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Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.
Position Summary
The Operations Director – Flagship Transformation is responsible for leading and coordinating all operational aspects of the 59th Street Flagship Transformation while serving as the primary operational liaison in a continued relationship for leased partners, luxury brands, and external stakeholders. This role ensures transformation initiatives are executed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and with minimal disruption to daily business operations and the customer experience.
The position partners closely with General Contractors (GCs), Project Managers (PMs), Facilities, Visual, Asset Protection, Merchants, Technology, and Leased Partners to successfully deliver transformation milestones and maintain operational excellence throughout all phases of renovation, modernization, and post-project activities. This role serves as the operational leader for transformation execution, business continuity, and leased partner integration, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently while supporting strategic business objectives and a seamless customer and associate experience.
Key Responsibilities
Transformation Governance & Project Leadership
- Lead operational planning and execution for flagship transformation, renovation, and construction projects from pre-construction through project completion.
- Attend and actively participate in pre-construction meetings, site walks, executive reviews, and project planning sessions with key stakeholders and business partners.
- Establish governance processes, project tracking tools, accountability measures, and communication plans to support successful project execution.
- Coordinate all inbound deliveries, logistics, staging, swing-space planning, relocations, and load-out activities required to support project timelines.
- Develop and manage resource plans, ensuring appropriate support from Facilities, vendor partners, operational teams, technology resources, and third-party contractors.
- Conduct regular project walks with General Contractors, Project Managers, Facilities, and business partners to monitor progress, identify risks, and resolve operational challenges.
- Review and interpret phasing plans to ensure operational readiness, business continuity, customer experience protection, and successful execution of each project phase.
- Identify opportunities to minimize disruption to customers, associates, selling operations, fulfillment activities, and leased businesses during construction.
- Track project milestones, operational impacts, and transformation deliverables to ensure projects remain on schedule and aligned with business objectives.
Leased Partner & Luxury Brand Management
- Maintain strong partnerships with leased departments, luxury brands, and external vendors throughout project planning, execution and after shop openings.
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for leased partners, ensuring alignment on project timelines, logistics requirements, business impacts, and operational readiness.
- Coordinate partner transitions, relocations, temporary closures, openings, merchandising activities, and readiness plans during renovation projects.
- Ensure leased partners remain informed and engaged throughout all phases of construction, modernization, and transformation efforts.
- Partner with Merchandising, Store Leadership, Construction, and Facilities teams to support successful luxury brand openings and flagship enhancement initiatives.
- Facilitate resolution of operational issues impacting leased partners, including access, logistics, customer experience, facilities support, and project sequencing.
Business Continuity & Operational Readiness
- Ensure business continuity throughout all phases of transformation by developing and executing operational readiness plans.
- Partner with operational leaders to protect sales generation, fulfillment execution, customer service, and associate productivity during construction activities.
- Coordinate communication and change management activities to support associates, leaders, vendors, and leased partners throughout project implementation.
- Identify operational risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact to customers, associates, and business performance.
- Support execution of temporary operating models, space transitions, and customer service enhancements required during project phases.
Budget & Financial Management
- Own and manage the Non-Operating Expense budget related to flagship transformation projects and operational support activities.
- Monitor project-related expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure fiscal accountability throughout all phases of transformation.
- Partner with leadership teams, Finance, and project stakeholders to forecast expenses and manage budget performance.
- Support evaluation of project investments, operational impacts, and resource requirements to ensure responsible financial stewardship.
- Track operational costs associated with construction, relocations, temporary support needs, and business continuity activities.
Project Closeout & Accountability
- Drives the project punch-list process, ensuring all outstanding items are documented, tracked, and resolved upon project completion.
- Verify that all construction, facilities, operational, and partner requirements are met before project sign-off.
- Coordinate final inspections, operational reviews, and partner walkthroughs to ensure project deliverables are completed to expectation.
- Measure project outcomes against transformation objectives and operational success metrics.
- Provide post-project evaluations, lessons learned, and recommendations to support continuous improvement for future transformation initiatives.
- Ensure successful transition from project implementation to ongoing operational ownership.
Qualifications
- Strong operational leadership experience in retail, transformation management, facilities, construction, project management, or related fields.
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and stakeholder groups simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge of construction processes, project phasing, facilities operations, business continuity planning, and vendor management.
- Experience supporting leased businesses, luxury brands, or multi-partner retail environments preferred.
- Experience managing budgets and controlling expenses.
- Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple levels of leadership and external partner organizations.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and change leadership capabilities.
- 5-10 years of experience
Key Competencies
- Transformation Governance
- Project Management
- Operational Excellence
- Business Continuity Planning
- Leased Partner & Luxury Brand Management
- Budget Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Vendor & Contractor Relations
- Strategic Planning
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Execution & Follow-Through
- Customer Experience Leadership
Physical Requirements
- Requires periods of walking, standing, communicating, reaching, crouching and climbing ladders.
- Frequent use of computers and other technology necessary to perform job functions.
- Frequently lift/move up to 25lbs.
This job description is not all inclusive; additionally, Macy’s, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy’s, Inc. – including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Blue Mercury – is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Additional benefit details are available at bloomingdalesJOBS.com.
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Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.
Position Summary
The Operations Director – Flagship Transformation is responsible for leading and coordinating all operational aspects of the 59th Street Flagship Transformation while serving as the primary operational liaison in a continued relationship for leased partners, luxury brands, and external stakeholders. This role ensures transformation initiatives are executed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and with minimal disruption to daily business operations and the customer experience.
The position partners closely with General Contractors (GCs), Project Managers (PMs), Facilities, Visual, Asset Protection, Merchants, Technology, and Leased Partners to successfully deliver transformation milestones and maintain operational excellence throughout all phases of renovation, modernization, and post-project activities. This role serves as the operational leader for transformation execution, business continuity, and leased partner integration, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently while supporting strategic business objectives and a seamless customer and associate experience.
Key Responsibilities
Transformation Governance & Project Leadership
- Lead operational planning and execution for flagship transformation, renovation, and construction projects from pre-construction through project completion.
- Attend and actively participate in pre-construction meetings, site walks, executive reviews, and project planning sessions with key stakeholders and business partners.
- Establish governance processes, project tracking tools, accountability measures, and communication plans to support successful project execution.
- Coordinate all inbound deliveries, logistics, staging, swing-space planning, relocations, and load-out activities required to support project timelines.
- Develop and manage resource plans, ensuring appropriate support from Facilities, vendor partners, operational teams, technology resources, and third-party contractors.
- Conduct regular project walks with General Contractors, Project Managers, Facilities, and business partners to monitor progress, identify risks, and resolve operational challenges.
- Review and interpret phasing plans to ensure operational readiness, business continuity, customer experience protection, and successful execution of each project phase.
- Identify opportunities to minimize disruption to customers, associates, selling operations, fulfillment activities, and leased businesses during construction.
- Track project milestones, operational impacts, and transformation deliverables to ensure projects remain on schedule and aligned with business objectives.
Leased Partner & Luxury Brand Management
- Maintain strong partnerships with leased departments, luxury brands, and external vendors throughout project planning, execution and after shop openings.
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for leased partners, ensuring alignment on project timelines, logistics requirements, business impacts, and operational readiness.
- Coordinate partner transitions, relocations, temporary closures, openings, merchandising activities, and readiness plans during renovation projects.
- Ensure leased partners remain informed and engaged throughout all phases of construction, modernization, and transformation efforts.
- Partner with Merchandising, Store Leadership, Construction, and Facilities teams to support successful luxury brand openings and flagship enhancement initiatives.
- Facilitate resolution of operational issues impacting leased partners, including access, logistics, customer experience, facilities support, and project sequencing.
Business Continuity & Operational Readiness
- Ensure business continuity throughout all phases of transformation by developing and executing operational readiness plans.
- Partner with operational leaders to protect sales generation, fulfillment execution, customer service, and associate productivity during construction activities.
- Coordinate communication and change management activities to support associates, leaders, vendors, and leased partners throughout project implementation.
- Identify operational risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact to customers, associates, and business performance.
- Support execution of temporary operating models, space transitions, and customer service enhancements required during project phases.
Budget & Financial Management
- Own and manage the Non-Operating Expense budget related to flagship transformation projects and operational support activities.
- Monitor project-related expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure fiscal accountability throughout all phases of transformation.
- Partner with leadership teams, Finance, and project stakeholders to forecast expenses and manage budget performance.
- Support evaluation of project investments, operational impacts, and resource requirements to ensure responsible financial stewardship.
- Track operational costs associated with construction, relocations, temporary support needs, and business continuity activities.
Project Closeout & Accountability
- Drives the project punch-list process, ensuring all outstanding items are documented, tracked, and resolved upon project completion.
- Verify that all construction, facilities, operational, and partner requirements are met before project sign-off.
- Coordinate final inspections, operational reviews, and partner walkthroughs to ensure project deliverables are completed to expectation.
