Posted on: July 7, 2025 | Job#: R193941

Director, Product Development Pipeline (P2M - Product-to-Market)

Full time
Two Folsom, San Francisco, CA, US 94105

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About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season. 

We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About the Role

The Director of Product Development Pipeline (P2M) is a pivotal leadership role
responsible for orchestrating Old Navy’s end-to-end product development lifecycle—from concept to customer. This role is both visionary and operational, driving strategic transformation initiatives that enhance speed, agility, and innovation across the product-to market (P2M) ecosystem. This role will report into the VP, Product-to-Market Enablement and Operations leader.

Operating within a highly matrixed, global environment, the Director partners closely with senior leaders across Design, Merchandising, Planning, Production, Tech Design, Quality Assurance, Fabric R&D, and Global Sourcing to ensure alignment, accountability, and executional excellence.

What You'll Do

  • Lead Strategic Planning: Own the development and execution of the Annual Brand Calendar and Seasonal Pipeline Calendars, aligning cross-functional teams around key milestones and deliverables.
  • Drive Transformation: Champion enterprise-wide Indigo X P2M initiatives (e.g., Digital Product Creation – DPC, Speed to Market - Speed), process simplification, and operational excellence to accelerate speed-to-market and elevate product quality.
  • Advance Cross-Functional Partnership: Escalates risks and unresolved constraints; provides options and tradeoffs to create alignment on path forward
  • Operationalize Innovation: Translate strategic goals into actionable roadmaps, ensuring seamless integration across functions and geographies.
  • Establish Governance & Accountability: Define and reinforce decision rights, RACI models, and milestone accountability frameworks to drive clarity and ownership.
  • Drive Performance Management: Develop P2M Pipeline KPI strategy and monitor pipeline health, identify risks, and implement proactive solutions to ensure consistent delivery against brand objectives.
  • Demonstrate Change Leadership: Lead change management efforts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, agility, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Manage Special Initiatives: Manage high-impact projects that support brand-wide transformation and innovation goals.
  • Continuous Improvement Efforts: Leads CFT hindsight and drives stabilization, optimization and scale through continuous improvement effort

Who You Are

  • 10+ years of experience in product development, supply chain, or related fields, with deep P2M functional expertise.
  • Exceptional collaboration and facilitation skills, able to navigate completing priorities and perspectives to drive to the best outcome for Old Navy
  • Strategic thinker with a growth mindset—able to connect future vision to today’s priorities.
  • Analytical and structured, with a knack for identifying opportunities and navigating challenges with clarity.
  • Adaptable and resourceful, with a strong bias for action and problem-solving.
  • Skilled at building a “one team” culture across cross-functional partners.
  • Strong communicator with executive presence and the ability to influence and facilitate at all levels.
  • Experienced in leading change and driving results in complex, matrixed environments.

Benefits at Old Navy

  • 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.*
  • See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.

Salary Range: $154,800 - $205,000 USD
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

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