Strategic Project Manager, Global Marketing & Communications

Company Description


Are you a skilled strategic Project Manager with a passion for fashion who wants to be part of building one of the biggest global fashion brands targeting women
With over 171,000 colleagues from different backgrounds across the world, H&M group is dedicated to creating the best experience for our people as well as our customers. We share a value-driven way of working, based on a fundamental respect for the individual. Our shared values help create an open, dynamic and down-to-earth company culture where anything is possible and you can truly belong, being truly yourself.
The H&M Head Office is based in Stockholm, Sweden, where we design and develop our fashion collections for a wide variety of customers. H&M is a dynamic international workplace where high pace and rapid changes are a natural part of our day. Good communication skills, a flexible attitude and capacity to adapt to changes are essential. We have a sustainable mindset and always seek new ways to improve our sustainable working methods to achieve our goals.
Working at H&M Womenswear
At Womenswear, you will be part of a fast-paced environment and work with a phenomenal range of fashion for all – always with focus on quality, sustainability and the best price. Our goal is to create the best customer offer and shopping experience for the women´s customer. You will contribute to making progress towards our vision – A loved women´s fashion destination, leading the change to a sustainable fashion future.


Job Description


As a Project Manager you will develop the strategy and lead the implementation of global marketing communications projects targeting women. One very important part of the Project Manager role is to lead, motivate and align the project team to deliver the best possible results. The project team can consist of between 4-15 team members, and you have the responsibility to allocate and prioritize tasks between team members and make strategic decisions to find the best way to deliver on business and marketing KPI’s. If an external creative agency is contracted for a project, you are the main contact and responsible to make sure they deliver upon the assignment. You will report to the Account Manager (Department Manager) and work closely with the Head of Marketing Communications .
As Project Manager key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Validate internal briefs to ensure alignment on goals and deliverables
Ensure projects are delivered on time, on brief and on budget
Develop insights-driven activity strategies together with project resources
Ensure all project deliverables (strategies, concepts, content, etc) deliver on set goals and KPIs
Allocate resources and distribute/prioritize work between team members
Lead, inform, motivate, and align project team to deliver on shared goals
Empower and inspire team to challenge the status quo and create innovative solutions
Participate in sourcing and negotiations of creative talent and services
Learn a lot, make an impact, have fun



Qualifications


We believe you are a social and ambitious team player, full of drive and optimism. You are a results-driven entrepreneurial spirit who dares to innovate and challenge the status quo. To be successful in this role you have a creative personality with interest in fashion, brand development and communications. You have a customer first-perspective and have no problem challenging conventions and breaking boundaries. Apart from courage and energy, this role requires diplomacy but also a natural ability to both prioritize and make decisions. You never forget to involve, anchor and communicate with your fellow team members and stake holders.
Besides your personality we see that you have:
Extended experience from senior project management and strategic work, preferably from an advertising agency
Experience and/or a great interest in the fashion and/or lifestyle, industry
Solid strategic understanding of all disciplines of marketing and communications
Experience of, and interest, in the digital and social media landscape
Experience of setting and following up on project budgets
Knowledge of setting and following up KPI’s to demonstrate return of investment
Experienced in leading, motivating and aligning cross-functional teams
Experience and ability to manage senior stakeholders
Ability to communicate vision and strategy
Good understanding and knowledge of PR is meriting



Additional Information


Does this sound like you? Please upload your CV (in English) as soon as possible but at the latest 24th of March. Due to GDPR, we only accept applications through our career page. At H&M Group we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Therefore, we kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.
This is a fulltime, permanent position based at our Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden. Start date as soon as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application!
We know that diversity is what makes us strong. Our teams should consist of great mix of people that share and combine their knowledge, experiences, and ideas. It leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world.