Brand Marketing Manager IV (Brand Operations Manager)

Aquent is proud to partner with a leading global technology company that is shaping the future of connection and innovation. This organization thrives on pushing boundaries and delivering groundbreaking experiences to billions worldwide. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in transforming how this company's brand strategy comes to life across its vast ecosystem. As a Brand Operations Manager, you will not just manage tasks; you will build the foundational systems and processes that ensure brand consistency, efficiency, and impact on a global scale, directly influencing how the world perceives and interacts with this iconic brand.

Unleash Your Impact as a Brand Operations Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary operations leader to step into a dynamic environment and revolutionize brand execution. You will be at the heart of bringing structure and scalability to complex brand initiatives, enabling cross-functional teams to operate with unparalleled clarity and efficiency. Your work will directly empower brand, marketing, and creative teams to deliver a unified and powerful brand experience, ensuring every touchpoint reflects strategic intent and resonates with audiences worldwide. If you are passionate about optimizing workflows, driving governance, and building robust systems that elevate a global brand, this role offers an unparalleled platform for your expertise.

What You'll Do

• Support a centralized brand intake and governance process, playing a key role in prioritizing, routing, and tracking high-priority brand requests across the organization.
• Collaborate closely with Brand, Marketing, Creative, Legal, and agency stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment and efficient movement of critical brand work.
• Design, develop, and continuously improve scalable workflows, processes, tools, and comprehensive guidance that empower teams to apply brand strategy consistently and effectively.
• Facilitate crucial communication and foster alignment among brand leaders within a highly matrixed organizational structure.
• Oversee the development and deployment of essential tools, resources, and training programs that enhance brand understanding and adoption across various teams.
• Analyze brand intake data to uncover trends, identify recurring needs, and pinpoint significant opportunities for process improvement and optimization.
• Develop actionable recommendations, comprehensive documentation, and scaled guidance to proactively address common inquiries and significantly boost operational efficiency.
• Support the robust governance of a centralized brand classification database in close partnership with the Marketing Legal team.

What You'll Bring

• 6+ years of experience in brand management, brand operations, creative operations, marketing operations, or a closely related operational area.
• Strong project or program management experience, particularly within a large, complex organizational setting.
• Proven experience managing intake processes, creative workflows, approval cycles, brand governance frameworks, or other operational systems.
• Demonstrated ability to not just execute, but to build or significantly improve scalable processes that drive efficiency and consistency.
• Extensive experience working cross-functionally with diverse teams such as Brand, Creative, Marketing, Legal, Product, and external agencies.
• Strong analytical skills and a track record of using data-driven insights to identify trends and recommend impactful improvements.
• Comfort operating independently and effectively navigating a fast-moving, rapidly changing environment.

Bonus Points

• Experience with project/workflow platforms such as Adobe Workfront, Airtable, Asana, Wrike, Jira, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with brand guidelines, creative intake systems, Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems, brand compliance, agency management, training program development, or brand resource platforms.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.