Director, Global Brand Environments Project Management & Operations

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Position Summary:

The Director for Global Brand Environments - Project Management & Operations is responsible for providing day-to-day management, strategic direction, leadership, and oversight for all aspects related to the visual merchandising, visual experience and store experience projects and operations within the Global Brand Environment department. 

This individual will lead a project management team and work closely with cross-functional departments to ensure successful and timely design initiatives, adhering to brand standards and delivering exceptional consumer experiences.  Close partnerships and understanding of processes for departments such as Marketing and Product are essential.   Building strong relationships with regions are crucial to ensure successful roll out of Global initiatives into regions.

This role will be responsible for the development of project plans & milestone tracking for assigned global projects for Global Brand Environments, ensuring maximum process efficiency while delivering optimum solutions for internal and external partners. The ideal candidate will be an expert in the roles of Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising & Store Experience and provide connectivity between the department disciplines.

This leadership role requires a strong background in project management, operations, communication, and the development of official department communication for guidelines and manuals to ensure the successful implementation of brand strategies and standards.  Excellent inter-personal skills are essential.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities of the Job:

·       Strategic Leadership:

o   Provide leadership and guidance to the creative, visual and store design team, fostering creative and collaborative environment.

o   Develop and execute in partnership with Dept. figureheads across Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising and Store Experience, the departments strategic vision ensuring that all initiatives are aligned to the PVH+ Plan.

o   Partner with Dept. figureheads across Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising and Store Experience to align on priorities and map strategically back to them. 

o   Work with direct reports to drive key initiatives with Marketing and Product teams and ensure the brand vision and visual assets gets carried through into 3D store and activation executions.

·       Project Management: 

o   Oversee the end-to-end project management for all initiatives, ensuring timely and successful completion within budget and to brand standards.

o   Lead development of creative brief documentation and project timelines and ensure project briefs are fully complete and meet business requirements before commencement of work.

o   Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation for all design projects.

o   Act and lead as global primary point of contact for all assigned projects for the Global Brand Environments Department, including Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising and Store Experience.

o   Support cross-discipline and cross-partner collaboration in the development of seasonal global window and in-store visuals with internal departments - Marketing, Product, Regional VM teams - as well as new store concepts (construction, remodels, showrooms, shop-in-shops).

o   Manage and monitor all process steps by collaborating with task owners to ensure project deadlines are met through digital project tracking & asset management systems (Wrike).

·       Operational Excellence:

o   Streamline and optimize operational processes across the department to drive efficiency and effectiveness. This includes internal systems that we work off globally.

o   Establish and maintain standards for quality, consistency, and innovation in visual and store design across al