Acne Studios Strategic Operations Project Manager

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone's contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

As Strategic Operations Project Manager, based at our Stockholm office, you will lead the execution of key strategic initiatives and guide cross-category development projects from concept through delivery. Acting as a central connector across teams, you bring clarity, structure and momentum, aligning stakeholders, maintaining focus and ensuring projects are delivered with precision and strong results.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As Strategic Operations Project Manager your main contribution will be to drive structure, clarity and momentum across development projects, ensuring that strategic initiatives and seasonal projects are executed with precision and aligned with business priorities. You will report to RTW Development Director. You will play a vital role in enabling efficient, well-coordinated ways of working across teams, securing on-time delivery, balanced budgets and strong collaboration by:

• Drive development projects in close partnership with suppliers and in alignment with business objectives, alongside the RTW Development Director
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define clear project scope, goals, deliverables and timelines
• Establish effective project structures, aligning on priorities, resources and ways of working
• Lead stakeholder meetings with clear agendas, ensuring focused and outcome-driven discussions
• Track progress against milestones and provide clear, timely updates to key stakeholders
• Build and maintain the annual development calendar to ensure visibility and seasonal alignment
• Oversee seasonal project budgets, monitor performance and support informed decision-making
• Enable strong cross-functional collaboration, ensuring seamless processes that support both creative and commercial goals

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• A clear and confident communicator, able to engage, influence and align stakeholders across functions
• Highly structured and detail-oriented, thriving in a dynamic, fast-moving environment
• Proactive and solution-driven, with a hands-on and pragmatic approach to challenges
• A collaborative team player, skilled at building momentum and bringing people together

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• An academic degree in business, fashion, textiles or a related field
• Around five years' experience in a similar role, ideally within high-end or luxury fashion
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to balance multiple work streams
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, with a particular strength in Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity.