Chief of Staff - SVP, GM, Foot Locker & Kids Foot Locker

Foot Locker•New York, NY

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief of Staff to the SVP, GM of Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker serves as a strategic partner, integrator, and trusted advisor to the senior executive. The SVP, GM leads the Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker businesses, overseeing Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, and Product Development and driving commercial strategy and product direction. The Chief of Staff helps align the leadership team, manages strategic initiatives, facilitates cross-functional collaboration, and keeps the executive focused on high-impact priorities. The role calls for a detail-oriented, strategic, results-driven professional who can work urgently while maintaining a calm presence through complexity and change. The successful candidate is collaborative, self-motivated, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to make effective decisions. This is a 2–3 year developmental opportunity intended to prepare a high-potential leader for broader enterprise roles. Regular travel is required. The position is hybrid and based at the Corporate Office in New York, with an expected in-office schedule of Tuesday through Thursday, three days per week.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience influencing and partnering with senior leaders in a complex, matrixed environment.
Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills.
Ability to quickly understand operational mechanics across diverse functions.
Advanced organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
Ability to create clarity in ambiguous situations.
Several years of direct product, merchandising, or buying experience, ideally in athletic specialty, sporting goods, brand, or retail.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion with sensitive initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading cross-functional initiatives or facilitating complex project delivery.
Experience in athletic specialty, sporting goods, brand, or retail.

Responsibilities

Partner with the SVP, GM to define, refine, and communicate the North America business vision, strategy, and annual priorities.
Drive alignment across cross-functional leaders so strategic initiatives are understood and consistently executed.
Serve as a liaison between the SVP, GM's office, direct reports, and internal and external stakeholders.
Communicate project requirements, gather and interpret status updates, identify next steps, and proactively resolve issues.
Escalate risks and barriers and provide the executive with visibility into priorities, challenges, and decisions required.
Plan and orchestrate leadership team, vendor, and client meetings, ensuring objectives and participants are prepared.
Capture, assign, and track meeting action items and next steps through completion.
Own and execute special ad-hoc projects end-to-end, particularly across Finance and operational functions.
Use discretion and maintain strict confidentiality when managing sensitive or high-visibility initiatives.
Establish structure, processes, and accountability mechanisms to advance complex workstreams.