Strategic Project Lead
Location: Beaverton, Oregon
Country: United States
Category: Account & Project Management
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: June 5, 2026
Job ID: 648221
Job Description
Strategic Project Lead
Location: Beaverton, OR
Contract length: 6 months
Schedule: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR (WFH Fridays)
Pay: $57-62.68/hr, DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Strategic Project Lead to join our well-known retail brand on a 6-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working remotely on Fridays. This role will operate at the intersection of strategy, project management, and crossfunctional
leadership, driving clarity, alignment, and execution across a complex stakeholder landscape.
Strategic Project Lead Qualifications:
- 5-10 years of experience in program management, consulting, strategy, or business operations at major consulting firm or Fortune 500 organizations, working in highly matrixed, cross-functional environments
- Expertise in program and change management methodologies for large-scale initiatives
- Experience with industry-standard project management tools to drive efficiency and transparency
- Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments--comfortable pivoting strategies while maintaining forward momentum
- Embraces uncertainty and change as opportunities for improvement
- Pushes teams toward clarity and execution, even in ambiguous situations
- Exceptional listener who synthesizes complex discussions into clear, actionable insights
- Translates technical concepts and strategic priorities into concise written communication tailored to diverse audiences--from engineering and data science to executive leadership
- Adapts communication style to resonate with different functions and stakeholder groups
- AirTable experience preferred, but not required
- PMP certification preferred, but not required
- Strong project management foundation
- Ability to build trust quickly
- Secure buy-in across multiple teams and levels of the organization
- Ability to communicate with executive-level counterparts
- Strategic mindset with strong business acumen
- High attention to detail and ability to synthesize information
Strategic Project Lead Description:
- Own day-to-day project orchestration, including project onboarding, initiative timelines, milestones, and deliverables
- Build and maintain integrated workbacks across cross-functional teams
- Track progress, identify risks, and manage dependencies at the program level, and working cross-functionally to get updates from initiative owners
- Prepare materials for weekly connects and milestone reviews
- Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
- Drive alignment across teams to ensure coordinated effort toward shared goals
- Facilitate regular and ad hoc working team & leadership meetings, synthesizing discussions into clear action items, ownership, and timelines
- Serve as a connector across sales, business integration, product, and marketing
- Communicate program strategy, progress, and impact to stakeholders at all levels--from executives to working team members
- Provide regular updates, solicit feedback, and proactively address blockers to maintain momentum
- Translate strategic objectives into clear, actionable plans that align teams and drive accountability
- Support engagement with senior internal leaders and external partners
- Develop executive-ready communications (presentations, one-pagers, summaries, project trackers, risk logs)
- Synthesize inputs into clear narratives and recommendations
- Translate ambiguity into structured frameworks
- Support development of long-term partnership strategies
- Contribute to strategic frameworks and executive readouts
- Make informed decisions and drives progress even with incomplete information
- Relentlessly drive programs forward, iterating quickly based on feedback and results
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
