Project Management, Sr. Manager II

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

Lightspeed is looking for a Project Management, Sr. Manager II to support critical marketing initiatives. If you are a seasoned project manager with a passion for driving impactful growth marketing projects, experience with cross-functional marketing teams, and a knack for data-driven execution, we want to hear from you.

As the Global Senior Project Manager, you will lead and mentor a growing team of project managers while also managing your own portfolio of high-impact marketing initiatives. You will oversee global project operations, including Product Marketing launches, brand programs, and creative execution across UX and motion design. In parallel, you’ll directly manage key strategic projects, including the "pre-marketing launch" workstream, Growth team initiatives, and GTM-aligned marketing campaigns.

You will serve as both a team leader and a project leader—ensuring the successful execution of cross-functional marketing work while fostering team development, process consistency, and scalable operations across regions.

What you’ll be doing:

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead and manage a team project managers and coordinators supporting regional and global product marketing and creative operations.

• Provide ongoing mentorship, coaching, and performance feedback to support team members’ development and growth.
• Serve as the first escalation point for project blockers, prioritization conflicts, and cross-functional alignment challenges within the global and creative pods.
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative team culture rooted in clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with the Senior Director of Marketing Operations to identify future resourcing needs and scale the team structure accordingly.

Strategic Project Management

• Lead the planning and execution of pre-marketing launch workstreams for global product launches—ensuring alignment between marketing, product, sales, and customer teams.
• Manage a portfolio of Growth team projects and other marketing-led initiatives with GTM implications.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans—including timelines, deliverables, risk logs, and resource allocations—for each initiative.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of assets, collateral, and campaign materials that drive business outcomes.

Process & Execution Excellence

• Facilitate project kickoffs, cross-functional meetings, and retrospectives to drive shared alignment and accountability.
• Ensure consistent use of project management tools (JIRA, Monday.com) across the team for documentation, task tracking, and progress monitoring.
• Identify and resolve risks or roadblocks proactively, escalating as needed and driving toward solutions.
• Uphold compliance with brand, legal, and regulatory guidelines throughout execution phases.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen handoffs, and increase clarity across functions.

What you need to bring:

• 7+ years experience in Project Management in the Marketing field
• Knowledge of Project Management principles, methods, and techniques.
• Experience managing teams and conversations with internal clients around scope, schedule, and budget as well as roadmaps, objectives, and strategies.
• Ability to work with teams across multiple departments and around the globe.
• Proven experience using an integrated approach to project planning and management. 
• Thorough understanding of creative processes & production of marketing assets.
• Proactive approach in your work: you take initiative, can prioritize tasks, proactively flag issues, and collaborate to find solutions.
• Flexible in responding to changes in business priorities; proven ability to work effectively under multiple, competing deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written business communication skills in English. French is an asset.
• Proven ability to interface with all levels of management with confidence.
• Proven ability to meet project deadlines.
• Thrive working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Experience with project management tools (JIRA, Monday.com).
• PMP certification or equivalent preferable.

What’s in it for you?:

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible environment;
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.
• Opportunity to make a difference; help merchants grow their businesses and become more successful by creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback
• Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family

... and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Health Insurance
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Mental health online

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.