- Measure project outcomes against transformation objectives and operational success metrics.
- Provide post-project evaluations, lessons learned, and recommendations to support continuous improvement for future transformation initiatives.
- Ensure successful transition from project implementation to ongoing operational ownership.
Qualifications
- Strong operational leadership experience in retail, transformation management, facilities, construction, project management, or related fields.
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and stakeholder groups simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge of construction processes, project phasing, facilities operations, business continuity planning, and vendor management.
- Experience supporting leased businesses, luxury brands, or multi-partner retail environments preferred.
- Experience managing budgets and controlling expenses.
- Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple levels of leadership and external partner organizations.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and change leadership capabilities.
- 5-10 years of experience
Key Competencies
- Transformation Governance
- Project Management
- Operational Excellence
- Business Continuity Planning
- Leased Partner & Luxury Brand Management
- Budget Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Vendor & Contractor Relations
- Strategic Planning
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Execution & Follow-Through
- Customer Experience Leadership
Physical Requirements
- Requires periods of walking, standing, communicating, reaching, crouching and climbing ladders.
- Frequent use of computers and other technology necessary to perform job functions.
- Frequently lift/move up to 25lbs.
This job description is not all inclusive; additionally, Macy’s, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy’s, Inc. – including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Blue Mercury – is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Additional benefit details are available at bloomingdalesJOBS.com.
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Establish clear organizational authority
COO visa petitions succeed when the job description reflects direct control over entire departments or functions. Vague titles like 'senior operations leader' without documented reporting structures weaken H-1B specialty occupation and EB-1C executive classification arguments significantly.
Target companies with prior sponsorship history
Established multinationals and late-stage startups have immigration counsel in place and understood processes. First-time sponsors at the COO level face longer timelines and higher legal costs, so prioritizing experienced sponsors materially improves your odds of a smooth process.
Build your O-1A case alongside the job search
COOs with board memberships, published industry commentary, keynote speaking credits, or major contract awards may qualify for O-1A extraordinary ability. This visa bypasses the H-1B lottery entirely, making it worth documenting achievements systematically before your first interview.
Understand the EB-1C multinational manager path
If you've held a managerial or executive role abroad with the same company for at least one year in the past three, EB-1C offers a direct green card route. Many COO candidates miss this because they don't realize prior overseas employment qualifies.
Negotiate legal fee coverage upfront
Immigration attorneys for executive-level sponsorship commonly charge more than standard H-1B filings due to complexity. Raising this during offer negotiation is standard at the COO level. Employers who hesitate signal they haven't done this before or aren't fully committed to sponsoring you.
Document your specialty occupation argument clearly
H-1B approval for COO roles requires demonstrating the position requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific specialty. Operations strategy, business administration, or supply chain management degrees typically satisfy this, but generic management experience alone usually does not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Chief Operating Officer role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but it requires careful documentation. USCIS must be convinced the COO role is a specialty occupation requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business administration, operations management, or engineering. Broadly written job descriptions that emphasize general leadership without field-specific degree requirements are the most common reason COO H-1B visa petitions face RFEs or denials.
Is the EB-1C green card a realistic path for COOs?
For COOs joining a U.S. subsidiary, affiliate, or branch of a company where they previously held a managerial or executive role abroad for at least one year within the past three years, EB-1C is one of the most direct green card routes available. It skips PERM labor certification entirely, which makes it significantly faster than EB-2 or EB-3 pathways for qualifying candidates.
What visa options exist for COO candidates who don't win the H-1B lottery?
O-1A extraordinary ability is the strongest alternative for COOs with a documented track record of industry recognition, board roles, major deal leadership, or high compensation relative to peers. E-3 visa applies if you hold Australian citizenship. TN visa applies for Canadian and Mexican nationals whose background fits qualifying categories. Each of these bypasses the H-1B lottery entirely.
How do I find COO roles where employers are genuinely open to visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship eligibility, which removes the guesswork of approaching companies that won't sponsor executive hires. COO sponsorship is less common than mid-level roles, so filtering by sponsorship willingness upfront saves significant time. You can browse current COO openings directly on Migrate Mate.
Does a three-year Australian bachelor's degree satisfy the H-1B degree requirement for a COO role?
Generally yes. USCIS and most immigration attorneys treat Australian three-year bachelor's degrees as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees for H-1B purposes, provided the field is relevant to the COO position. A credential evaluation from a recognized agency such as NACES member organizations is typically included in the petition to formally document equivalency.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Chief Operating Officer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.