Brand Manager Strategy Governance

For further inquiries regarding the following opportunity, please contact our Talent Specialist, Deepak at (224) 507-1279 or Hari at (224) 303-4498

Title: Brand Manager, Strategy and Governance
Location: Lisle, IL
Duration: 12 Months

This position is based at our headquarters in Lisle, IL

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM

Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered

Job Description:
• As client’s brand evolves to match the pace of opportunity, the Brand Manager, Strategy & Governance role will play a key role in operationalizing the enterprise brand.
• Reporting to the Enterprise Brand Lead, this position is responsible for project managing and implementing the brand governance processes, cross-functional coordination, and performance reporting that bring the brand strategy to life across the business.
• The ideal candidate is a strong project manager and implementation partner who can keep multiple initiatives moving, operate established governance processes, and turn an existing brand strategy into disciplined, on-time execution.
• This person is comfortable running governance meetings, coordinating cross-functional work, maintaining trackers and reporting, and keeping teams aligned to direction set by the Enterprise Brand Lead.

In general, the Brand Manager, Strategy & Governance will:
• Operationalize the enterprise brand strategy set by the Enterprise Brand Lead, translating established priorities into clear actions, on-time deliverables, and consistent execution across the business.
• Run the day-to-day operation of brand governance forums, committees, and working teams established by leadership, including scheduling, agendas, materials, decision logs, action tracking, and follow-up.
• Coordinate cross-functional brand work across communications, marketing, digital, product, dealer experience, and design-related teams, as well as external agencies and partners.

Specific Responsibilities
• Project manage brand initiatives directed by the Enterprise Brand Lead, driving them to completion on schedule and ensuring consistent brand expression across the business.
• Maintain and socialize the brand frameworks, standards, and review processes defined by the Enterprise Brand Lead, and route incoming work through the established review process.
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and issue resolution for brand programs and initiatives across internal teams and external partners.
• Implement and maintain the measurement frameworks, dashboards, and reporting defined by leadership to track brand health, adoption, quality, and business impact.
• Collect, organize, and synthesize inputs from multiple sources to produce executive-ready updates, presentations, and status reports for the Enterprise Brand Lead and senior leadership.
• Flag process gaps, risks, and execution issues to the Enterprise Brand Lead, and propose tactical improvements to operating rhythms and workflows.
• Coordinate and execute internal brand education and change management activities, including workshops, training sessions, toolkits, and communications, in support of broader adoption efforts.
• Help execute the transition of brand management work into internal processes, including day-to-day coordination with agencies and partners during transition.
• Project manage the implementation of environmental design standards across dealerships and company locations, ensuring physical spaces are executed in line with established brand standards.
• Work with stakeholders to support consistent brand application across customer-facing environments, including dealership touchpoints, facilities, signage, and other physical expressions of the brand.

Desired Skills
• Have demonstrated experience coordinating or project managing cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and workstreams
• Have experience operating within or supporting governance processes, operating models, or established workflows
• Demonstrate strong operational discipline, organization, prioritization, and follow-through
• Have solid analytical skills with the ability to work with data, populate measurement frameworks, and translate findings into clear status updates
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce concise, polished, executive-ready materials
• Be able to influence without direct authority and work effectively in a matrixed organization
• Be comfortable with ambiguity and able to bring structure to evolving work
• Demonstrate attention to detail and a commitment to brand quality
• Have experience working with creative teams, agencies, brand systems, customer experience programs, or design-related functions (preferred)
• Have experience supporting physical brand implementation, environmental design, dealership standards, retail environments, or facility branding (a plus)
• Be adept at using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and project management or workflow tools
• Experience working at a brand strategy agency or within a brand strategy/brand management team is a plus

Basic Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, design management, or related field
• Minimum 4 years of experience in brand management, communications, marketing, program or project management, design operations, or a related discipline
OR
• Master’s degree in marketing, communications, business, design management, or related field
• At least 2 years of experience in brand management, communications, marketing, program or project management, design operations, or a related discipline