Rotational Management Program (RMP) – Retail Leadership Development

Job Description

Gap Inc. Rotational Management Program Trainee | BoF Careers

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Gap Inc., located primarily in San Francisco, CA, with some roles in New York City. Gap Inc. is a high-performing house of iconic American brands—Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta—that shape culture and create clothes. This Rotational Management Program fuels the next generation of innovators, redefining the retail experience by building cross-functional expertise and leadership capabilities. The role matters because it contributes to how global brands thrive, serves customers, and drives innovation within a rapidly evolving retail landscape.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person San Francisco, CA
• Pay: $73000–$75000 yearly
• Team: Exposure across Product, Merchandising, Planning, Inventory, and Pricing teams
• Mission: Redefine the retail experience by gaining cross-functional business understanding and building leadership capabilities.
• Tech Stack: AI

What You’ll Actually Do
• AI Fluency: Apply AI and data to spot trends, forecast demand, and sharpen decisions, while exercising judgment on their accuracy and alignment with standards.
• Analytical Thinking: Dig into data and retail math, model various scenarios, pressure-test assumptions, and transform complex problems into bold, actionable recommendations.
• Commercial Instinct: Notice emerging trends, understand their underlying reasons, and connect these observations to potential implications for the business.
• Turning Insight into Action: Distill critical information from noise, shape it into clear, decision-ready recommendations, and present the case simply for effective action.
• Customer Obsession: Center decisions on the customer, anticipating their desires, understanding their importance, and shaping products and experiences that blend human intuition with data-driven insights.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Completing a bachelor’s degree by June 2027. Entry-level professional who is curious, adaptable, energized by change, and passionate about fashion, retail, and shaping what’s next.
• Experience: No specific years of experience required.
• Skills: AI fluency, analytical thinking, commercial instinct, customer and commercially minded, collaborative, resilient, and learning agility.
• Bonus: Retail experience is a plus. Must be willing to relocate to San Francisco or New York City.