About Appriss Retail

Appriss Retail is the total retail loss solution for omnichannel, unifying high-quality data across stores, online, and customer ser-vice to reduce returns, cut shrink, and manage incidents. Our products—Engage to reduce returns, Secure to cut shrink, and Incident to centralize visibility—help retailers move from reactive loss control to strategic profit protection. Together, they empower organizations to make better operations decisions, strengthen accountability, and put hundreds of millions back to the bottom line. Covering 40% of all U.S. transactions and active in 45 countries, Appriss Retail is trusted by 60+ of the top 100 U.S. retailers to deliver lasting performance improvement. Learn more at apprissretail.com.

Overview

Reporting directly to the VP of Transformation, the Transformation Project Manager plays a critical role in driving the successful execution of strategic transformation initiatives. This role is responsible for managing the day‑to‑day details of multiple transformation projects, ensuring plans remain on track, tasks are followed through to completion, and cross‑functional teams stay aligned.

The Transformation Project Manager must be highly organized, proactive, and able to coordinate across diverse functional groups. This role ensures that deadlines, dependencies, risks, and deliverables are continuously monitored and communicated, enabling the VP of Transformation to maintain visibility into progress and strategic impact.

Essential Duties

• Partner closely with the VP of Transformation to translate strategic priorities into actionable project plans with clear tasks, owners, timelines, and success metrics.
• Manage all operational aspects of transformation initiatives, including schedule management, task tracking, documentation, and cross-team coordination.
• Proactively follow up on outstanding tasks, remove barriers, escalate risks, and ensure accountability across teams.
• Prepare and maintain detailed project dashboards, status reports, and communication updates for leadership review.
• Facilitate cross-functional working sessions, ensuring clarity of objectives, next steps, and dependencies.
• Monitor project scope, identify issues early, and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation plans.
• Support continuous improvement of transformation processes, tools, and standards.
• Coordinate internal project activities including executive reviews, decision logs, and post‑implementation evaluations.
• Ensure alignment between business, technical, and operational teams throughout project execution.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent project management experience.
• 3+ years of project management experience in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience working on cross‑functional initiatives, preferably in technology, SaaS, or transformation settings.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong organizational and time‑management skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly capture decisions, tasks, and requirements.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic and evolving environment with shifting priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Critical thinking, problem‑solving ability, and a proactive mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMO, PMP, or similar project management certification.
• Experience supporting executive‑level initiatives.
• Experience working in retail, SaaS, or transformation‑focused organizations.

Benefits - Not eligible

Reports to: VP Transformation

Supervisory Duties: No

Travel Required: Up to 10% for team meetings, conferences, customer onboarding, etc.

Duration: 10 months + Possible Extension / Conversion to Full-Time Employee