The posting
Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We're a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future.
We are seeking a Vice President, Concept-to-Consumer (CTC) Transformation & Product Operations to lead the strategy, transformation, and operational excellence of our end-to-end product creation and go-to-market ecosystem.
Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, this executive will partner across Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Planning, Marketing, Digital, Technology, and Commercial teams to transform how products move from concept to consumer.
The VP will oversee the global go-to-market (GTM) operating model, including calendars, processes, governance, operating rhythms, digital capabilities, and cross-functional execution. The role will drive enterprise transformation and operational excellence to improve speed, clarity, efficiency, accountability, and consumer relevance.
The successful candidate will be an enterprise-minded transformation leader who can set long-term direction, influence at the executive level, and translate strategy into disciplined execution and measurable business outcomes while accelerating speed to market, improving cross-functional execution, and strengthening how Levi's brings product innovation to consumers globally.
About the Job
Key Responsibilities:
GTM Strategy & Transformation
- Partner with the Chief Product Officer and senior leaders to define and execute the enterprise vision for CTC and GTM transformation.
- Lead the evolution of the end-to-end GTM operating model across functions, regions, and markets.
- Own the global GTM calendar, milestone framework, governance forums, and executive operating rhythms.
- Drive enterprise change across processes, tools, decision rights, ways of working, behaviors, and accountability.
- Simplify and improve how work moves through the product lifecycle to accelerate decision-making and speed to market.
- Use business priorities, consumer needs, industry trends, and external benchmarks to continually strengthen GTM effectiveness.
Operational Excellence
- Build and lead a high-performing global Product Operations and GTM Operations function.
- Establish clear KPIs, governance, decision rights, and operating mechanisms that strengthen accountability and execution.
- Ensure critical seasonal, commercial, and product milestones are delivered through disciplined planning, dependency management, and issue resolution.
- Create scalable standards, playbooks, and tools that improve consistency, transparency, and efficiency across global and regional teams.
- Surface and resolve complex cross-functional risks, trade-offs, and execution barriers.
- Partner with global and regional leaders to deliver major product launches and GTM milestones on time.
Process Optimization & Ways of Working
- Lead the ongoing redesign and optimization of GTM, product creation, and portfolio management processes.
- Improve speed to market, decision quality, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness through simpler, more integrated ways of working.
- Implement governance that enables visibility, prioritization, timely decisions, issue resolution, and clear accountability.
- Advance business priorities such as assortment optimization, product platforming, material and fabric efficiencies, and process simplification.
- Embed a culture and discipline of continuous improvement across product and operational teams.
Digital Strategy & Enablement
- Set the digital tools strategy and roadmap for the product organization.
- Partner with Technology, Digital Product, and business leaders to prioritize capabilities and guide investment decisions.
- Define business requirements for GTM, planning, product development, workflow, and reporting solutions.
- Lead implementation, adoption, training, and change management for new platforms and tools.
- Improve process visibility, reporting, and analytics to enable faster, data-informed decisions.
Team Leadership
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team across transformation, product operations, and execution excellence.
- Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Develop leaders and strengthen operational and enterprise capabilities across the organization.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior executives.
About You
Experience:
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Product Operations, GTM, Merchandising Operations, Product Creation, Supply Chain Operations, Transformation, or a related field.
- Proven success leading large-scale business transformation and organizational change in a complex, global environment.
- Deep experience with global GTM and product creation processes in apparel, footwear, retail, consumer goods, or a related industry.
- Experience leading teams and influencing senior executives in a highly matrixed organization.
- Demonstrated ability to build scalable governance, enterprise processes, and execution frameworks.
- Experience partnering with technology teams to implement and scale digital tools and process transformation.
Skills & Capabilities:
- Enterprise-level strategic thinking with a strong record of translating vision into execution.
- Expertise in transformation, change leadership, operational excellence, and process optimization.
- Deep knowledge of Product Operations, Merchandising Operations, Product Creation, and GTM processes.
- Exceptional ability to influence, align, and mobilize stakeholders across functions, regions, and levels.
- Strong business acumen, consumer orientation, and analytical decision-making.
- Ability to lead through ambiguity, navigate competing priorities, and resolve complex enterprise issues.
- Outstanding executive communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to build high-performing teams and develop talent.
This is a hybrid work schedule based in our San Francisco, CA headquarters. You will be expected in office 3 days per week typically Tuesday-Thursday. Note, time in office can vary depending on business needs.
The expected starting salary range for this role is $251,600 - $369,100 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.
Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes base pay, incentive plans, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health insurance, product discounts, and more designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits and incentive compensation vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request. Read more about our benefits here.
LS&Co. is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome and value people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to make LS&Co. a collective success.
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EOE M/F/Disability/Vets
LOCATION
San Francisco, CA, USA
FULL TIME/PART TIME
Full time
FILL DATE
This position is expected to be filled by 01/18/2027.
