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Wayfair is expanding into Physical Retail and we’re hiring a project manager to support all Talent/HR projects. The role is part of the Physical Retail PMO team that oversees the end to end timeline for store launches as we stand up and scale stores across North America. Our team is growing fast and this is a unique opportunity to join us as we’re just getting started.
As a project manager supporting our Talent/HR workstreams, you’ll focus on supporting projects that include change management in stores, training & onboarding programs, recruiting events, and more. You will empower stakeholders to organize and execute their roadmaps, projects, or communication plans by leveraging project management tools, processes, and best practices.
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, that has managed multiple projects with many stakeholders, has an understanding of project methodology, and is a strong, detail-oriented communicator and executor. If you love planning & executing large, cross-functional projects, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Establish and manage timelines for Talent workstreams; from scoping through delivery.
- Coordinate people and processes to ensure projects are delivered successfully, on time, and within scope.
- Proactively anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, risk mitigation, and communicate trade-offs across cross-functional teams.
- Maintain project documentation, making it easy for teams to evaluate and understand our overall plans, progress, and processes.
- Drive effective collaboration and consensus across large project teams composed of resources with varying experience levels.
- Provide clear project communication to stakeholders across all levels, departments, and skill sets.
- Drive prioritization and alignment with key stakeholders.
- Organize and plan events, coordinate logistics.
Skills & Experience:
- 2+ years of project management, event planning, or similar roles
- HR/Talent experience is a plus, but not required
- Retail industry experience is a plus, but not required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trustful relationships
- You are a self-starter, resourceful and able to work effectively with little direction
- You are a problem solver, proactive, and able to break down barriers
- You have a startup mentality: scrappy, creative, comfortable with ambiguity, and constantly iterating to be best-in-class
- Ability to travel 5% of the time
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.
