Senior Portfolio Manager

The Labor⠀relations⠀team⠀services⠀the co-op⠀by⠀partnering⠀with⠀business⠀stakeholders⠀and our HR⠀team to⠀drive a⠀consistent⠀people⠀experience⠀across the⠀co-op that⠀enables⠀teams to⠀do their⠀best work;⠀fosters a⠀respectful,⠀inclusive⠀and fair⠀workplace;⠀maintains⠀a⠀productive,⠀harmonious⠀working⠀relationship⠀with⠀employees⠀and drives⠀the right⠀business⠀outcomes.⠀The labor⠀relations⠀team also⠀serves as⠀a center⠀of⠀excellence⠀fostering⠀best-in⠀class⠀planning⠀and⠀initiative/program⠀management⠀practices⠀across the⠀co-op.⠀This role⠀will be⠀integral⠀in driving⠀the⠀organization⠀on⠀execution⠀of key⠀strategies,⠀that⠀resonate⠀deeply⠀with our⠀culture,⠀values and⠀business⠀objectives.

The⠀Sr.⠀Portfolio⠀Manager⠀contributes⠀to REI’s⠀success by⠀providing⠀exceptional⠀end-to-end⠀leadership⠀and⠀management⠀over⠀critical⠀transformation⠀initiatives.⠀The right⠀candidate⠀will serve⠀as a⠀consultant,⠀business⠀partner,⠀and⠀program⠀leader on⠀numerous⠀employee⠀engagement⠀projects⠀and⠀programs.⠀This role⠀will⠀partner⠀with⠀professionals⠀at all⠀levels to⠀develop⠀and lead⠀the⠀co-op’s⠀most⠀critical⠀efforts,⠀accountable⠀for⠀developing⠀roadmaps⠀with key⠀milestones,⠀as well as⠀identifying⠀critical⠀dependencies⠀and⠀potential⠀risks. You⠀will play⠀a key role⠀in⠀ensuring⠀initiatives⠀deliver⠀intended⠀outcomes⠀and⠀outcomes.⠀Focus⠀areas⠀include⠀development⠀and⠀management⠀of⠀initiative⠀charters,⠀success⠀metrics,⠀governance,⠀schedules,⠀communication⠀plans,⠀status⠀reports,⠀leadership⠀updates,⠀successful⠀initiative⠀delivery⠀and⠀initiative⠀close-outs.

To⠀be⠀successful,⠀the ideal⠀candidate⠀requires⠀exceptionally⠀strong⠀leadership,⠀analytical,⠀and⠀organizational⠀skills in⠀addition⠀to being a⠀strategic⠀thinker⠀with⠀proven⠀business⠀acumen in⠀order to⠀consistently⠀facilitate⠀successful⠀outcomes⠀of complex⠀initiatives.⠀This role⠀also⠀requires a⠀resourcefulness⠀with the⠀ability to⠀navigate⠀ambiguity,⠀driving⠀results⠀and⠀accountability⠀across⠀multiple⠀senior⠀leader⠀stakeholders,⠀initiative⠀teams, and⠀third-party⠀partners⠀as⠀necessary.

You⠀will⠀embody and⠀champion⠀REI’s⠀guiding⠀values and⠀mission.⠀You will⠀set the⠀standard⠀for our⠀company⠀culture⠀and lead⠀by example⠀and⠀inspire⠀others⠀through⠀your⠀commitment⠀to our⠀shared⠀goals and⠀principles.

