07 Aug
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Drake International
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Toronto
07 Aug
Drake International
Toronto
This fall Drake International is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a full strategic repositioning of our global brand and we need a Program Manager to lead the launch.New master brand. Multiple legacy brands consolidating under one name. New website, new identity, new messaging — all landing simultaneously across multiple business units and international markets. Phase one goes live in October. The PM seat is open.What you're walking intoThis isn't a planning engagement. Agencies are engaged, workstreams are active, and October is fixed. You'll step in as the single point of integration — owning the master program plan, coordinating brand, digital, messaging, change management, and regional rollout — so the CMO isn't the one holding it together.Your job is to keep the critical path intact as strategic direction evolves, hold every agency and internal team to their commitments, and make sure decisions get made before they become blockers.The scopeBrand identity and creative: guidelines, design system, core templates, launch assetsNew master website and digital transition (redirects, social, email domains, paid media, apps)Messaging, content,
and external communications — coordinating with the CMO's content lead and PRStakeholder journey mapping across every affected audienceEntity and regional rollout across multiple business units and marketsInternal communications, change management, and employee readinessCRM/ATS rebranding and systems transitionsWhat you needEight-plus years in program or project management, with real marketing depth. You've delivered a large-scale brand launch or rebrand end to end — you know where the critical path breaks and how to protect it. You've managed multiple external agencies at once and held them to scope, timeline, and budget without losing the relationships.Experience in multi-entity or international environments. Comfortable delivering through ambiguity. PMP or equivalent discipline demonstrated in practice.The personYou create clarity rather than waiting for it. You bring decisions to the surface early — options plus a recommendation, not just a flag. When direction changes (and it will), you absorb it, re-plan, and move without losing committed dates.You build credibility quick with senior stakeholders and diverse teams. You don't need positional authority to get things done. Under pressure, you stay composed.12-month fixed-term contract. Toronto-based; flexibility for international time zones required. Phase one launches October — target start is immediate. #J-18808-Ljbffr
📌 Program Manager - Global Brand Launch (Toronto)
🏢 Drake International
📍 Toronto