Project Portfolio Manager, North America
Tapestry · New York, NY
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About the Job
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The Project Portfolio Manager leads portfolio governance, integrated scheduling, and project delivery oversight for the North America retail portfolio. Responsible for managing project timelines from Business Development kickoff through store opening, this role drives cross-functional alignment, milestone accountability, risk mitigation and opening readiness across internal teams and external partners.
The Project Portfolio Manager delivers executive reporting, portfolio analytics, and performance insights that support data-driven decisions and enable successful on-time project delivery.
Portfolio Schedule Management & Governance
- Own and maintain the North America retail project portfolio schedule across new stores, remodels, relocations, temporary stores and closures.
- Establish schedule governance, milestone standards and integrated project plans from BD kickoff through store opening.
- Monitor critical path activities, validate schedule changes, assess delivery impacts, and provide portfolio-wide visibility into project status, forecasts and performance.
Project Lifecycle Coordination
- Coordinate cross-functional project execution across feasibility, design, bidding, surveys, permitting, construction, visual merchandising and operational readiness.
- Track milestone completion and schedule adherence throughout the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate stakeholder alignment and communication to ensure successful project delivery.
Survey & Permitting Coordination
- Manage third-party survey and permitting partners, including scheduling, completion tracking, approvals and escalation of delays.
- Coordinate survey access, documentation, and submittals impacting design and construction schedules.
Risk Management & Escalation
- Identify, assess and maintain project and portfolio-level risks that may impact key milestones or store opening dates.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate impacts and develop mitigation and recovery plans.
- Drive proactive issue resolution and provide leadership with risk and escalation reporting.
Opening Readiness Coordination
- Coordinate readiness milestones and ensure alignment between project completion, operational requirements and opening plans.
- Evaluate schedule changes for impacts on operational readiness and store launch activities.
Executive Reporting & Portfolio Analytics
- Develop executive dashboards and portfolio reporting for openings, closures, remodels, renovations and pipeline activity.
- Report on schedule performance, milestone adherence, forecast accuracy, risks and delay trends.
- Analyze portfolio metrics, identify process improvement opportunities and provide portfolio health updates to leadership.
Base Pay Range
Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits.