Global Projects & Strategy Director
Required skills
- Enterprise Project Management
- Strategic Execution
- Cross-functional Initiatives
- Portfolio Governance
- Growth
- Margin Improvement
- Service Levels
- Operational Effectiveness
- Organizational Readiness
- PMO Standards
Nice to have
- PMP
- PRINCE2
- Lean
- Scrum
- SAP
- Planning Tools
Role summary
The Global Projects & Strategy Director leads KEEN’s enterprise project-management and strategic-execution function. This role translates strategic priorities into a disciplined portfolio of cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable business results. Partnering with Global leaders, the Director combines internal performance and financial data with external market intelligence to inform strategic decisions, strengthen portfolio governance, and identify opportunities and risks. The role drives initiatives to improve growth, margin, service, operational effectiveness, and organizational readiness, while building the standards and capabilities required to deliver KEEN’s long-term strategy. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field and ten years of progressive experience in strategy, transformation, operations, consulting, or program management within a multinational organization. The role is based in Portland, OR, with a hybrid work model.
Job Summary
The Global Projects & Strategy Director leads KEEN’s enterprise project-management and strategic-execution function, translating strategic priorities into a disciplined portfolio of cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable business results. Partnering with Global leaders, this role combines internal performance and financial data with external market intelligence, consumer insights, industry trends, and competitive benchmarking to inform strategic decisions, strengthen portfolio governance, and identify opportunities and risks. The Director drives initiatives that improve growth, margin, service, operational effectiveness, and organizational readiness across markets and channels, while building the standards, capabilities, and accountability required to deliver KEEN’s long-term strategy.
Essential Functions
Description
Qualifications
Any equivalent combination of experience and education which clearly indicates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute on a year for year basis.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Travel Required: Yes, up to 25% of the time.
Base Salary: $165,000 - $175,000
The salary range posted for this position represents the anticipated hiring range for this role. Offers are made within this range based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, education, internal equity, and market considerations. This is the hiring range for the position; compensation above the posted maximum is not typically available at the time of offer.
Work Location: Hybrid
This role is based in the Portland, OR area and follows a hybrid work model. Employees are expected to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of our Portland office and generally work on-site four days per week, with flexibility based on business and team needs.
Why Work at KEEN: Driven by a passion for life outside, KEEN is a values-led, independently owned brand from Portland, Oregon, that’s on a mission to create original and versatile products, improve lives, and inspire outside adventure. Founded in 2003, KEEN launched a revolution in the footwear industry with the introduction of the Newport adventure sandal and has donated more than $18 million to non-profit organizations and causes around the world to promote responsible outdoor recreation, including conservation efforts to protect open spaces. KEEN strives to show the world through its products and its actions that a business for good can actually be good for business. By giving back, reducing impact, and activating communities and individuals to protect the places where we work and play, KEEN puts its values in motion and takes action to leave the world a better place.
At KEEN, we believe in a more just and equitable future for all people. As a global brand, we acknowledge that our business, buildings, and daily lives exist within the traditional territories of indigenous peoples. We strive for a future that recognizes the knowledge, rights, and resilience of these peoples.Fuerst Group, KEEN, and Chrome are equal opportunity employers. We value an inclusive and diverse community. Qualified candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
