Senior Manager, Strategic Projects

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Align with SVP, Stores on key priorities and work with stores senior leadership team and cross-functional partners to drive identified priorities.
• Optimize team productivity by efficiently managing resources to balance workload and bandwidth.
• Project manage strategic business initiatives from ideation to successful implementation, including liaising with other functions and driving alignment across key stakeholders.
• Serve as single point of contact for project updates, proposals, planning, and escalations. Facilitate planning meetings, ongoing status meetings, and key milestones.
• Handle inquiries, develop project action plans, and assist in preparation and dissemination of communications.
• Understand, assess, and act on project risks.
• Identify gaps and make recommendations on improvements across the stores business.
• Own the creation of reports and dashboards to track store projects progress and completion.
• Champion adoption of innovative tools and ways of working to elevate the store experience.

Requirements

• Ability to story tell through data to inform executive decision-making.
• Project management experience with applicable knowledge of project management methodologies and proficiency with project management tools.
• Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives.
• Acute ability to multi-task, prioritize workload, and meet deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, influence stakeholders, and stay focused on timely deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Versatile abilities and extreme dedication to efficient productivity.
• Nimble business mind, focused on developing creative solutions.
• Passion for getting the details consistently right at every step of a project.
• Experience in data analysis and budget management.
• Experience in retail, supporting a field organization.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time.

Nice to Have

• Experience in retail, supporting a field organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum wage or pay within the specified range based on qualifications, experience, skill level, and work location.

Benefits & Perks

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.
• Employees can take up to five 'on the clock' hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.