Anna Reiss
Senior Project Manager
- Role
- Senior Project Manager Licensed Stores Format Strategy at Starbucks
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Anna Reiss
A certified project manager who is passionate about utilizing strengths in project management and product development to bring creative visual and products to life. Loves to build trusted relationships and collaborate across cross-functional teams to spearhead and manage large-scale projects through full lifecycle and execution, including crafting strategic program plans and roadmaps, managing resources, budgets, and schedules, and hosting retrospectives. Passionate about leading highly collaborative teams to efficiently deliver creative experiences that change customer\'s lives.• Plan, build and execute: Partner closely with the business and design teams to write project requirements, detail in-store strategy and put the plan into action. Conduct project retrospectives and iterate to improve processes and communication. Delivered successful product launches, store fixtures, and graphics for key in-store promotions and events.• Drive Results: Own projects, see them to completion on-time and communicate progress along the way. Actively seeks ways to implement efficiencies in the project life-cycle. Generated $2.2MM in revenue by leading cross functional teams and driving sourcing strategies. • Stakeholder management: A trusted advisor to our buying teams, planners, designers, tech team and leadership to coordinate between cross-functional teams to move roadblocks as they arise. Ensure stakeholders informed via regular status updates/demos and build great working relationships along the way.•Oversee teams and workflow optimization: Lead teams of graphic designers, merchandise planners and vendors in backlog grooming, estimation, sprint planning, etc. Led teams in process mapping and implementing lean management principles saving 190 hours of time and increased project efficiency by 14%.
Experience
Senior Project Manager Licensed Stores Format Strategy
Feb 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Responsible for developing and implementing strategic initiatives that drive organizational success, with a key focus on optimizing store performance through comprehensive toolkits and methodologies. Create detailed product roadmaps that align with business goals and market trends. Lead highly cross-functional workstreams and collaborate with senior leadership to identify and prioritize high-impact projects, ensuring optimal resource allocation and alignment with strategic objectives. Conduct performance analyses, implement improvement initiatives, and champion format adoption across multiple business units.
Education
Portland State University
Bachelor's, Community health and business Administration
2006 — 2008
University of Washington
Project Management Certificate Program
2019
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