Manager, PMO - Process Operations
Arc'teryx· Merchandising – Process Operations
Hybrid (North Vancouver, BC)CA$108k - CA$142kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Manager, Process Operations - PMO responsible for advancing project governance, portfolio visibility, and delivery excellence across Arc'teryx's end-to-end I2C ecosystem; partners with cross-functional teams to standardize PM practices, improve visibility of priorities, risks, dependencies, and milestones, and build scalable PMO capabilities in a hybrid North Vancouver, Canada-based role.
Responsibilities
- Leading complex cross-functional projects across the I2C/GTM ecosystem, ensuring milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks are proactively managed and communicated.
- Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of PMO governance frameworks, project management standards, intake processes, and delivery methodologies.
- Partnering with the Senior Director to prepare governance forums, project reviews, portfolio updates, decision materials, and executive communications.
- Driving project execution discipline through consistent status reporting, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder engagement.
- Facilitating project meetings, steering committees, and working sessions while ensuring clear ownership, decisions, and follow-through.
- Developing, maintaining, and continuously improving project management templates, playbooks, RACI models, project plans, risk registers, and documentation standards.
- Supporting the creation of repeatable project delivery frameworks that enable teams to execute consistently across functions and initiative types.
- Documenting existing and future-state business processes, identifying opportunities to improve clarity, efficiency, and cross-functional alignment.
- Maintaining project repositories, documentation structures, and knowledge management tools to improve accessibility and organizational adoption.
- Building and maintaining project dashboards, KPI scorecards, and reporting mechanisms that improve visibility into portfolio health and execution performance.
- Monitoring project milestones, resource requirements, risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Producing clear and concise reporting for leadership audiences, highlighting progress, emerging risks, key decisions, and business impacts.
- Supporting the development of performance management frameworks that connect project execution to measurable business outcomes.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Product Creation, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Technology, Product Data, and Regional Go-To-Market.
- Supporting change management efforts by driving alignment, communication, stakeholder engagement, and adoption of new processes and ways of working.
- Identifying opportunities to simplify processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve organizational effectiveness.
- Acting as a trusted partner to functional leaders by helping teams navigate ambiguity, manage priorities, and execute against key commitments.
- Identifying opportunities to standardize workflows, project methodologies, governance processes, and operational practices across the I2C ecosystem.
- Supporting the development of PMO best practices and helping embed a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Contributing to the evolution of the PMO function by recommending improvements to tools, reporting, governance, and project delivery approaches.
- Partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure processes, tools, and operating models scale alongside organizational growth.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in project management, PMO, business operations, management consulting, process improvement, or related disciplines.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional projects in collaborative, execution-focused environments.
- Strong foundation in project management principles, governance practices, and business process improvement methodologies.
- Analytical capabilities with ability to translate data into insights, reporting, and recommendations.
- Experience building metrics, dashboards, KPIs, or reporting frameworks that improve operational visibility and decision making.
- Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and timelines.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills; ability to tailor messaging across audiences.
- Experience documenting business processes, facilitating workshops, and translating ambiguity into structured plans.
- Ability to navigate complex organizations and build productive cross-functional relationships.
- Curiosity and continuous improvement mindset; ownership and accountability; ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Experience in Product Creation, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Retail, Operations, Technology, or other Innovation-to-Consumer functions is an asset.
Skills
Required:Project managementGovernance & frameworksData-driven reportingStakeholder managementWorkshop facilitation
Benefits
- Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, vision, mental health support, fertility benefits, 24/7 EAP
- Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching, eligibility for Annual Incentive Plan, access to ESPP
- Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, No Wasted Day program
- Family support - Parental leave top-up and nesting period for new parents
- Growth & community - Professional development, Arc'teryx Academies, Employee Belonging Councils, gear discounts and Pro Deals
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Arc'teryx
Outdoor Clothing, Technical Outerwear, & Accessories | Arc'teryx United States
Arc'teryx is a high performance outdoor equipment company known for leading innovations in climbing, skiing and alpine technologies
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