About the RoleIn this role, you will serve as a strategic Brand Enablement Partner for two of our iconic American brands: Old Navy & Athleta while operating as an integral part of the Inclusion & Belonging team, providing breadth and depth of diversity and inclusion expertise to identify and drive strategies that accelerate the success of our business. You are a thought leader and influencer, creative and collaborative in bringing together energy and resources inside and outside your function. You challenge mindsets and inspire new points of view and help remove systemic and cultural roadblocks to drive meaningful change; and you are in search of an amazing opportunity to help bridge the gaps to create a better world.What You'll Do
- Manage enterprise-wide Inclusion & Belonging strategy across the brands and design brand-specific strategies to align with brand goals.
- Collaborate with brand cross-functional team members including HR, Marketing, Strategy and other key stakeholders in the strategic planning, design, implementation, and monitoring of brand specific Inclusion & Belonging initiatives.
- Ensure brand strategies are aligned with our talent practices, development frameworks and organizational strategies and goals.
- Provide strategic and day-to-day operational leadership on inclusion and belonging programs and practices, ensuring a core and common approach across the brand.
- Work closely with brand partners to understand business strategies, assess current cultural competence, and identify capability gaps and opportunities for improvement to enable a culture of inclusion and belonging.
- Provide relevant data, analysis, and recommendations to guide decision-making related to execution of brands’ strategic efforts.
- Serve as an ongoing ambassador for employee network groups, helping to increase engagement and active participation of all levels of employees in Inclusion & Belonging initiatives.
- Build and exert influence to create positive change and proactively mitigate and resolve employee issues in partnership with HR, Employee Relations and Legal.
Who You Are
- Demonstrated experience in Diversity and Inclusion, HR, or People Strategy.
- Proven experience in a client facing/consulting role.
- Experience leveraging best-in-class project management and stakeholder engagement techniques to influence broad group of stakeholders and senior leaders - without direct authority.
- Strong analytical capabilities and experience leveraging raw data and turning it into captivating storytelling.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an innovative growth mindset.
- Understanding of current inclusion and diversity trends, thinks creatively, and works well autonomously.
- Proven ability handling complex and confidential information with discretion, advising action in sensitive and ambiguous situations, and establishing yourself as a critical partner and trusted advisor.
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What We Do
In 1969, Don and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. They wanted to make it easier to find a great pair of jeans, and they did. Their denim and records store was a hit, and it grew to become one of the world’s most iconic brands. Today we’re represented in more than 1400 stores in over 40 countries, and online. We have headquarters in New York, London, Shanghai, Tokyo, and, of course, San Francisco. Our unique aesthetic is optimistic cool, elevated American style. Our clothes are crafted with care, with focused attention to thoughtful design. We believe in staying true to our heritage while creating what’s next. Don and Doris Fisher always wanted to “do more than sell clothes.” They wanted to support the people who ran their company, to be active in their communities, and to have a positive impact on the world. Their vision helped transform retail, and we’re still following their lead. We stand for freedom and possibility for all; we champion diverse ideas that transcend generations, geographies and genders.
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