Senior Project Manager, Global Brand Partnerships

Stanley

Seattle, WA

About us

Stanley is defined by Creativity, Building and Invention. We are makers of the legendary bottle and box. Driven by purpose, passion and performance. Obsessed with making a difference. And keeping our promises. Proud of our yesterday. And focused on building the team of tomorrow.

Position overview

We are seeking a Global Brand Partnerships Senior Project Manager to join our team at Stanley to help facilitate seamless coordination among internal teams and external partners. This role focuses on establishing positive relationships that align with Stanley's goals and improve brand visibility. You possess strong project management skills and a deep understanding of brand collaboration and relationship management. You will be responsible for prioritizing, producing, and implementing multiple projects simultaneously. We are looking for a strategic problem solver and effective communicator who can ensure successful partnerships from start to finish.

We hope that you consider us for the next stop on your career journey! This role is hybrid out of our Seattle, WA office location.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end project lifecycle for Global Brand Partnerships.


• Partner closely with the Global Brand Partnerships team and Regional teams to determine objectives, performance indicators, and measures of success for every partnership.


• Collaborate with internal collaborators such as marketing, product, legal, finance and sales teams to align resources and timelines for partnership initiatives. Ensure timeliness of all ongoing brand partnerships, including plans, briefs, schedules and deliverables.


• Build and manage comprehensive project plans, timelines, and coordinate budgets for Global Partnerships.


• Track progress, manage timelines, anticipate roadblocks, communicate delays, and find solutions to challenges to ensure deadlines are met.


• Proactively mitigate risks by identifying potential issues early and crafting contingency plans.


• Provide regular updates to leadership on project status, challenges, and wins.


• Coordinate with regional teams to adapt global partnership strategies to local markets.


• Actively facilitate communication between global and regional teams to ensure consistent messaging.


• Maintain multi-year global partnerships' calendar and prepare post-partnership reports.


• Adopt, build, and implement workflow and project management processes to ensure efficient project lifecycles, continuously improving based on project outcomes and metrics.


• Use Smartsheet to circulate plans, briefs, schedules and assign specific tasks. Develop an effective process for project management, including building project scope, brief, plan and workback schedule.


• Actively manage, negotiate, and communicate the expectations of project collaborators and facilitate the prioritization of competing needs.


• Establish and maintain positive relationships with cross-functional teams and external partners to continually work towards optimizing processes.


• Facilitate project meetings—kickoffs, reviews, updates, and retrospectives communicating action items to team members.
  
  

About you

• Experience working with a team in a project manager role to support end-to-end brand partnership initiatives.


• Experience working with or in a marketing team with understanding of PR, media, social fields, and related projects.


• Strong leadership, organizational, time management, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines.


• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and negotiate effectively with both internal and external collaborators.


• Remarkable attention to detail with the ability to adapt and pivot in real-time when needed.


• Highly motivated and collaborative – taking ownership of projects while remaining objective and responsive to feedback.


• Critical thinker with a proactive approach, able to anticipate potential roadblocks and offer timely solutions to ensure project success.


• Skilled at balancing multiple projects, both small and large, within tight schedules and deadlines.


• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and evaluate the value of investments and performance metrics.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.


• 7+ years of experience in project management, ideally in a global context.


• Experience working in industries like entertainment, sports, fashion or lifestyle.


• Knowledge of global markets and cultural nuances.


• Proficiency in project management tools, Smartsheet, Miro, TEAMS, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


• Ability to travel 20% of the time.
  
  

Salary Range:
$120,000-$150,000

Stanley is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Stanley is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach Recruiting@pmi-worldwide.com.

The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on multiple factors, such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience. Stanley is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. At Stanley, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.

About HAVI

HAVI is a global, privately owned company that connects people with ideas, data with insights, supply with demand, restaurants with deliveries and ultimately, people with the products they love. Whether we are sourcing, storing, or delivering products, we bring unmatched category expertise and unrivaled operational excellence, combined with powerful digital analytics and insights. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. HAVI’s business units include Supply Chain, tms, and Stanley. Our portfolio of businesses offers best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand-defining marketing and promotion services and innovative consumer products. For more information, please visit HAVI.com, tmsw.com and stanley1913.com.

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