Pilot

JCPenney; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 73,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first flexibility

Parental leave

Tools & courses stipend

Job summary

JCPenney in Hartford, CT seeks a mid-level professional to strengthen interpersonal skills and lead a team through ongoing contracts. You will own the project lifecycle from concept to delivery and ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly in our Hartford operation.

This role emphasizes delegation, people management, and clear communication. Remote-first flexibility, parental leave, and a stipend for tools and courses support your growth in a dynamic, employee-centric studio.

Qualifications

• Experience in people management and delegation in real-world settings.
• Ability to own projects from concept through delivery.
• Willingness to take ownership and handle new responsibilities.
• Comfort managing mid-level contract projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop interpersonal skills habits for a mid-level role.
• Own follow-through after meetings.
• Apply people management and team leadership to daily operations.
• Own day-to-day rhythm of Hartford, CT operations.
• Pair people management with clear communication.
• Pursue ongoing training and self-directed learning.
• Prevent Presentation Skills debt on your watch.

Skills

People management

Delegation

Project ownership

Delivery

Job description

$73,000 - $99,000, a Pilot title, and a Hartford, CT team that ships, that's the offer; Relationship Building is the price of entry at JCPenney. At JCPenney the $73,000 - $99,000 matters, sure, but so does owning the general outcome with 3 years of Interpersonal Skills behind it.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the Interpersonal Skills habits a mid-level role can lean on for years
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
• Apply People Management and Team Leadership to solve day-to-day operational challenges
• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our Hartford, CT operation
• Pair People Management fluency with the patience to explain it plainly
• Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning
• Refuse to let Presentation Skills debt quietly accumulate on your watch

What You’ll Bring

• Working understanding of both People Management and Delegation in real-world settings
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a contract project
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery

JCPenney is an employee-centric Hartford, CT studio where Delegation gets treated with the seriousness most companies reserve for marketing. Inclusion isn't a poster on the Hartford, CT wall; it's who gets pulled into the room and heard.

Count on $73,000 - $99,000

• remote-first flexibility
• parental leave
• a stipend for the tools and courses you need.

As recently as today, JCPenney reopened the doors on this one.