Manager, AI Strategy and Execution

The Gap • Folsom, CA

4d

About The Position

The Office of AI at Gap Inc. is seeking a Manager, Product Journey to own a defined portion of the Indigo X execution roadmap. The role provides dedicated delivery leadership within the Product Journey as its scope expands across product and marketing-related AI opportunities. You will translate journey priorities into executable work, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure initiatives move from concept through testing and delivery with clear outcomes.

Requirements

• Experienced product, innovation, strategy, or program leader with a strong execution orientation.
• Ability to translate broad strategic priorities into concrete roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Skill coordinating multidisciplinary teams without requiring direct authority over every contributor.
• Strong problem solver who can manage ambiguity while maintaining delivery momentum.
• Comfort evaluating emerging technology through a business-value lens.
• Effective communicator with both business and technical audiences.
• Experience establishing success measures and using evidence to inform next-step decisions.
• Strong collaborator who can work across product, marketing, technology, and other functions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI, emerging technology, digital product development, or innovation programs.
• Familiarity with retail product creation, merchandising, marketing, or creative workflows.
• Experience operating test-and-learn programs or taking pilots toward scale.
• Familiarity with Agile or product-delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of a defined portion of the Indigo X roadmap.
• Translate Product Journey priorities into clear initiative plans, milestones, owners, and outcomes.
• Coordinate product, business, technology, data, and other partners required to move initiatives forward.
• Manage day-to-day execution, dependencies, decisions, risks, and follow-through.
• Support prioritization of opportunities based on expected business value, feasibility, readiness, and strategic alignment.
• Define objectives and success measures for pilots and test-and-learn initiatives.
• Prepare initiatives for relevant review and stage-gate decisions.
• Capture learnings from pilots and recommend whether initiatives should iterate, scale, or stop.
• Communicate progress, outcomes, and risks to Product Journey and Office of AI leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed