Director, Strategic Projects & Change Delivery at Kimco Realty Corporation – Jericho, New York
About This Position
Location: Jericho, NY | Houston, TX | Charlotte, NC
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
Req ID: R417-2026
Description:
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The Director, Strategic Projects & Change Delivery will play a critical role in advancing Kimco’s enterprise transformation agenda. Reporting into the Office of Innovation & Transformation (OIT), this role is responsible for leading high‑impact, cross‑functional initiatives while helping design and institutionalizing Kimco’s project and change delivery capabilities. This role will serve as both a hands‑on delivery expert and a builder, contributing to establishing best practices, playbooks, tools, and governance models that enable consistent, scalable execution across the organization. The role partners closely with business, technology, and functional leaders to ensure initiatives are delivered effectively and that change is adopted, sustained, and embedded into how Kimco operates.
Key Responsibilities
Help create and maintain standards, templates, and best practices around project management and change delivery
Guide and oversee complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives across operations, technology, and other departments/functions.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, on scope, on budget, and aligned with strategic priorities
Establish clear project governance, KPIs, decision-making frameworks, and escalation paths to drive accountability and momentum
Design and execute structured change management approaches that support successful adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working.
Partner with functional leaders to assess change impacts, stakeholder readiness, communication needs, and adoption risks.
Embed change management best practices into project delivery so that change is not an afterthought, but a core capability.
Develop scalable processes that can be leveraged across initiatives of varying size and complexity.
Communicate clearly with executive sponsors and senior leaders on project status, risks, tradeoffs, and outcomes.
Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders navigating complex change.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Business or related discipline; MBA preferred.
10+ years of experience in project management, program delivery, transformation, or change management roles, with demonstrated success leading enterprise‑scale initiatives.
Proven experience building or formalizing project and/or change management functions, not just operating within them.
Strong working knowledge of project management and change management methodologies and technologies, with the ability to adapt them pragmatically.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without authority in a matrixed environment.
Experience working closely with technology, operations, and business teams.
Able to communicate complex information clearly in both written and verbal formats.
Preferred
Certifications: PMP, Prosci Change Management Professional, PgMP, Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent preferred.
Experience in large, public or private real estate services organizations, corporate working environments, real estate, and/or retail organizations preferred.
Experience working in management consulting and/or in a PMO/change management function preferred
Experience with Agile, hybrid, and/or traditional delivery models preferred.
The expected salary range for this position is between $125,000 and $150,000. The actual compensation will be based on factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, market and business considerations and other factors permitted by law.
** Kimco Realty is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veteran/Disability **
About Us: Kimco's mission is to create destinations for everyday living that inspire a sense of community and deliver value to our many stakeholders.
Kimco Realty® (NYSE: KIM) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and leading owner and operator of high-quality, open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use properties in the United States. The company’s portfolio is strategically concentrated in the first-ring suburbs of the top major metropolitan markets, including high-barrier-to-entry coastal markets and Sun Belt cities. Its tenant mix is focused on essential, necessity-based goods and services that drive multiple shopping trips per week.
Publicly traded on the NYSE since 1991 and included in the S&P 500 Index, the company has specialized in shopping center ownership, management, acquisitions, and value-enhancing redevelopment activities for more than 65 years. With a proven commitment to corporate responsibility, Kimco Realty is a recognized industry leader in this area. As of December 31, 2025, the company owned interests in 565 U.S. shopping centers and mixed-use assets comprising 100 million square feet of gross leasable space.