Job Details

Hello Everyone,

We are seeking a candidate who brings a strong track record of defining and scaling tools, processes, and governance models that elevate program and project management excellence across the organization. This individual is experienced in leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects—typically up to 12 months in duration and managing budgets of up to $1M—while driving alignment across diverse, cross-functional teams within a regional scope.

The ideal candidate demonstrates sound judgment, executive presence, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining focus on outcomes. They are comfortable operating across a portfolio of initiatives, balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day execution, and ensuring consistency, accountability, and measurable impact across programs.

Pay Range: $60-68/hr on W2

Duration: 9 months

Location: Beaverton, OR

Job Description:

Program & Project Leadership: Lead end-to-end project and program execution while

maintaining clear visibility into where the work sits within the Project Management

lifecycle. Proactively identify critical next steps, tradeoffs, and decision points to keep

work moving forward with speed and clarity. Demonstrate intrinsic motivation and initiative

by identifying opportunities to improve outcomes, reduce risk, and increase organizational

effectiveness without direct oversight.

Executive Communication & Alignment: Communicate with clarity and confidence at an

executive level, including concise storytelling, structured presentations, and data

informed recommendations. Translate complex project and portfolio information into clear

insights tied to organizational goals, strategic priorities, and business outcomes. Ensure

work is consistently aligned to broader enterprise objectives and value creation.

Portfolio & Risk Management: Apply portfolio management principles to balance

priorities, capacity, risk, and value across multiple initiatives. Identify, assess, and

prioritize risk holistically across business functions and the broader program or portfolio—

not just individual projects. Structure and maintain program governance forums that

surface risks early and ensure mitigation occurs at the appropriate decision-making level.

Project Scope Management: Partner with project sponsors and stakeholders to define

business benefits, measurable outcomes, business requirements, and project scope.

Manage change control processes, clearly articulating impacts to scope, timeline, cost,

quality, and organizational priorities.

Project Time Management: Define integrated project schedules, manage task

assignments, and track progress against milestones. Anticipate dependencies,

constraints, and critical path risks, adjusting plans as needed to maintain momentum.

Project Cost Management: Facilitate level-of-effort estimation and develop asset

acquisition requirements. Track and report actuals versus forecasts; elevate variances,

risks, and tradeoffs with transparency.

Project Quality & Methodology: Provide guidance and direction on project management

methodology and best practices, ensuring alignment with client's standard project

methodology. Define and manage project strategies, assign clear ownership, and ensure

actions are driven to closure with quality.

Tools & Ways of Working: Leverage tools such as Airtable (or similar workflow and

portfolio tools) to track initiatives, risks, dependencies, and reporting. Continuously

improve tools, templates, and processes that enable scalability, transparency, and

consistent execution.

Top must-have skills include the following:

• Solid understanding of program/project management
• Ability to drive an initiative
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to create communication artifacts (using Keynote, Microsoft Suite, etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively via decks, presentations, etc.
• Great at building and maintaining relationships

Desired soft skills:

• Ability to lead with curiosity and ask questions if needed; shows an eagerness to learn
• Ability to ruthlessly prioritize their work and the communications coming into them
• Strong skills in assessing risk, priority, and impact
• Works well under pressure

Skills that would make a candidate stand out:

• Airtable experience
• Experience in a merchandising, planning, etc. role
• Prior business experience (Code)
• Portfolio management experience

• On-site role at WHQ; typical work hours, 4/1 hybrid model

• Contract is to cover maternity leave; extension not likely, but not out of the question

• Degree heavily preferred

• PMP certification heavily preferred

• Agile certifications (CSPO, CSM) nice to have, not a requirement

• 8-10 years' experience required in a project management position

• ETW will help team with a large deliverable on a tight timeline; team just signed a contract with a new vendor, and they have a go-live date in August that they are working towards

• ETW will work within the Merchandising Integration organization (capability team); will work with ~20 others on direct team; lots of cross functional work

Other items to note:

• High visibility project

• There might be an opportunity for some light portfolio management (managing holistic merch portfolio)

• HM anticipates 2-3 rounds of interviews