literacy: Leverage a high level of data literacy to interpret financial reports, manage accruals, and ensure marketing investments drive measurable impact.

2. Process Architecture & PMO

• Operational Efficiency: Identify internal business challenges and recommend best practices to improve marketing workflows and services.
• Process Architecture: Design and implement robust process architectures that bring a central thread to marketing initiatives across the organization.
• Project Management (PMO): Lead the Marketing Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring large-scale projects are delivered on time and within scope.

3. Governance, Compliance & Agency Management

• Supplier & Agency Governance: Oversee the onboarding and management of external agencies and suppliers, ensuring adherence to GE HealthCare standards and performance KPIs.
• Compliance Oversight: Manage global marketing compliance and workflow oversight to ensure all activities meet internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Standardization: Drive best practices and enable a consistency of approach across the global marketing organization through effective tool management.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Progressive experience in marketing operations, project management, or financial operations within a global, matrixed organization.
• Operational Expertise: Proven track record in managing complex budgets and the end-to-end procurement/PO lifecycle.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong knowledge of marketing automation tools, ERP systems, and project management software (e.g., Marketo, Salesforce, or similar).
• Analytical Skills: Exceptional financial and data literacy with the ability to translate complex data into actionable operational insights.
• Leadership: Recognized for excellent project management and organizational skills, with a commitment to accountability and driving ownership.

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