Store Opening Project Manager

Purpose Brands•Woodbury, MN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Purpose Brands, the parent company of Orangetheory, Anytime Fitness, Waxing the City, and The Bar Method, is seeking a Store Opening Project Manager to manage medium- to large-scale initiatives that support the organization’s strategic objectives. The role coordinates multiple cross-functional teams, brands, and department workstreams throughout the store-opening lifecycle, from discovery through delivery. It reports directly to the Senior Store Opening, Project Manager. The Project Manager leads discovery and planning, facilitates project meetings, maintains plans and schedules, tracks risks and dependencies, supports process improvements, and helps ensure teams deliver agreed-upon outcomes. The role applies waterfall or agile methods as appropriate and works with brand and shared-service leaders, franchise owners, business owners, and outside vendors.

Requirements

At least 3 years of project-management experience managing medium- to large-scale projects or programs.
Strong strategic and tactical communication planning and execution skills.
Ability to handle uncertainty, create structure, and prioritize work effectively.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a dynamic work environment.
Excellent collaboration, leadership, and communication skills.
Comfort and effectiveness influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
Ability to influence without authority and a servant-leadership mentality.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, results-oriented culture across multiple franchise brands.
Ability to build authentic working relationships with team members and colleagues across functions.
Flexibility and adaptability, including the ability to thrive in ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

PMP and/or CAPM certification.
Experience working in a franchise environment.
Experience in the fitness or beauty industry.
Experience or foundational knowledge in design and construction schedules.

Responsibilities

Lead and support cross-functional project teams through store-opening discovery, defining workstreams, owners, scope, required people and capabilities, and estimated timing.
Support internal teams and franchise owners in developing project statements or scopes of work.
Schedule and facilitate project kick-offs and delivery meetings, including status meetings, working sessions, steering meetings, and retrospectives.
Create and manage day-to-day updates and changes to project plans, tasks, timelines, and milestones throughout the project lifecycle.
Anticipate and track issues, risks, and dependencies, regularly assess processes, and lead process-improvement changes.
Measure project timelines by type and collect data for regular reporting to functional teams.
Ensure teams meet conditions of satisfaction and achieve intended outcomes.
Assist teams with defining and implementing the transition to business-as-usual operations.
Apply waterfall or agile methodologies as determined and agreed upon by the working team.
Collaborate and build relationships with brand and shared-service leaders and outside vendors.
Partner with the project Business Owner to communicate project status and progress.