Franchise Project Manager
Emma – The Sleep Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Lisbon • Portugal
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About the role
- You will own and drive one of Emma’s most strategic initiatives as an individual contributor, the launch of our first franchise store in H1 2026.
- You will manage a highly cross-functional project touching almost every part of the business, from Tech and Finance to Legal, Tax, Operations, and Marketing.
- You will own the end-to-end execution of the franchise store launch, from initial scoping to go-live.
- You will build and maintain the master project plan, including timelines, milestones, and dependencies.
- You will coordinate and lead multiple workstreams without formal authority, relying on influence and clarity.
- You will translate high-level goals into concrete tasks, deliverables, and next steps.
- You will act as the single point of coordination across all involved teams.
- You will identify risks, blockers, and trade-offs early and actively drive resolution.
- You will prepare decision documents, status updates, and progress reports for leadership.
- You will track progress, KPIs, and budget-related inputs.
- You will ensure all processes, documentation, and learnings are captured to enable future franchise launches.
- You will be hands-on in solving problems, not just escalating them.
Requirements
- You have experience managing complex, cross-functional projects as an individual contributor.
- You are highly structured and enjoy bringing clarity to ambiguity.
- You are strong in stakeholder management and influencing without direct authority.
- You are comfortable working with Legal, Finance, Tech, and Ops teams, even if you are not an expert in all of them.
- You are proactive, detail-oriented, and execution-focused.
- You can zoom out to see the big picture while also diving into the details.
- You communicate clearly and concisely, both in writing and verbally.
- You are fluent in English, additional languages are a plus.
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Soft Skills
stakeholder managementinfluencing without authorityproactivedetail-orientedexecution-focusedclear communicationproblem-solvingstructured thinkingambiguity resolutioncross-functional collaboration