Manager, AI Strategy and Execution

About the Role The Office of AI at Gap Inc. is seeking a Manager, Product Journey to own a defined portion of the Indigo X execution roadmap. The role provides dedicated delivery leadership within the Product Journey as its scope expands across product and marketing-related AI opportunities. You will translate journey priorities into executable work, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure initiatives move from concept through testing and delivery with clear outcomes.What You'll Do • Own delivery of a defined portion of the Indigo X roadmap. • Translate Product Journey priorities into clear initiative plans, milestones, owners, and outcomes. • Coordinate product, business, technology, data, and other partners required to move initiatives forward. • Manage day-to-day execution, dependencies, decisions, risks, and follow-through. • Support prioritization of opportunities based on expected business value, feasibility, readiness, and strategic alignment. • Define objectives and success measures for pilots and test-and-learn initiatives. • Prepare initiatives for relevant review and stage-gate decisions. • Capture learnings from pilots and recommend whether initiatives should iterate, scale, or stop. • Communicate progress, outcomes, and risks to Product Journey and Office of AI leadership. Who You Are • Experienced product, innovation, strategy, or program leader with a strong execution orientation. • Ability to translate broad strategic priorities into concrete roadmaps and delivery plans. • Skill coordinating multidisciplinary teams without requiring direct authority over every contributor. • Strong problem solver who can manage ambiguity while maintaining delivery momentum. • Comfort evaluating emerging technology through a business-value lens. • Effective communicator with both business and technical audiences. • Experience establishing success measures and using evidence to inform next-step decisions. • Strong collaborator who can work across product, marketing, technology, and other functions. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with AI, emerging technology, digital product development, or innovation programs. • Familiarity with retail product creation, merchandising, marketing, or creative workflows. • Experience operating test-and-learn programs or taking pilots toward scale. • Familiarity with Agile or product-delivery practices.