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Senior Project and Process Manager, Footwear
Brooks RunningUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Feb 2025
💰 $172,469/yr($114,945/yr – $172,469/yr)
About the role
Who We Are:
At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line. Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation. Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success: · Runner First We act in the best interest of the runner · Word is Bond We do what we say we’ll do · Champion Heart We give our all in everything we do · There is no “I” in RunWe stay generous with our humanity · Keep MovingWe find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic! We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.
Your Job: The Brooks Footwear Creation Process Management team acts as a center of excellence for project, process, systems and tools management in support of all teams within Footwear. This team spans multiple teams, time zones, skill sets and disciplines and provides the knowledge and resources necessary to help Footwear teams assess, optimize and standardize their processes – allowing them to focus on their roles and expertise – doing what they do best. Our global team seeks a skilled Sr. Project Manager to lead multiple projects and programs, own specific systems and tools and help develop and mentor a strong team. The Senior Project and Process Manager has a formal foundation and demonstrated success in project, portfolio and program management as well as experience in process management and organizational change. This role also requires expertise in project management systems and tools as well as the ability to learn, implement and manage tools and systems required within Footwear. The ideal candidate for this role has is a quick learner, excels at communication and is an expert at comprehending technical information and assisting in developing creative ways to deliver information to relevant stakeholders. An ability to generate a deep understanding of our business objectives and product best practices are critical to success. In this role, you will lead multiple end-to-end projects, portfolios and programs and will be responsible for scope, time, resourcing and the overall success of each project. This role works with key subject matter experts and functional leaders, across the Brooks organization, to create and facilitate delivery of projects and initiatives. The successful candidate will be a strong leader across the organization as well as having the ability to influence without authority and must become the role model for project/process management best practices.
At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line. Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation. Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success: · Runner First We act in the best interest of the runner · Word is Bond We do what we say we’ll do · Champion Heart We give our all in everything we do · There is no “I” in RunWe stay generous with our humanity · Keep MovingWe find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic! We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.
Your Job: The Brooks Footwear Creation Process Management team acts as a center of excellence for project, process, systems and tools management in support of all teams within Footwear. This team spans multiple teams, time zones, skill sets and disciplines and provides the knowledge and resources necessary to help Footwear teams assess, optimize and standardize their processes – allowing them to focus on their roles and expertise – doing what they do best. Our global team seeks a skilled Sr. Project Manager to lead multiple projects and programs, own specific systems and tools and help develop and mentor a strong team. The Senior Project and Process Manager has a formal foundation and demonstrated success in project, portfolio and program management as well as experience in process management and organizational change. This role also requires expertise in project management systems and tools as well as the ability to learn, implement and manage tools and systems required within Footwear. The ideal candidate for this role has is a quick learner, excels at communication and is an expert at comprehending technical information and assisting in developing creative ways to deliver information to relevant stakeholders. An ability to generate a deep understanding of our business objectives and product best practices are critical to success. In this role, you will lead multiple end-to-end projects, portfolios and programs and will be responsible for scope, time, resourcing and the overall success of each project. This role works with key subject matter experts and functional leaders, across the Brooks organization, to create and facilitate delivery of projects and initiatives. The successful candidate will be a strong leader across the organization as well as having the ability to influence without authority and must become the role model for project/process management best practices.
Your Responsibilities:
- Work cross functionally as a representative of the Footwear Team to identify opportunities and lead, project, process and organizational change management for initiatives that span across the Brooks organization.
- Identify opportunities and takes ownership of responsibilities within Product Operations
- Lead teams within Product Operation and provide direction on project, process and organizational change management
- Model, analyze, prioritize and improve processes within product creation, and standardize processes where applicable
- Build capabilities within the Product Operations team to ensure seamless transition of project execution and results
- Collaborate with Footwear leadership to develop scope for projects, followed by project leadership through end-to-end delivery.
- Lead multiple projects, project portfolios and programs simultaneously representing Footwear and maintaining responsibililty for project, process and organizational change management.
- Lead, mentor and support Associate Project Managers and Projects Managers within the team.
- Develop and own full-scale project plans, risk assessments, change control and project status.
- Partner with the project sponsor to define and present the project business case for Project Portfolio (PPM) approval, including high level plan, success metrics, and resourcing plan.
- Maintain knowledge of internal and external bes
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