Project/Program Manager II Job at Robert Half in Arlington

Project/Program Manager– Grocery Partnerships

Location: NYC, DC, or Seattle - Onsite

Employment Type: Contract - 8 months

Department: Grocery Partnerships

About the Role

Are you passionate about transforming the grocery shopping experience? Join our dynamic Grocery Partnerships team, where we are launching innovative supermarket integrations and onboarding merchants to a cutting-edge grocery platform.

We are seeking a driven and strategic Project Manager to lead partner onboarding and integration efforts. This role is pivotal in helping grocery merchants optimize their catalog, pricing, and availability while ensuring a seamless experience on our platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects to onboard grocery partners and drive integration success.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks across workstreams to ensure timely project delivery.
• Deep dive into challenges and blockers, applying creative problem-solving to resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain effective project tracking mechanisms and communicate status updates clearly.
• Build and nurture strong relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Champion automation and process streamlining to improve partner operations and platform efficiency.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in program or product management.
• Strong Excel skills (preferred tool for analysis and tracking).
• 1+ year of external-facing experience (e.g., sales, product, program, or project roles).
• Proven ability to manage roadmaps, including vision, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risk tracking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) sectors such as retail operations, inventory management, brand/category analysis, or business analytics.
• Experience managing tech-product roadmaps or working with technical teams.
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Fluency in additional languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German).
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Top 3 Must-Have Skills

1. Project Management Experience – Proven ability to lead and deliver complex projects.
2. Roadmap Ownership – Experience driving product or program roadmaps from concept to execution.
3. Advanced Excel Skills – Ability to analyze data and build tools for tracking and optimization.