• Project⠀manage⠀Labor⠀Relations⠀teams⠀strategic⠀initiatives⠀and⠀workstreams⠀through⠀partnering⠀and⠀influencing⠀key⠀stakeholders⠀cross⠀divisionally;⠀inclusive⠀of⠀defining⠀project⠀owners and⠀stakeholders.
• Own⠀end to end⠀portfolio⠀management,⠀define⠀projects⠀scopes,⠀design⠀process⠀through⠀finished⠀state to⠀achieve⠀agreed⠀upon⠀completion
• Development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of⠀assigned⠀projects,⠀programs⠀and⠀initiatives⠀involving⠀cross⠀functional⠀teams⠀(inside⠀and⠀outside of⠀HR)
• Partners⠀with⠀initiative⠀owner to⠀help⠀develop⠀initiative⠀portfolio⠀vision,⠀set⠀governance,⠀create⠀roadmaps⠀and drive⠀cross-divisional⠀stakeholders⠀alignment⠀towards⠀initiative⠀goals
• Works⠀to⠀proactively⠀identify⠀and track⠀all⠀initiative⠀risks,⠀working⠀with⠀stakeholders⠀to develop⠀mitigation⠀plans,⠀steps⠀needed for⠀responsible⠀resources⠀(team⠀members),⠀and⠀communications.⠀Escalates⠀risks as⠀needed to⠀initiative⠀leaders⠀and DVP,⠀Labor⠀Relations.
• Ensures⠀smooth⠀transition⠀of⠀completed⠀initiatives⠀into⠀operations,⠀including⠀coordinating⠀with all⠀key⠀initiative⠀stakeholders⠀to ensure⠀appropriate⠀training⠀and⠀support.
• Effectively⠀builds⠀alignment⠀and⠀coordinates⠀with⠀senior⠀leaders,⠀key⠀stakeholders,⠀and⠀initiative⠀team⠀members⠀across⠀divisions⠀to deliver⠀against⠀initiative⠀outcomes.
• Develops⠀and⠀manages⠀Labor⠀Relations⠀tools and⠀processes⠀to be⠀leveraged⠀across⠀initiatives.
• Ability⠀to be⠀professionally⠀assertive⠀in order⠀to⠀influence⠀outcomes,⠀advocate⠀for⠀initiatives,⠀and ensure⠀accountability.
• Maintains⠀a depth of⠀knowledge⠀to help⠀drive⠀strategy⠀and⠀actions⠀for the⠀Labor⠀Relations⠀initiatives
• Leads⠀and/or⠀contributes⠀to⠀continuous⠀business⠀process⠀improvement⠀efforts to⠀reduce⠀waste and⠀help⠀streamline⠀and⠀standardize⠀how we⠀approach⠀and⠀accomplish⠀work.

