Location: Seattle, WA
Discipline: UX / Product Design
Experience: 8+ years
Compensation: $98,300
OverviewEight decades ago, we were founded not by business people or investors, but by a community of 23 friends connected by the shared belief that a life outdoors is a life well lived. Together, they formed a co-op around the purpose that guides us to this day - to inspire and enable life outside for everyone. REI is seeking an innovative Manager, Architecture to lead the architectural design team while delivering high-quality design documentation to execute projects within our fleet of stores. This role is responsible for managing store design activities in support of new store projects, renovations, and strategic initiatives. The Manager, Architecture is expected to drive the architectural design process to elevate the customer experience and differentiate the REI brand. This job contributes to REI’s success by implementing design standards, documenting program requirements, delivering construction drawings, and securing building permits for assigned projects. The Manager, Architecture oversees design phases for multiple projects simultaneously at varying stages of development working in partnership with cross-functional teams including Real Estate, Construction, Concept Design, Construction Procurement, Facilities, Store Operations, Visual Merchandising and Sourcing. Additionally, this role is responsible for fostering a culture of continuous improvement to deliver against the strategic goals for the Physical Place team.
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Responsibilities And QualificationsThis role requires thorough expert knowledge of store design practices. The ideal candidate applies advanced principles, theories, concepts, and strategic thinking and is able to teach, train, and lead others. They use significant expertise and high judgement to deliver against strategic organizational wide goals often working cross divisionally. They are able to effectively influence and negotiate solutions when the path forward is unclear, and they are able to make trade-offs when evaluating opportunity vs available resources. This role is responsible for managing internal and external resources. Functional Responsibilities:
