Head of Format Development, Retail Space

Company Description
Are you a person that wants to be in the center of the transformation of retail? Would you thrive in a fast- paced and dynamic environment where you will have an important role developing our stores of the future? We are now looking for a Head of Format Development within H&M’s Retail Space function. You will join a highly ambitious team with a great mission to drive the transform the physical stores of the H&M brand. The development will be driven in the context of one of the H&M Groups most important leaps and is closely connected to many other strategic leaps and workstreams.
About Retail Space and Healthy & Relevant Store Portfolio
Customer Experience is and will always evolve redefining the role of each touchpoint along the customer journey. We believe that our physical stores are in the center of this evolution as here we can connect, build relations and let our customers experience the brand deeper than in no other channel. To utilize that channel’s unique strengths and to accelerate the transformation of our physical store portfolio, Healthy & Relevant Store Portfolio Leap has been initiated to develop cross functionally Strategic Plan for portfolio transformation. Retail Space alongside other functions and regions, is a part of it.
Retail Space consists of the teams Format Development, Services & Features, Commercial Development, H&M Store Design, Change and Controlling, Test & Analysis.
As Head of Format Development for Retail Space you will be a key member in the function and the H&M central organization, responsible for defining and developing a store format library as part of our Brand Plan and Channel Strategy.
Job Description
Your main responsibilities are, but is not limited to:
Customer Experience Development. Together with Head of Creative Retail Space drive development work improving the Customer Experience in our physical stores, securing that we are staying true to our business idea: Fashion and quality at the best price in sustainable way and reflecting our Brand Direction, DNA & Identity.
Staff responsibility. Staff responsibility for a team of Project Managers, securing their constant development and empowerment on the journey of relevant format development. You secure access to relevant data and you order relevant analysis and research to support your team’s strategic work.
Channel Strategy & Store Formats’ Development. You take part in the cross-functional network, that develops our Channel Strategy. You drive development The Store Formats Library, as a response to that strategy and growth needs recognized by Regions and Business units. You collaborate with other functions that owns the development agenda of particular store components to align their scope with developed formats.
Test & Learn. You collaborate with the Test & Learn team, defining hypothesis that you want to validate through tests in store environments.
Store Portfolio understanding. You collaborate with Global Expansion to understand the current condition of stores portfolio, it’s potential and where we have the biggest challenges and to implement developed formats. Your development work is aligned with our long -term Portfolio Strategy.



Qualifications
We believe that you as a person is a true role model for the H&M values and an ambitious, flexible and humble team player. You have a can-do approach, where you see potential and opportunities. You are a strategist that wants to discover the unknown and at the same time remove known pain points. You work in a cross-functional manner with a speed and flexible mindset. And you like to have fun on the way!
To be a successful Head of Format Development, we also believe you have/are:
+ 5-8 years of experience in Business Development within the retail industry.
Experience in setting cross-channel strategies and integrating customer journey.
+ 5 years of leadership experience.
A proven track-record in working with customer experience.
A visionary leader, that understands where retail is going and can drive the strategic agenda forward, set vision and enables team to deliver towards set vision and goals.
A good understanding of digital environment in retail business and how it influences development of physical store.
Experience in change management and working in agile processes.
Have the ability to manage senior stakeholders and has extra ordinary communications skills.
Obsessed with customer and you know how to recognize customer needs.

As a leader you believe in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency and trust. You act with integrity and are guided by a growth mindset and our H&M values. You have a holistic approach and focus on the success of the whole company and not only on the success of the own business. You proactively involve and co-create with different stakeholders and truly believes that diversity increases the quality of decisions. You passionately engage and empowers others to turn visions into reality with an authentic and influential leadership presence.
Additional Information
This is a full-time permanent position based in Stockholm, and you will report to Dawid Gosciniak, Head of Retail Space. You will preferably be based in Stockholm but we are open to look at placements in other countries if it’s not possible for you to relocate.
If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your cv (no need for cover letter) in English by latest the 24:rd of September 2021 via our career site: https://smrtr.io/6CBrG