Associate Manager of Architectural Planning

As the Associate Manager of Architectural Planning, you'll be responsible for driving successful project delivery across Best Buy's real estate portfolio. In this role, you'll ensures that plans meet quality standards, projects stay on schedule and within budget, and documentation is accurate and compliant.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non‑Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What You'll Do

• Own project delivery: Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet Best Buy's quality standards through proactive planning and coordination.
• Manage plan quality: Oversee the redline review process to maintain accuracy and compliance in architectural and construction documentation.
• Provide work direction: Indirectly lead Senior Specialists by assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and ensuring alignment with project milestones under the direction of the Senior Manager.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with internal teams as well as external A&E consultants, to resolve design challenges and maintain project momentum.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 or more years of design, planning, architectural, engineering leadership, deploying design and/or production of design elements/materials while working with cross functional groups.
• 5 or more years of demonstrated ability to build & develop drawings using AutoCAD.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated ability to review drawings.
• 3 or more years of experience managing project timelines, budgets, and documentation quality.
• 1 or more years of retail experience, working with cross functional store leadership and delivering solutions to improve overall customer experience, customer retention and customer growth.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Revit, Procore, Bluebeam Revu, and Blue Yonder.
• Familiarity with building codes, permitting processes, and lease requirements.
• Strong collaboration skills with internal teams and external consultants.

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer