Manager, Project Management Office (PLM)

About the role

Rhone is seeking a Manager, Project Management Office (PLM) to serve as the connective tissue across major cross-functional initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and people.

Responsibilities

• Independently own and maintain a centralized view of active strategic initiatives, providing leadership with real-time visibility into project status, risks, and interdependencies.
• Establish metrics for success and track progress within the PLM space to ensure product data accuracy and process compliance.
• Develop and track KPIs and milestones for major programs, proactively escalating blockers before they impact the critical path.
• Facilitate prioritization processes with senior leadership to make clear trade-off decisions when resources are constrained.
• Pivot as needed based on the latest data.
• Serve as the business lead for Rhone’s PLM relationship, managing the improvement roadmap for PLM enhancements and integration with other platforms in the Rhone tech stack.
• Establish clear decision rights across initiatives—defining who decides what, when decisions are final, and how they are documented.
• Act as the organizational conscience on decision finality, preventing decisions from being revisited or overridden by default.
• Evaluate, implement, and continuously improve project management tracking, driving Forever Forward progress.
• Document and standardize repeatable processes to reduce operational friction and improve team efficiency.
• Support organizational change by developing transparent communication plans, stakeholder maps, and adoption strategies.
• Create executive-ready updates and cascade strategic direction, ensuring teams understand how their individual work ladders up to company goals.
• Embrace Courage Over Comfort by addressing ambiguity head-on and navigating complex, competing priorities with honesty and clarity.
• Lead cross-functional working sessions and stand-ups spanning go-to-market, technology, and operations, proving there is Strength in Numbers.
• Cook up training on PLM enhancements with Rhone’s internal teams (Production, Product Development, Design, Tech Design, Merchandising) and external partners.
• Partner strategically with functional owners who lack dedicated project management resources to ensure shared success.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in project management, program management, strategy, or operations, ideally within consumer products, retail, apparel, or DTC/e-commerce environments.
• Technical Expertise: Direct experience leading a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementation, enhancement, or transformation. Experience with Centric PLM is strongly preferred, though experience with similar platforms (e.g., Backbone, PTC FlexPLM, Bamboo Rose) paired with an aptitude to learn quickly is also highly valued.
• Industry Knowledge: A strong understanding of product creation, merchandising, sourcing, planning, and product data management processes.
• Strategic Execution: Demonstrated ability to build operational infrastructure from the ground up in a scaling business, sequencing early wins to create momentum for harder changes later.
• Influence: Exceptional facilitation skills, with executive-level credibility to synthesize complexity into clear, actionable narratives and drive alignment across functions you do not directly own.
• Credentials: PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits
• 401(k) with company incentive savings plan
• Equity participation
• Company holidays and discretionary time off policy
• Career growth and advancement opportunities at a brand with significant scaling momentum
• Clothing discount