Lead, Transformation
Apply NowCompany: Saks Fifth Avenue
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
Salary Range $150,000 - $195,000*
Job Description:
Who We Are:
Saks is a world-renowned luxury ecommerce destination. The company's unique approach combines a focus on the digital customer experience with a strong connection to a network of extraordinary stores that extends that seamless experience into the real world.
On its website and app, Saks offers an unparalleled selection of curated merchandise across fashion for women and men, beauty, jewelry, home dcor and more. In addition to the shopping experience, customers come to Saks for inspiring editorial content, access to digital stylists, lifestyle experiences and other world-class services. The company is currently in the midst of a dramatic expansion, driven by significant enhancements to its platforms and offerings, with the goal of becoming the preeminent destination for luxury internationally.
Role Summary:
The Transformation team plays a critical role in the future of Saks Global by driving continued transformation and strategic priorities across the organization in addition to the integration of Neiman Marcus Group into Saks Global. This highly collaborative team works across the organization, partnering with functional leadership to create value. As a Transformation lead, you will be responsible for driving the execution of initiatives related to your functional area.
Role Description:
Serve as functional "expert" within the TMO for assigned workstreams
Use your functional expertise to produce complex analyses for functional synergy strategies and tactics, ensuring your function is capturing value wherever possible
Own end-to-end management of functional transformation initiatives, developing execution plans, ensuring milestones are documented and there is a solid plan to complete initiatives on-time
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, working with functional leadership to manage initiatives, ensuring they stay on track and milestones are completed against deadlines. Assess execution risks, identify and implement mitigation strategies.
Drive process change and design new ways of working, ensuring your function is set up to deliver on Saks Global's go-forward goals
Collaborate on cross-functional initiatives, working with other TMO team members and functional workstream leads to drive initiatives to completion. Lead core decision making by gathering pertinent information and drafting TMO point of view on key decisions.
Oversee synergy trackers and ensure they reflect current thinking
Oversee creation and management of content for executive meetings to help drive visibility and facilitate decision making
Mentor and lead a team of Senior Managers, Managers and Senior Analyst as applicable, providing guidance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications (Minimum Requirements):
Bachelor's degree
10+ years work experience
Program management or strategy experience
Collaborative mindset and strong ability to work with cross-functional teams and executives
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong problem-solving capabilities
Deep functional expertise
Preferred Qualifications (nice to haves):
Experience with a top consulting firm
MBA
Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint and/or Google Slides
Your Life and Career at Saks:
Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities
A culture that promotes a healthy, fulfilling work/life balance
Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental).
An amazing employee discount
Thank you for your interest in Saks. We look forward to reviewing your application.
Saks provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Saks complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Saks welcomes all applicants for this position. Should you be individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Saks.com is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
*The above expected salary range may have some variability based upon factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's overall experience, qualifications, and geographic location. If you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply and, if selected to move forward in the interview process, you will have a chance to speak with our recruitment team regarding your specific salary expectations.
Job Description:
Who We Are:
Saks is a world-renowned luxury ecommerce destination. The company's unique approach combines a focus on the digital customer experience with a strong connection to a network of extraordinary stores that extends that seamless experience into the real world.
On its website and app, Saks offers an unparalleled selection of curated merchandise across fashion for women and men, beauty, jewelry, home dcor and more. In addition to the shopping experience, customers come to Saks for inspiring editorial content, access to digital stylists, lifestyle experiences and other world-class services. The company is currently in the midst of a dramatic expansion, driven by significant enhancements to its platforms and offerings, with the goal of becoming the preeminent destination for luxury internationally.
Role Summary:
The Transformation team plays a critical role in the future of Saks Global by driving continued transformation and strategic priorities across the organization in addition to the integration of Neiman Marcus Group into Saks Global. This highly collaborative team works across the organization, partnering with functional leadership to create value. As a Transformation lead, you will be responsible for driving the execution of initiatives related to your functional area.
Role Description:
Serve as functional "expert" within the TMO for assigned workstreams
Use your functional expertise to produce complex analyses for functional synergy strategies and tactics, ensuring your function is capturing value wherever possible
Own end-to-end management of functional transformation initiatives, developing execution plans, ensuring milestones are documented and there is a solid plan to complete initiatives on-time
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, working with functional leadership to manage initiatives, ensuring they stay on track and milestones are completed against deadlines. Assess execution risks, identify and implement mitigation strategies.
Drive process change and design new ways of working, ensuring your function is set up to deliver on Saks Global's go-forward goals
Collaborate on cross-functional initiatives, working with other TMO team members and functional workstream leads to drive initiatives to completion. Lead core decision making by gathering pertinent information and drafting TMO point of view on key decisions.
Oversee synergy trackers and ensure they reflect current thinking
Oversee creation and management of content for executive meetings to help drive visibility and facilitate decision making
Mentor and lead a team of Senior Managers, Managers and Senior Analyst as applicable, providing guidance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications (Minimum Requirements):
Bachelor's degree
10+ years work experience
Program management or strategy experience
Collaborative mindset and strong ability to work with cross-functional teams and executives
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Strong problem-solving capabilities
Deep functional expertise
Preferred Qualifications (nice to haves):
Experience with a top consulting firm
MBA
Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint and/or Google Slides
Your Life and Career at Saks:
Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities
A culture that promotes a healthy, fulfilling work/life balance
Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental).
An amazing employee discount
Thank you for your interest in Saks. We look forward to reviewing your application.
Saks provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Saks complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Saks welcomes all applicants for this position. Should you be individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Saks.com is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
*The above expected salary range may have some variability based upon factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's overall experience, qualifications, and geographic location. If you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply and, if selected to move forward in the interview process, you will have a chance to speak with our recruitment team regarding your specific salary expectations.