Swag Program Manager at Jane Street

<h3>About the position</h3> <p>We're looking for a Swag Program Manager to join Jane Street's global merchandise program, which supports our recruiting, new hire onboarding, community outreach, and internal culture initiatives. You'll join a small team working closely with Recruiting, Events, and Design teams across the firm, along with our external production, warehousing, and logistics partners.&nbsp;</p> <p>In this role, you'll contribute to both strategy and day-to-day operations:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Partnering with teams across the firm to turn their goals into program roadmaps, forecast demand, and keep projects on schedule</li> <li>Developing new products with our Design team that feel current and true to the brand</li> <li>Owning vendor relationships and vetting and matching vendors to projects as needed</li> <li>Running the day-to-day operations that keep our global products, inventory, and shipping running smoothly</li> <li>Defining success metrics, reporting on program health, and improving processes as the program scales</li> </ul> <h3>About you</h3> <ul> <li>Have 7+ years of experience across some combination of merchandising, product development, buying, supply chain, operations, procurement, or logistics</li> <li>Have a track record of developing physical products, such as apparel or promotional merchandise</li> <li>Have a working knowledge of production and decoration methods (e.g., embroidery, screen printing, sublimation, custom manufacturing) and their tradeoffs on quality, cost, and lead time</li> <li>Comfortable building forecasts and models from multiple data sources</li> <li>An excellent communicator and project manager with experience coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives; comfortable managing contractors and vendors</li> <li>Organized with excellent attention to detail&nbsp;</li> <li>A motivated self-starter who can handle competing priorities</li> <li>Curious about the operations of the firm and how your role fits into the bigger picture</li> </ul> <p><em>If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to [email protected]</em></p>