Gap Inc. · 1 week ago
Sr Director, Product Management
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$227K/yr - $306K/yr
8+ years expGap Inc. is a global company that encompasses several well-known brands, including Old Navy and Banana Republic. The Senior Director of Product Management will lead the product vision and roadmap for platforms that manage product and inventory across brands, driving transformation and ensuring effective collaboration across departments.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleRetail
Responsibilities
Be the end to end connector and visionary for Product to Market systems, including design and development, line planning, merchandising, pricing, and inventory management platforms
Support a team of product leaders and product managers focused on PLM, merchandising, and inventory capabilities, setting a high bar for product craft, discovery, and portfolio management
Drive transformation from legacy, siloed tools to integrated, modern platforms that connect design, merchandising, and inventory decisions across brands and regions
Partner with Design, Merchandising, Inventory Management, Planning, Sourcing, and Supply Chain leaders to translate their strategies into scalable, technology-enabled capabilities and workflows
Ensure end-to-end visibility and control from initial concept and line architecture through buy quantification, allocation, replenishment, and in-season inventory optimization
Define and deliver capabilities that improve speed to market, buy accuracy, inventory productivity, and markdown efficiency while maintaining brand-right assortments
Collaborate closely with Engineering, UX, Data & Analytics, and Architecture to design robust, scalable platforms and services that are easy for users to adopt and extend over time
Use customer, merchant, planner, and inventory manager feedback, along with analytics and process mapping, to prioritize work and improve usability and adoption of core tools
Lead portfolio planning for the Product to Market domain, including OKRs, investment trade-offs across PLM, merchandising, and inventory initiatives, and communication of progress to senior and executive leadership
Establish product operating rhythms and governance that align upstream creative and merchandising milestones with downstream supply chain and inventory decisions
Champion data and standards across product attributes, hierarchies, and inventory signals so design, merchandising, and inventory teams work from a single source of truth
Model company values of inclusion, belonging, and equality, building a diverse team and creating an environment where cross-functional partners feel heard and supported through change
Qualification
Required
8-10+ years of experience in product management or related fields, with significant ownership of complex, multi-system domains in retail or consumer businesses
Deep understanding of Product to Market processes, including product design and development, line planning, merchandising, pricing, inventory management, and in-season optimization
Proven experience leading platform or systems transformation across PLM, merchandising, planning, or inventory tools in a large, matrixed retail organization
Strong end-to-end understanding of how product decisions (assortment, pricing, buys) connect to supply chain, allocation, replenishment, and in-store/online availability
Demonstrated impact on key outcomes such as speed to market, on-time milestone adherence, inventory turns, margin, markdown rate, and in-stock/on-shelf availability
Experienced people leader with a track record of building and developing senior product managers and leading cross-functional teams through complex change
High technical fluency and comfort working with engineering and architecture on platform strategy, integrations, data models, and system health
Strong data and experimentation mindset, with experience defining outcome-based metrics and using analytics and user feedback to iterate on tools and workflows
Excellent communication and influence skills, able to align diverse stakeholders across design, merchandising, planning, inventory management, sourcing, and supply chain around shared priorities
Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree a plus
Benefits
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.
Company
Gap Inc.
Gap Inc., a house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25B2020-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Richard Dickson
Chief Executive Officer
Sven Gerjets
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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