[Hiring] Group Portfolio Program Manager, Merchandising @DICK'S Sporting Goods

Role Description

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we take a people-centric approach to everything we do. Our Athletes, how we refer to customers, and our Teammates, how we refer to our employees, are at the center of every decision we make so that we can provide transformational experiences online, in store, and in sport. When you join Technology at DICK’S Sporting Goods, you’re joining a true team that wins together.

Merchandising technology at DICK’S Sporting Goods aims to solve some of the toughest challenges in retail:

• Finding the perfect balance of the right product, the right price, the right place, the right time.
• Obsessing over the experiences of our Teammates.
• Building products that enable insight-driven decisions.
• Leveraging data to optimize inventory and pricing strategies.
• Providing services that distribute assortments across the enterprise.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage a team of portfolio managers, program managers, and/or scrum masters.
• Build and lead a world-class team, set goals, assign team members to programs and initiatives.
• Manage third-party vendor relationships, contracts, and resources.
• Collaborate with internal and external multi-disciplinary teams.
• Contribute to the execution and advancement of PPM practices.

Specific areas of focus:

• Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects Execution: Lead execution of digital road map, establish and manage business processes, programs, and initiatives.
• Culture of Innovation: Define execution plan to disseminate innovative capabilities across businesses.
• Program Risk and Issue Management: Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints.
• Portfolio Risk and Issue Management: Ensure risks or issues are managed appropriately at the portfolio level.
• Program/Portfolio Planning: Ensure all activities are organized and resourced to deliver program objectives.
• Reporting and Review: Oversee planning and delivery of review processes.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive review of existing operations to generate new ideas.
• Program Assurance: Ensure independent assurance reviews are conducted.
• Resource Management: Ensure programs are prioritized and resourced effectively.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Program Team Management: Set direction and work assignments for team members.
• Leadership and Direction: Identify and communicate actions needed to implement strategy.
• Benefit Realization: Oversee strategy to ensure intended business benefits are realized.
• Transformational Change Management: Act as a transformational change agent.
• Program Governance: Ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly defined.
• Portfolio Management: Lead governance and delivery of portfolio outcomes.
• Budgeting: Drive, develop and/or deliver budget plans.
• Organizational Capability Building: Evaluate capabilities of staff and prioritize development activities.
• Information and Business Advice: Provide authoritative specialist advice to leadership.
• Performance Management: Manage and report on performance of a diverse team.
• Digital Vision and Strategy: Contribute to the development of the digital road map.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or Equivalent Level
• Wide and deep experience providing expert competence (Over 10 to 15 years)
• Experience interpreting strategy and policy to set and deliver objectives (Over 10 to 15 years)
• Big Box retail experience (7-10 years)

Requirements

• Cameras must be on during all virtual interviews.
• AI tools are not permitted during any part of the interview process.
• Offers are contingent upon a satisfactory background check which may include ID verification.

Benefits

• Targeted Pay Range: $114,300.00 - $190,500.00.
• Competitive total rewards package that could include other components such as incentive, equity, and benefits.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods complies with all state paid leave requirements.
• Generous suite of benefits.