Project Manager - Strategic Initiatives

Freeman • Dallas, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager – Strategic Initiatives is a dynamic, forward-thinking partner to the Director, Strategic Planning and Operations, supporting the execution of the COO’s strategic priorities across the brand portfolio. This role is elevated in scope and expectation: it operates across organizational boundaries to drive accountability, advance active strategic initiatives, and ensure the COO’s operating cadence runs with precision and purpose. The ideal candidate brings executive-level polish, strong organizational instincts, and a proactive approach to cross-brand coordination. This position will support our Audio Visual and Event Technology team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show-site 2-3 days per week based out of Dallas, TX.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, High School Diploma or Equivalent with relevant work experience required
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder planning cycles with competing deadlines and cross-functional dependencies
• Proven ability to hold others accountable and drive follow-through across organizational levels — including with leaders more senior than this role
• Proactive, forward-thinking mindset; identifies what needs to happen next and moves toward it without waiting to be directed
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to synthesize complex, cross-brand information into concise, executive-ready materials
• Exercises sound judgment in day-to-day decisions — knows when to act independently, when to escalate, and when to pause; does so with confidence and appropriate urgency
• Comfortable communicating at all organizational levels — from front-line team members to C-suite leadership — with the ability to adapt tone, framing, and format to the audience and context
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of organizational dynamics; accurately reads competing stakeholder priorities, navigates complexity with composure, and builds influence without direct authority
• Strong organizational agility; comfortable operating with ambiguity, limited context, and shifting priorities
• Effective at building credibility and relationships across organizational levels; influences outcomes without direct authority
• Detail-oriented with the ability to carefully listen and process input from a variety of stakeholders before acting; reflects the executive’s style and organizational culture in all interactions
• Exceptional program and project management skills including scope, timeline, risk, and communications management

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a multi-brand, multi-BU, or matrixed organizational environment preferred
• Experience in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate, timely results

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the annual FY business plan cycle on behalf of leadership: owns deadlines, format requirements, and submission tracking across all portfolio brands
• Maintains the portfolio-wide strategic planning calendar; monitors milestone status, flags risks and conflicts before they become issues, and ensures strategic commitments are appropriately sequenced to support the COO’s priorities
• Manages the COO’s meeting cadence — coordinates agendas, prepares pre-read materials, captures meeting summaries, and distributes action items to attendees following COO-level meetings; ensures high-priority time is protected and scheduling conflicts are identified and resolved proactively
• Coordinates logistics for high-level internal and external meetings on behalf of the COO, including Board-level touchpoints and cross-brand leadership forums, ensuring attendees are informed and materials are prepared in advance
• Holds cross-brand and functional leaders accountable for follow-up commitments arising from COO-level meetings; tracks resolution and escalates unresolved items to the Director
• Anticipates upcoming commitments and ensures the COO and Director, Strategic Planning and Operations are consistently informed, prepared, and ahead of key conversations and deliverables
• Communicates with team members, brand leaders, and stakeholders on the COO’s behalf; directs inquiries appropriately while maintaining a high standard of responsiveness and discretion
• Functions as a partner to the Director, Strategic Planning and Operations — contributes independently to analysis, synthesis, and the development of executive-ready deliverables across active initiatives
• Proactively surfaces organizational gaps, brings forward recommendations without being asked, and advances projects to completion without requiring ongoing direction
• Drafts briefing materials, synthesizes cross-brand inputs, and manages project timelines for initiatives led by the Director
• Creates systems and processes to improve cross-brand accountability and streamline the portfolio’s operating rhythm
• Identifies, tracks, and follows up on priority issues with proactive escalation to the Director when necessary
• Prioritizes competing demands, handles matters with urgency and discretion, and follows through on commitments — often with tight timelines
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life, Accident and Disability
• Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree