Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.
OVERVIEW:
This role is based in Needham, MA headquarters and is hybrid.
The Marketing function at SharkNinja is directly accountable for achieving a high rate of sale on all products, focusing on demand creation, sell-in and sell-through of the portfolio, both new products and base business. SharkNinja Marketers have a general manager mindset and the ability to collaborate and operate across functional boundaries. This is a highly cross functional role that partners with R&D, Engineering, Product, demand Planning, Creative, Media, Sales, and regional leads among others.
As a Senior Global Director of Marketing, you will be the category and brand steward helping to lead the development and execution of the product roadmap, global go-to-market strategies and drive consistent voice and message across all channels (e.g. Packaging, Advertising, PR, Social/Content Marketing and Web Properties, collateral, trade etc.) We are looking for highly creative, fast-moving marketers who understand the intersection of product, customer and consumer demand, and are experienced in building a global business in both established and emerging markets.
Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do:
- Global Portfolio Strategy: Work cross functionally to define the right portfolio strategy and ensure product definition, cost and timelines allow us to fit within retailer reset windows and deliver on market share and margin targets.
- Be the Category Expert: understand price, positioning, purchase drivers and competitive landscape and market needs. Translate data into insights, connect the dots, and recommend a comprehensive product assortment and roadmap that will drive a high rate of sale.
- Comms & Go-to-Market Strategy: Collaborate with Product Development, Marketing Communications, Creative and Marketing Services teams to develop and execute brand building communication strategies and go-to-market plans, including message development and execution for packaging, PR, in-store, displays, collateral and digital / social.
- Drive a Consumer First Mentality: Partner with Consumer Insights on identifying and validating key strategic questions on product positioning, messaging, pricing, etc. and make recommendations from outputs with cross-functional teams. Demonstrate thought leadership on emerging trends and consumer insights to strengthen communications.
- Retailer Sell-in: Communicate product value proposition to the sales team and partner with Category Management to deliver a compelling sell story – category & competitive insights, consumer insights, product sizzle, assortment and channel strategy, pricing and promo strategy.
- Post-Launch Evaluation: Conduct post evaluation and analysis of activities, recommending improvements and evolutions of future brand activity. Support development and implementation of best practices and processes across all consumer touchpoints.
ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS:
- Strong communication skills and ability to make effective presentations to all levels of management
- Broad spectrum of marketing skills, defining strategies, building plans, and driving product launches
- Ability to connect the dots and think at a holistic and strategic level across the business
- Project Management and ability to manage several projects in parallel, navigating a complex cross-functional matrix.
- Influencing, conflict resolution, and creative problem solving.
- Ability to synthesize complex product features into compelling and desirable consumer benefits
- Comfortable working at a fast, iterative pace, and possess a “progress vs. perfection”
- Biased towards action, taking initiative, and rolling up your sleeves and get it done
- Managerial skills and comfortable managing and building teams.
- Comfortable mining and analyzing data and drawing conclusions.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of 10 years of prior marketing experience required, preferably with CPG / consumer Products, with direct responsibility for brand strategy, messaging, positioning, and communications strategy and execution
- Experience leveraging consumer insights to develop effective marketing programs and campaigns
- Experience in creative & media development and execution
- Experience with new product development and commercialization
- Experience with global marketing strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field, or equivalent. MBA preferred
- This role is based in Needham, MA headquarters and is hybrid in office 2-3x a week
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET
- Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”
- Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
- Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
- Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”
- Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT”
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What the Team is Saying
What We Do
SharkNinja redefines fast-paced. Bringing new, complex products to market in new categories every six months is not for the faint of heart. As a result, the talent that comprises our workforce is intelligent, committed, creative, and resilient no matter which department you call home. Everywhere you look here, you see the best of the best.
What makes SharkNinja unique is our method – almost a proprietary intensity – that is shared from top to bottom and produces incredible results. Ours is a winning team that creates the opportunity for anyone to be a winner. It’s a place where we can all (and are expected to) test, fail, learn, win, scale, and do it fast without ego. It’s not easy here by any stretch, but when you see that product that was just a sketch on a slide six months ago and is now on Amazon getting rave reviews, you can’t help but think, ‘Wow, look what we did together.’ If you like that feeling, then SharkNinja might be the place for you.
Why Work With Us
Whether your passion is engineering, designing, marketing, or developing, at SharkNinja you’ll find we’re all about people. We work together to create world-class products that delight our consumers. Building an admired consumer products problem solving engine is hard; we do it better than others by operating differently.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Majority of roles are hybrid 3 days a week. Please speak with our recruiting team for specific details on hybrid work.
