Retail Project Manager

Aquent (United States); Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a Retail Project Manager to lead end-to-end initiatives for major retail programs, coordinating retail, merchandising, marketing, planning, brand, design, operations and finance teams. The role involves building schedules, tracking milestones, and keeping stakeholders aligned from concept through launch.

You will deliver executive-ready updates and dashboards, manage risks, and drive on-time delivery of seasonal initiatives and strategic store experiences across a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Management, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, or retail operations within a retail, consumer products, or apparel environment.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional projects and scaling premium brands in the retail space.
• Advanced proficiency in Airtable is required for tracking and managing project workflows.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for major retail initiatives, ensuring projects move smoothly from strategic planning through execution.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed, integrated workback schedules for multiple concurrent projects, defining key milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Coordinate work and foster collaboration across diverse cross-functional teams, including Retail, Merchandising, Marketing, Planning, Brand, Design, Operations, and Finance.
• Facilitate recurring project meetings, document decisions, drive follow-up actions, and maintain momentum against key deliverables.
• Track action items, owners, deadlines, and overall project health, proactively escalating issues with proposed mitigation plans.
• Prepare executive-ready project updates, dashboards, and status reports to communicate timelines, risks, and dependencies to leadership and global partner teams.
• Support the successful implementation of retail concepts, product launches, seasonal initiatives, and strategic marketplace programs.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Management, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Airtable

Asana

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Microsoft Project

Jira

Job description

We are looking for a Retail Project Manager who will be the connective tissue that brings ambitious retail concepts to life, orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact seasonal initiatives and strategic store experiences. Your expertise in project management will directly shape how millions of consumers interact with premium products, turning creative vision into flawless retail reality. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on global marketplace execution, working alongside passionate creatives, marketers, and operations experts in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. In this role, you will drive the cross-functional execution of strategic retail initiatives from concept to launch. You will build and manage integrated workback schedules, align diverse stakeholders, proactively mitigate risks, and keep teams accountable to critical milestones. This position requires exceptional organization and the ability to bring structure to ambiguity, partnering closely with merchandising, marketing, visual merchandising, planning, and operations teams to ensure seamless project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for major retail initiatives, ensuring projects move smoothly from strategic planning through execution.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed, integrated workback schedules for multiple concurrent projects, defining key milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Coordinate work and foster collaboration across diverse cross-functional teams, including Retail, Merchandising, Marketing, Planning, Brand, Design, Operations, and Finance.
• Facilitate recurring project meetings, document decisions, drive follow-up actions, and maintain momentum against key deliverables.
• Track action items, owners, deadlines, and overall project health, proactively escalating issues with proposed mitigation plans.
• Prepare executive-ready project updates, dashboards, and status reports to communicate timelines, risks, and dependencies to leadership and global partner teams.
• Support the successful implementation of retail concepts, product launches, seasonal initiatives, and strategic marketplace programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Management, Project Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, or retail operations within a retail, consumer products, or apparel environment.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional projects and scaling premium brands in the retail space.
• Demonstrated expertise developing and managing detailed workback schedules across multiple stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Airtable is required for tracking and managing project workflows.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous project management experience within a major global athletic or retail brand.
• Experience supporting store development and retail execution processes.
• Familiarity with retail calendars, seasonal product launches, and store execution workflows.
• Experience using industry-standard project management tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, Monday.com, Microsoft Project, or Jira.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience creating executive-level dashboards and reporting.