OVERVIEW

Experience the possibilities of our progressive, omnichannel approach to beauty retail. At Ulta Beauty, our Marketing team is applying the latest technologies to personalize the buying experience of true beauty enthusiasts—in ways that surprise and delight. Building love and loyalty, one communication, one experience, one brilliant idea at a time. We represent the perfect blend of strategy and creativity. Of tactics and analytics. To make Ulta Beauty a brand guests will advocate for. Growing share of heart. Delivering with disciplined consistency. Whether your deepest passion is for design or content, strategy or data, or some combination of all things marketing, Ulta Beauty will provide significant latitude to explore your talents and passions, with opportunities to stretch and deepen, to grow and build. Truly, the possibilities are beautiful.

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE 

 

The Senior Manager, Integrated Marketing Operations is responsible for driving operational excellence across Category, Brand Equity, and Campaign initiatives. This role serves as the strategic project management lead—ensuring complex, cross-functional work is planned, prioritized, and delivered with clarity, consistency, and impact.

 

This leader partners closely with Creative, Media, Merchandising, Analytics, and Ecommerce partners to translate strategy into executable plans, proactively manage risk and dependencies, and enable teams to operate at their highest level.

 

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in marketing operations, strong project management skills, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, demonstrating success in driving operational excellence.

 

 

YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:

 

• Lead end-to-end project management for Category, Brand Equity, and Campaign initiatives, from intake/briefing and planning through execution and post-launch evaluation.
• Translate marketing strategies into clear roadmaps, timelines, and milestones, ensuring alignment across teams and workstreams.
• Establish and maintain consistent marketing operations processes, tools, and ways of working to improve efficiency and speed to market.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and resource constraints; drive resolution and escalation as needed.
• Ensure work is appropriately prioritized based on business impact and timing.
• Serve as a trusted partner and connector across Integrated Marketing, Creative, Media, Merchandising and Digital, and Analytics teams.
• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders with differing priorities, ensuring clarity on roles, responsibilities, and decision-making.
• Influence without authority to keep work moving forward and teams accountable.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of marketing operations professionals; set clear expectations, foster strong collaboration, and build capabilities aligned to future business needs.
• Leverage insights and feedback to continuously refine processes and improve team performance.

THE ESSENTIALS  OF SUCCESS 

• 7+ years of experience in marketing operations, project management, integrated marketing, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring high-performing teams.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional marketing initiatives at scale.
• Strong understanding of integrated marketing, including brand, category, and campaign planning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience implementing or optimizing marketing operations tools and workflows.
• Experience in retail, beauty, or brand-driven environments preferred.

 

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The pay range for this position is $119,300.00 - $160,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

 

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.