Gap Inc. HR Director, Old Navy HQ Merch Planning, Marketing, Product-to-Market

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

In this role you will be responsible for providing HR business partnerships to our Merch Planning, Marketing, and Product-to-Market functions that result in an engaged workforce and a more productive business. You will be responsible for and contribute to developing people strategies, overseeing all day-to-day HR activities for the clients, providing thought leadership to these organizations and associated Leadership Teams, developing, and executing talent management and change management strategies and partnering with key Gap Inc. HR Centers of Excellence and Employee Experience partners to deliver results against the people strategies.

What You'll Do

Provide thought leadership and consultation / support on people and organizational issues : collectively, directly and through matrix management throughout the organization, leveraging resources, programs, and tools to achieve desired outcomes.

Actively participate with and influence the Leadership Teams, advising on people and organization impact of business plans and decisions; ensure that change and transformation plans are established and effectively executed.

Identify and implement strategies which improve employee engagement year over year, as measured through the continuous listening process.

Analyze HR metrics to identify business opportunities working with leadership to develop and implement solutions.

Drive talent management and succession planning activities within the business.

Pro-actively partner with the business and HR partners in Centers of Excellence to develop strategies to strengthen build capabilities, as needed, to ensure a ready-now talent pipeline; identify and deploy appropriate retention strategies to promote organizational stability.

Investigate and resolve employee relations and performance management issues in partnership with legal and Employee Relations team.

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS.

Center on the Customer

Everything we do is for the customer. This means listening and learning to truly understand who they are, what they need and where they're headed, so we can show up as authentic and culturally relevant – not just today, but tomorrow too.

Create with Curiosity

Curiosity unlocks creativity. Asking questions like, 'what if?' and 'why not?' spurs a growth mindset, which leads to challenging the status quo, learning from our mistakes, and inspiring dynamic creativity everywhere.

Collaborate with Candor

Collaboration enables us to imagine – and execute – better. Exchanging candid and direct perspectives brings out the best in us, elevating ideas and pushing us to go beyond what we can see alone.

Champion Excellence

We strive to be the best and recognize it's an endless pursuit. It all starts with personal accountability to set clear expectations, remove barriers to execution, and empower those around us to deliver impact. When we do this, we unleash our full potential.

Who You Are

Extensive and progressive Human Resources generalist experience driving transformational initiatives and addressing organizational efficiencies and effectiveness at scale, preferably in a vertical retail environment.

Comfort with most HR disciplines (employee relations, compensation, benefits, OD, talent management, talent acquisition).

Retail business acumen; understanding of merchandising, inventory management, design and marketing competitive talent landscape.

Strong track record of driving Talent Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Organizational Design and effectiveness, Succession Planning and Engagement.

Experience leading large and small-scale organizational design and effectiveness initiatives in partnership with leadership.

Financial acumen and experience managing FTE and contingent workforce budget at scale.

Seasoned in investigating and resolving employee relations and performance management challenges in a headquarters environment.

Knowledge and experience driving a high-performance culture in a leader-led organization.

Proven experience in managing others including ability to coach, develop, provide direction, recruit, retain top talent, understand resource capability and successfully drive results working with direct reports and other internal resources.

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 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. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.

Salary Range : $175,100 - $232,000 USD

Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

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