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We're looking for a Director to drive and elevate Marketing Operations for the US and Canada team. In this role, you will set the strategic vision for our Marketing GTM process and own the roadmap that ensures our teams deliver with consistency, and impact. You will partner across senior leadership, guide regional marketing strategy execution, and build ways of working across the Levi's® brand. You will also lead and develop a team, cultivating talent and enabling the function to scale and evolve.

You'll report to our USCA VP Marketing & Brand Environment and be based in our San Francisco HQ at Levi's Plaza.

About the Job

Strategy & Thought Leadership

• Own the strategic direction of the USCA Marketing GTM calendar; define long-range planning principles, orchestrate key milestones, and proactively shape upstream decision-making.
• Serve as the primary thought leader for Marketing Operations in the region, translating our priorities and strategy into operational frameworks that enable high-quality marketing deployment.

Operational Leadership

• Lead the communication and activation of the GTM calendar, ensuring milestones are met, dependencies are aligned, and operational risks are mitigated early.
• Oversee the end-to-end operational ecosystem, ensuring marketing initiatives deliver against brand, commercial, and consumer goals.
• Drive the digital transformation of our Go-To-Market processes, championing new tools, automation, and more agile workflows.

Cross-Functional Influence

• Be the senior operational partner for regional marketing and cross-functional leaders, aligning strategy and execution across Merchandising, Planning, Creative, BX, and Global Marketing Operations.
• Lead the integration of Americas Marketing Operations with global counterparts, shaping shared tools, frameworks, and delivery rhythms.
• Represent the Americas in global forums, advocating for regional needs and influencing global marketing operations strategy.

Consumer & Business Insights

• Oversee Consumer Insights integration for the Marketing team, guiding prioritization of research, data collection for annual BDA, and strategic modeling inputs.
• Translate insight-led findings into operational improvements, seasonal hindsights, and strategic recommendations for leadership.

Project & Resource Leadership

• Oversee high-impact Marketing projects from brief through execution including new store openings, brand activations, events, and select wholesale initiatives.
• Manage budget planning, resource allocation, and contract oversight for the regional marketing team, ensuring investments ladder to strategy.

People Leadership

• Manage, coach, and develop a team (including managers or specialists), providing clarity, mentorship, stretch opportunities, and feedback.
• Build a culture of operational excellence, fostering a high-trust, high-performance team environment that reflects Levi's values.

Operational Governance & Systems

• Lead the region's content, documentation, and organizational systems, ensuring streamlined access and exceptional seasonal setup.
• Ensure milestones and deliverables are achieved for Regional and Global campaigns, partnering with geo leads, Creative, and BX to deliver clear, insight-informed briefs.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related field; or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in marketing, brand management, operations, project management, or strategy
• Demonstrated experience leading teams, mentoring talent, and influencing senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to set strategic vision, create scalable systems, and drive operational transformation
• Strong strategic operations, process improvement, and project management expertise
• Experience working with Go-To-Market calendars across complex organizations
• Experience collaborating across multiple regions and global teams
• Exceptional stakeholder management, and storytelling skills
• Experience managing a team - lead talent development and succession planning

This is a hybrid work schedule based in our San Francisco, CA headquarters. You will be expected in office 3 days per week typically Tuesday-Thursday. Note, time in office can vary depending on business needs.

The expected starting salary range for this role is $164,500 - $241,200 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes base pay, incentive plans, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health insurance, product discounts, and more designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits and incentive compensation vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request. Read more about our benefits here.

LS&Co. is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome and value people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to make LS&Co. a collective success.

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EOE M/F/Disability/Vets

LOCATION

San Francisco, CA, USA

FULL TIME/PART TIME

Full time

FILL DATE

This position is expected to be filled by 03/03/2026.

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