Hired at TeslaMatthew
Landed a role at Tesla after a focused, coach-guided search.
Hired at Scentbird after working with her Realign coach.
Career coaching for retail and consumer
A retail career coach who knows the floor and the home office
Stepping up to district or regional, moving from stores to the home office, or leaving retail for a new field: get matched with a coach who knows how retailers and consumer brands hire and promote.
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300,000+professionals coached
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Sound familiar?
If this is you, a coach can help
- You run a store or a district, you hit your sales plan, and the nights, weekends and holiday schedules are wearing you down.
- You want to move from stores into a corporate role in merchandising, planning, store operations or training, and you can't get noticed by the home office.
- You're a buyer, planner or e-commerce manager at a retailer or consumer brand, and the next title up is held by people who aren't leaving.
- You're ready to leave retail for operations, customer success, sales or HR, and need to translate your P&L, staffing and turnover results into their language.
What you get
Built for a retail career
A coach who knows retail
We match you with a coach who knows how retailers and consumer brands hire and promote, from store and district leadership to merchandising and buying.
Store results that translate
Turn comp sales, shrink, labor, turnover and P&L results into resume bullets that hiring managers outside your company understand.
A path to regional or corporate
Learn what gets store managers promoted to district and regional roles, or hired into merchandising, planning and operations jobs at the home office.
A way out if you want one
Operations, customer success, sales and HR teams hire people who have run stores. Your coach helps you pick the move and make the case.
If you're headed into sales, see our sales page, or operations managers if you're moving into an ops role. Browse the full career coaching hub for other specializations.
How it works
You could start this week
01
Take the 2-minute quiz
Tell us whether you work in stores, corporate or a brand, and what you want next.
02
Get matched
We pair you with a coach who knows how retail and consumer careers move.
03
Start moving
Leave your first session with a prioritized plan you can work on around your schedule.
Real outcomes
Where our clients land
Real people who worked with a Realign coach and landed roles they were excited about.
Hired at Tesla
Hired at ScentbirdSharon
Hired at AmazonLeslie
Made the move to Amazon with a clear plan from her Realign coach.
Hired at VerizonJennifer
Landed at Verizon after working with her Realign coach.
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- Tesla
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100% satisfaction guarantee
If you're not happy within 48 hours of your first session, you get a full refund. The only risk is staying stuck.
Questions
Retail career coaching FAQ
Will my coach understand retail?
We match on field, level and goal. Our bench includes former corporate and executive recruiters and coaches with backgrounds in sales, marketing, finance and HR. You'll work with a coach who knows how retailers and consumer brands hire for stores and for the home office.
How do I move from store management into a corporate role?
Start by picking the function: merchandising, planning, store operations, training or HR. Then build the case from your store results and get in front of the people who hire for it, at your company or another retailer. Your coach helps with each step, from the resume to the internal conversations.
Can I leave retail without starting over?
In many cases, yes. Running a store means managing a P&L, hiring and scheduling a team, handling customers and hitting targets. Operations, customer success, sales and HR roles look for those skills, and your coach helps you present them so you compete for roles at your level.
What if my coach isn't the right fit?
Tell us within 48 hours of your first session and we'll re-match you or refund you. That's our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Ready when you are
Ready to move your retail career forward?
Get matched today with a coach who knows how retail and consumer brands hire and promote.