Senior Manager, Strategic Projects

Gap Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company seeks a project manager to oversee strategic initiatives and program management. This role involves working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional partners to drive key business priorities, requiring strong project management and communication skills. The ideal candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess a robust ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience and proficiency with methodologies.
• Experience in data analysis and budget management.
• Proficiency in communicating with executive-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic business initiatives from ideation to implementation.
• Utilize project management skills to manage resources effectively.
• Communicate project progress and updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Budget management

Communication

Strategic initiatives planning

Job description

About the RoleThis role will report to the Sr. Vice-President of Stores, and will be responsible for streamlining strategic initiatives, overseeing program management, and communicating project objectives and progress across key stakeholders. Ideal candidate will have proven success with executive-level advising and cross-functional collaboration, effectively balancing multiple priorities, stakeholders, and timelines.What You'll Do

• 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.

• Serves as single point of contact for project updates, proposals, planning, and escalations. Facilitates planning meetings, ongoing status meetings, and key milestones.

• Handles inquiries, develops project action plans, and assists in preparation and dissemination of communications.

• Understands/assesses and actions on project risks.

• Identifies gaps and makes recommendations on improvements across the stores business.

• Owns the creation of reports and dashboards to track store projects progress and completion.

• Champions adoption of innovative tools and ways of working to elevate the store experience.

Who You Are

• 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.