The Gap, Inc. Hiring for Director – Corporate Strategy at San Francisco, California Full Time

About Gap Inc.

Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world. Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made essentials.    

This simple idea—that we all deserve to belong, and on our own terms—is core to who we are as a company and how we make decisions. Our team is made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet. Ready to  learn fast, create with audacity and lead boldly? Join our team.

About the role

Do you want to shape the future of one of the largest apparel companies in the world? Do you want to join a team that engages with the C-Suite of a F200 company on a weekly basis? Do you want to prepare for a diverse and exciting set of career opportunities across our portfolio of brands?

If so, Gap Inc. is looking for you! The Corporate Strategy team works front and center in defining the best path forward for our company.We are responsible for developing Gap Inc.’s overall strategy, identifying organic and inorganic growth opportunities, and driving customer-centric initiatives across our stores and digital channels.

The Corporate Strategy team reports to the Chief Information Officer / Head of Strategy, and provides strategic support to our CEO and Leadership Team. We partner with the C-level and Brand Presidents, as well as other strategy leaders across the company.

As Director of Corporate Strategy, you will be reporting into the Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, and in charge of driving critical projects to advance our priorities, growth and long-range plans. You will be asked to mentor and lead team members through Corporate and Brand strategic efforts, including special projects for the CEO and Senior Leadership Team. Your goal is to drive long-term, value-creating opportunities through deep partnership with leaders and stakeholders across the company.

What you’ll do

• Drive Gap Inc. corporate strategy initiatives, including: Identifying key issues, structuring problems, developing and delivering on workplans that drive value creation across Gap Inc. brands, performing quantitative and qualitative analysis, including analyzing data, creating financial models, and conducting market and competitive research, synthesizing findings, developing a storyline and the supporting materials to communicate recommendations to Senior Management and Leadership Team

• Serve as a strategic partner as Gap Inc. leadership team and Brands develop annual Long Range Plans.

• Work with cross-functional teams to help drive strategies from inception through execution.

• Act as a thought partner and liaison with business partners across Gap Inc., ensuring alignment of strategic priorities across organic and inorganic initiatives

• Serve as a mentor for more junior team members to support work planning, hypotheses generation, issue identification, analytical framework development, and career development/growth

Who you are

• 7-10 years of professional work experience, ideally 2-3 years with a top-tier management consulting firm and experience working at a retail / apparel brand.

• Able to translate complex ideas and dispersed information into simple, actionable recommendations

• Demonstrated track record as an outstanding problem-solver and strategic thinker – able to work in the details and click-up a level to grasp the “big picture”

• Comfort with analytical and financial modeling, ability to work with large / complex data sources, and understanding of how to link strategy to implementation / financial plans

• Very strong project and process management skills, including ability to independently disaggregate problems into defined workplans and drive change management and project manage critical initiatives

• Self-starting and independent project manager – able to define workplans, drive work, and report on status and results across multiple projects

• Very strong written and oral communicator with proven ability to connect with senior executives

• Experience managing and developing more junior talent

• Strong ability and willingness to collaborate effectively – a true team player

• MBA a plus

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Benefits at Gap Inc.

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.

• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*

• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*

• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*

• Employee stock purchase plan.*

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*

• See more (https://corporate.gapinc.com/en-us/careers/gap-inc-careers/gap-inc-benefits) of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. This year, we’ve been named as one of the Best Places to Work by the Humans Rights Campaign (https://www.hrc.org/resources/best-places-to-work-2019) for the fourteenth consecutive year and have been included in the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (https://www.gapinc.com/en-us/articles/2019/01/gap-inc-recognized-in-2019-bloomberg-gender-equali) for the second year in a row.