Program Manager

Vancouver, BC
Hybrid
Posted Oct 22, 2026
1 position

$85–$95 / hour

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Office presence: 4 days per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Lead the end-to-end assortment modernization program, coordinating business, product, data, technology, and regional teams to deliver improved planning, localization, inventory productivity, forecasting, and customer experience. Manage roadmaps, governance, risks, dependencies, executive communications, adoption, global rollout readiness, and long-term operational sustainability.

Job details

6 months contract- high possibility of extension Hybrid- 4 days in Vancouver Rate 85-95/hr JOB DESCRIPTION Insight Global is looking Program Manager to lead a large-scale retail transformation focused on modernizing assortment planning, localization, and merchandising capabilities. This individual will drive cross-functional alignment across business, technology, data, analytics, and change management teams while delivering measurable business outcomes across global markets. Responsibilities: • Lead the end-to-end Assortment Modernization program across business, product, data, and technology teams. • Build and manage integrated roadmaps, governance structures, risks, dependencies, and executive communications. • Partner with Merchandising, Planning, Technology, Data & Analytics, Supply Chain, and regional business teams to drive transformation outcomes. • Deliver scalable, data-driven assortment planning capabilities that improve inventory productivity, forecasting, localization, and guest experience. • Drive adoption, global rollout readiness, and long-term operational sustainability. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE • 10+ years of enterprise Program Management, Transformation, or Delivery leadership experience. • Proven success leading large-scale business and technology transformations from strategy through implementation and adoption. • Strong retail, apparel, consumer goods, or omnichannel industry experience. • Experience managing complex global programs with multiple stakeholders, workstreams, and dependencies. • Ability to influence and communicate effectively with Director, VP, and SVP-level stakeholders. • Experience driving governance, roadmap planning, risk management, executive reporting, and benefits realization. • Proven ability to work across matrixed organizations and drive outcomes without direct authority. • Experience leading phased rollouts, pilots, MVPs, and organizational change initiatives NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE • Experience with assortment planning, merchandise planning, range planning, localization, store planning, or related retail planning functions. • Experience with planning and analytics platforms such as Anaplan, o9, Blue Yonder, SAP, Snowflake, or Power BI. • Exposure to Data Science, AI/ML, forecasting, optimization, or recommendation engines . • Experience managing system integrators, consulting partners, or large vendor relationships. • Global transformation experience balancing standardized processes with regional business requirements. • PMP, PROSCI, or related program/change management certification Vacancy Status: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position. Please Note: Artificial intelligence tools are used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of enterprise program management, transformation, or delivery leadership, with a record of delivering large-scale business and technology transformations through implementation and adoption. Candidates should bring strong retail or related industry experience, global and matrixed program leadership, executive stakeholder influence, and expertise in governance, risk management, phased rollouts, and organizational change.