What We Do:

Uptake's business is global, disruptive, differentiated and approaches the market in a new way. We help customers identify hidden value and create growth through business and technology innovation, while also enabling cost efficiencies that generate industry-leading business performance. Our team drives this success by connecting customers and partners to the value of the Internet of Things, business-centric architectures, and key technology transitions.

What You'll Do:

As a Marketing and Communications Chief of Staff, you will be a valued member of our internal team assisting with day-to-day operations and new project initiatives. You would report directly to our Senior Advisor for Marketing and work on many projects both strategically long-term and short term.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Senior Advisor on strategy and the design and development of various presentations, documents, speeches externally and internally. 
• Work with cross-functional teams to create and implement key MarComm and Uptake strategies and activation plans. 
• Work with MarComm leadership to create measurable short and long term goals for the team and its work.
• Lead project management for Marketing and Communications programs and initiatives.
• Manage and escalate project challenges and issues and collaborate with cross-functional teams to find solutions.
• Leverage best practices from industry in influencing and driving operational improvements.
• Analyze trends and consolidate data/information to present for review with primary stakeholders and drive decisions based on data and analysis. 
• Proactively identify and communicate business issues, work with Senior Leadership team, MarComm and Leadership teams in Technology, product marketing and Sales/Business teams collaboratively and proactively.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years experience in strategy, operations and secondarily project management with Marketing, Strategy or Communications focus
• Experience in high tech/start-up/software-focused environment
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Experience working cross functionally and ability to hold team members accountable for success without a formal reporting structure
• Strategic, analytical and data driven problem solving skills
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
• Experience in change management and helping to scale organizations