Incubation Project Manager Jobs

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity, and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience, and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About The Team

The Global Open Innovation Studio, Incubation team is looking for an Incubation Project Manager in New York, reporting into the Special Projects Senior Manager. This team is tasked with developing future concepts and testing innovative business models to generate learnings and new capabilities for the House. Our ideal candidate will have at least 6 years of experience in project management and a passion for innovation, creative technologies, and startup development.

CHANEL Open Innovation Studio is a future-forward innovation ecosystem.

Operating at the intersection of the organization and the wider world, we envision the road ahead for luxury and for CHANEL, fast-tracking potential responses through our network of investments and partnerships. We pressure-test these ideas through branded and independent business models, enabling the House to create positive impact from leading-edge learnings and capabilities and to prepare its businesses for the future.

About The Job

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of projects that involve launching new platforms, exploring and integrating early technologies such as Web3 and AI. The projects and initiatives will touch on the realms of Corporate Innovation, New Ventures, Emerging Technologies, Client Experience, and Business Analytics.

Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with internal and external teams to develop and implement project management best practices
• Continuously assess the competitive landscape and identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation
• Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets, and manage resources to ensure successful project deliveries
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
• Build a measurable test and learn mentality in each initiative, driving actionable insights for future innovations and iterations
• Identify, mitigate and communicate project risks to stakeholders and provide recommendations for mitigation
• Partner closely with the Senior Manager, Special Projects to support the project’s needs around production, insights & and storytelling around experiments
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, partners, and vendors

You are energized by

• Developing a strategy to experiment and learn from unknown territory while honoring and preserving the House values and brand equity
• Driving innovative experiences & journey design work, ensuring quality, seamless execution, and measurable results
• Liaising with global internal teams, as well as frequent meetings and relationship-building with key external partners

What You Will Bring To The Team

• University degree or equivalent
• Ability to problem solve and propose multiple solutions in a dynamic setting
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills
• Strong Project Management background
• Test and learn mindset and ability to challenge the usual

Position Logistics

• French language skills a plus
• 4+ years of experience in project management, preferably in the digital or luxury retail industries with demonstrated experience in launching new platforms and technologies
• Experience in managing complex projects with cross-functional teams and external partners/vendors
• Ability to be in the New York office up to three days a week
• Familiarity with Agile project management methodology is a plus
• Occasional travel is possible, likely to London, Paris, or California
• Strong strategic thinking, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Expertise in Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written

What Skills Will You Learn, What Experiences Might You Have

• Hands-on practice creating and bringing to life a full business strategy
• Entrepreneurial project management and responsive ways of working to allow for continuous test-and-learn for new ideas
• Working as part of a collaborative global team that partners closely with corporate functions and external vendors
• Exposure to new technologies, ways of working and trends and future disruptions in the worlds of luxury, retail, beauty and wellness, and client experiences

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $47,400 through $100,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components [may/will] include additional compensation, benefits, and perks.

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion

At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.

We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community

CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents, and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.

Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Sustainability

CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture

We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Career and Leadership Development:

We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

Compensation

Base salary, bonus potential and other forms of variable pay [may/will be] offered for this position

Benefits And Perks

• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, Milk Stork, and Care.com Membership)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure and Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund
• 401K, pension, and other incentives
• Flexibility (flexible time and hybrid work options)
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program