Senior Manager, Strategic Projects

About Gap

Gap has always been about optimistic American style. Starting with our very first store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco, opened almost 50 years ago by Doris and Don Fisher. The thread that’s run through those five decades is the phenomenal people that make up our brand – our employees and our customers. People who are rooted in the legacy that makes Gap what it is, but who are also focused on the future. People who want to leave the world better than they found it.

We’ve built our brand on staying true to our roots while always being out in front of what’s next. If you want to be part of an iconic American brand, and help lead the way for where we’re headed, we’d love to have you join us.

About the Role

This 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.

Benefits at Gap

• 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