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀related⠀discipline:⠀Business,⠀Management,⠀Human⠀Resources,⠀Communications,⠀Project/Program⠀Management⠀certification⠀or related⠀field.
• 7+⠀years of⠀demonstrated⠀experience⠀as a⠀Project/Portfolio⠀Manager or⠀related⠀role,⠀managing⠀large⠀business⠀critical⠀initiatives⠀working⠀across⠀multiple⠀stakeholders⠀including⠀c-suite⠀senior⠀leaders
• Experience⠀working in⠀a⠀multi-channel⠀retail⠀company⠀with⠀revenue of⠀$2B+⠀preferred
• 5+⠀years of⠀demonstrated⠀experience⠀leading⠀process⠀improvements⠀efforts⠀and⠀implementing⠀innovative⠀solutions⠀to solve⠀business⠀problems
• 3+⠀years in⠀Human⠀Resources⠀and/or⠀employee⠀engagement⠀preferred
• Proven⠀track⠀record of⠀portfolio⠀management⠀across a⠀range of⠀process⠀areas and⠀workflows⠀& ability⠀to define⠀and⠀execute⠀multiple⠀detailed⠀activity⠀plans⠀simultaneously
• Skilled⠀in⠀customer⠀facing⠀activities⠀covering⠀requirements⠀gathering,⠀data⠀interpretation,⠀timelines⠀management⠀and⠀document⠀preparation
• Ability⠀to⠀communicate⠀and work⠀collaboratively⠀within a⠀team and⠀have⠀strong⠀influencing⠀skills
• Strong⠀analytical⠀skills and⠀mindset to⠀evaluate⠀business⠀value,⠀risks, and⠀decision⠀implications
• Highly⠀organized,⠀able to⠀manage⠀multiple⠀concurrent⠀initiatives⠀with⠀varying⠀scope and⠀complexity⠀delivering⠀on⠀commitments⠀and⠀holding⠀others to⠀same
• Strategic⠀thinker,⠀working to⠀identify⠀critical⠀questions⠀and⠀navigate⠀decisions⠀and⠀obstacles⠀with⠀strong⠀judgment⠀and an⠀entrepreneurial⠀mind
• Demonstrated⠀strong⠀leadership⠀skills and⠀proven⠀ability to⠀straddle⠀big⠀picture⠀strategy⠀and⠀downstream⠀tactics
• Ability⠀to build⠀and foster⠀strong⠀relationships⠀within and⠀outside of⠀the⠀organization⠀from⠀individual⠀contributors⠀to senior⠀leadership
• Ability⠀to⠀consolidate⠀information⠀and⠀feedback⠀from⠀various⠀sources⠀and build⠀consensus⠀with⠀senior⠀leaders,⠀key⠀stakeholders,⠀and⠀initiative⠀team⠀members to⠀resolve⠀issues and⠀reach⠀sound⠀business⠀decisions
• Advanced⠀skills in⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀business⠀applications
• Demonstrated⠀knowledge⠀and⠀application⠀of Project⠀Management⠀principles⠀and⠀methodology⠀preferred
• Skilled⠀and fluent⠀across⠀print,⠀digital,⠀and web⠀environments
• Demonstrates⠀excellence⠀in both⠀written⠀and verbal⠀communications
• Strong⠀senior⠀leadership⠀presence⠀and⠀persuasive⠀speaking⠀skills
• Demonstrates⠀skill in⠀dealing⠀with⠀uncertainty⠀and⠀ambiguity⠀–⠀persistent⠀in⠀producing⠀outcomes⠀when⠀details⠀are in⠀flux and⠀deals with⠀problems⠀that⠀don’t⠀have a⠀clear⠀solution
• Actively⠀participates,⠀collaborates,⠀influences,⠀and leads⠀with⠀others on⠀one's own⠀team and⠀cross-divisionally⠀for the⠀achievement⠀of⠀business⠀goals
• Uses⠀business⠀knowledge,⠀innovative⠀thinking,⠀and sound⠀judgment⠀in the⠀solution⠀of⠀problems⠀or the⠀pursuit of⠀business⠀opportunities
• Executes⠀multiple⠀demands⠀effectively⠀by using⠀resources⠀efficiently,⠀meeting⠀deadlines,⠀and⠀keeping⠀others⠀informed⠀of work⠀plans and⠀progress⠀toward⠀goals
• Works⠀smart by⠀setting⠀effective⠀work⠀goals,⠀establishing⠀priorities,⠀and⠀planning⠀well in⠀order to⠀produce⠀quality⠀work
• Clearly⠀conveys⠀and⠀accurately⠀receives⠀information⠀by a⠀variety of⠀methods⠀and in⠀various⠀situations
• Challenges⠀the status⠀quo,⠀champions⠀change and⠀influences⠀others to⠀change

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all.We are⠀committed⠀to⠀becoming a⠀fully⠀inclusive,⠀anti-racist,⠀multicultural⠀organization.⠀We know⠀that⠀there's⠀strength⠀in our⠀diversity⠀– that⠀each⠀employee⠀brings⠀unique⠀skills,⠀experiences,⠀and⠀perspectives.⠀Every day⠀you are⠀driving⠀change,⠀fostering⠀a culture⠀of⠀respect,⠀and⠀knowing⠀you're⠀backed by⠀benefits⠀that⠀support⠀your whole⠀life. To⠀work⠀towards⠀this⠀commitment⠀and⠀fulfill⠀our brand⠀promise of⠀inspiring⠀and⠀enabling a⠀life⠀outside⠀for⠀everyone,⠀we seek⠀employees⠀who⠀demonstrate⠀different⠀ways of⠀working,⠀create a⠀sense of⠀belonging,⠀and⠀actively⠀listen and⠀learn.

Pay⠀Transparency

We⠀are⠀committed⠀to⠀practices⠀that⠀promote⠀pay equity⠀and⠀transparency.⠀As⠀required⠀by⠀applicable⠀Pay⠀Transparency⠀laws, REI⠀provides a⠀range of⠀compensation⠀for roles⠀that may⠀be hired⠀in⠀locations⠀under⠀these⠀requirements.⠀Factors⠀that may⠀be used to⠀determine⠀your⠀actual⠀salary may⠀include a⠀wide array⠀of⠀factors,⠀including:⠀your⠀specific⠀skills and⠀experience,⠀geographic⠀location⠀or other⠀relevant⠀factors.

Base⠀Pay Range:⠀USD⠀$111,000.00⠀- USD⠀$177,500.00⠀/Yr.