Kindred Bravely is looking for a
Temporary Site Experience Manager to cover the core responsibilities of our Site Experience Director during a planned leave of absence ending in mid-April 2027. This is a temporary, full-time position expected to run approximately 5 months, with a defined start and end date.
What You'll DoReporting directly to the CMO, and supervising the Sr. Site Merchandiser, you'll be a key partner in:
1. Site Roadmap & Strategy- Drive our site roadmap: net new site features, improvements and changes to existing site experience, A/B testing, and SEO + GEO strategy
- Manage prioritization of new projects as they come up, weighing them against what's already on the roadmap
- Keep larger, multi-week initiatives on track from planning through launch
2. Site Merchandising Execution- Work with the Sr. Site Merchandiser to build and publish all new products, variants, and collections in Shopify against the launch calendar; ensure SKU-level accuracy across titles, variants, pricing, imagery, and size charts
- Maintain collection page sort orders, featured placements, badging, and navigation updates
- Execute the approved promotional calendar: price changes, discount codes, banners, and campaign landing pages
3. Site Performance, QA & Reporting- Weekly Merchandising & Site Performance Report; compile the data into the standard template and submit by the deadline.
- QA development tickets before and after deployment; run weekly site sweeps for broken links, 404s, and merchandising errors
- Maintain cross-sell widgets against internally set strategy
4. Contractor Management- Manage our development contractors, communicating project requirements clearly and effectively
- Manage contractors' set hours each month and how they're used, making sure time is spent against the right priorities
5. Project & Workflow Management- Own our internal project management system (Asana) - organizing and managing tasks within projects
- Get the team organized and planning ahead so we can deliver on each initiative
- Brief out site experience weeks in advance of launch, allowing the Creative Team to have adequate lead time to produce required assets.
- Keep merchandising SOPs current and extend existing AI-assisted workflows
What We're Looking For- 3+ years in ecommerce site merchandising, ideally in DTC apparel
- Hands-on Shopify expertise - able to build collections, configure discounts, work with metafields, and edit theme content independently (no ramp time available for platform training)
- Hands on experience leveraging analytics and reporting tools; able to pull and assemble accurate and data reliably against a deadline
- Demonstrated accuracy under time pressure
- Clear written communication and genuine self-direction in a remote, async environment
- Recent experience using AI tools in day-to-day workflow
Preferred- Experience with Rebuy or a comparable product recommendation platform
- Experience with A/B testing platforms
- Experience managing external partners and teams, such as developers. Escalating any relevant issues and working with them to find quick resolution.
- Asana or comparable project management tooling
- Maternity, nursing, intimates, or comparable apparel category experience
Details- Employment type: Full-time, fixed-term (approximately 5 months), exempt
- Pay: $90,000-110,000 annualized salary, paid pro-rated for the length of the assignment. Final offer based on experience and scope.
- Term: Late November through mid-April 2027
- Location: Remote
- Reports to: CMO
- Platform: Shopify
