Summary

Location: Mexico City, Insurgentes

Contract Type: This role is based in Mexico City, Insurgentes. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Reimagining Medicine Starts With Our People

The Associate Director, Marketing Program Management is responsible for leading complex strategic programs and cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution. This role ensures strong governance, stakeholder alignment, disciplined project delivery, and effective change management while supporting organizational priorities.

The successful candidate will bring deep project and program management expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a passion for improving ways of working through innovation, digital solutions, and responsible use of AI-enabled tools.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Program Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, high-priority marketing and organizational programs.
• Develop and manage project plans, roadmaps, timelines, budgets, resources, and success metrics.




• Ensure projects are aligned with strategic business objectives and deliver measurable value.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities, implementing mitigation plans as needed.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Partner with cross-functional teams and senior leaders across multiple functions and geographies.
• Facilitate governance activities, including Steering Committee and Leadership Team engagement.
• Establish communication strategies that promote transparency, alignment, and successful adoption of program outcomes.
• Influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations and strategic insights.

Operational Excellence

• Apply project management best practices, methodologies, and governance frameworks.
• Drive accountability, structure, and execution discipline across project teams.
• Monitor program performance and proactively resolve issues impacting timelines, budgets, or scope.
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📌 Associate Director, Marketing Program Management (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Novartis México
📍 Ciudad de México