As the Project Manager, Brand Operations - Retail you will be focused on bridging brand-to-guest retail experiences by project managing Branded executions in DTC and B2B retail spaces from creative to execution. Your strong understanding of the retail landscape enables you to excite the consumer and connect them to the client's brand and product through premium retail experiences. Your knowledge of Retail executions will empower you to remove roadblocks for those working on Projects you manage to allow for an efficient end-to-end process.

This role is based out of the client's North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Steering multiple projects from the creative phase to execution
• Working with the Creative, Retail Brand Marketing, Store Design, Visual Merchandising and Retail Community teams to ensure an efficient end-to-end process and timely delivery of branded content in new store opening and renovation projects
• Engaging with teams collecting feedback from store teams and retail partners to inform future programming and process improvements
• Managing and executing requests from retail partners across the business, including Store Managers, Retail Community, and Key Account Partners
• Supporting oversight of the creative services team day-to-day priorities and align them with the Brand and Digital PMO
• Building and maintaining solid relationships with key stakeholders across the organization both globally and regionally with a key focus on building an in-depth understanding of the retail environment
• Engaging relevant stakeholders of all levels at the right time to ensure full project awareness and enrollment along with successful execution
• Providing critical insight to briefs and steer multiple retail projects from kick-off to on-time execution, including scope of work, project plans, budget, resource allocation (internal and external), reviews, on-going status updates, quality assurance, and debriefing
• Championing and evolving processes, tools, and workflows between the Brand Operations and Retail teams and with other key stakeholders, as necessary
• Collaborating with external vendors to coordinate and deliver products and printed materials to HQ and stores.
• Processing and tracking invoices for Retail Brand against budget. 
• Collaborating with teams designing new content delivery and ordering systems to support our vertical future as we scale up our physical store presence

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in a project management or tactical execution role
• 2+ years of experience working in a retail environment or verticle brand
• Able to lead, plan and deliver multiple projects at one time and oversee work schedules and calendars across various resources
• Strong knowledge of creative project team management and experience working with production vendors
• Responsive and action-oriented while ensuring alignment with the client's core strategic pillars and brand guidelines 
• Comfortable working with project management tools like Smartsheet, Monday.com and Box.com
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - you're passionate about workback schedules and collaboration

We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in today’s workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Minorities, women, LGBTQ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions.