Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As Senior Manager, Global Brand Programs, you are a senior strategic leader responsible for shaping how the Arc’teryx brand is expressed globally—across stories, moments, and experiences. You operate at the intersection of brand strategy, narrative development, and global alignment, translating strategic brand vision into clear frameworks that guide seasonal storytelling and maximize brand impact and reach globally.
You define what matters, why it matters, and how the brand should show up — while enabling teams across the organization to bring those strategies to life with consistency, relevance, and cultural credibility.
The Brand Programs portfolio spans across many important facets of the business including Circularity, ReBIRD, Community Impact, Brand Content and distribution.
You are a trusted partner to senior leaders across Brand, Product, Creative, Community, Sports Marketing, Retail, and Regional Marketing, influencing decisions that shape the future of the brand. In this role you are a people leader, managing, coaching and developing a high performing team.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid work (or remote Canada with travels to North Vancouver, BC). Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Meet Your Future Team:
The Brand Marketing team is the direct connection between the guest and the Arc’teryx brand through content and experience. We work in lockstep with our Regional Brand Marketing, Creative, Communications, Sports Marketing, Community, and Operational Teams, as well as our Partners and Agencies to create experiences and tell stories that are relevant, thought-provoking and true to who we are.
If you were the Senior Manager, Global Brand Programs, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
- Stewarding the long-term global brand positioning, narrative, and strategic priorities in partnership with Brand Strategy leadership
- Owning the global storytelling calendar at a strategic level, ensuring clarity of intent and alignment to brand objectives
- Driving a compelling Global Brand Content and distribution strategy that expands reach, engagement and brand impact
- Influencing the direction of the brand’s Circularity initiatives across the organization, working in lockstep with cross functional partners to drive growth of the platform
- Leading and developing team members, creating clarity of purpose, enabling high performance and supporting career development
- Designing and owning the strategic frameworks that guide global brand programs, storytelling systems, and seasonal brand priorities
- Defining success metrics and guardrails for brand programs, enabling teams to execute with consistency while allowing for local relevance
- Supporting the long term strategy and positioning for the Brand’s Community Impact portfolio
- Supporting the development of the global GTM strategy, seasonal brand objectives and briefs
- Leading enablement sessions for regions and partners to drive understanding, adoption and integration of global strategies
- Leveraging consumer insights, market trends and competitive analysis to inform and drive strategic decisions
- Operating as a brand steward and cultural leader, advocating for long-term brand integrity and authenticity
- Partnering with the creative team on the Brand’s long form storytelling platform
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Evolving the brand’s social impact and sustainability strategy
- Developing foundational brand tools and resources for the business to leverage such as toolkits, playbooks and guidelines
- Crafting global briefs and partnering with global creative through the lifecycle of a project, ensuring that campaigns and content deliver on strategic intent
Are you our next Senior Manager, Global Brand Programs?
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or a related field
- You have 8+ years of relevant experience within a global organization and a deep understanding of brand and product marketing in the outdoor industry
- You have experience in people management and leading teams
- You are authentically connected to and acutely aware of the outdoor industry, technical outdoor product, and are connected to the culture of outdoor sport
- You have a proven track record of building successful strategic marketing plans within brand and/or product marketing
- You are a relationship builder and people connector – you have proven experience working and connecting with people from the outdoor industry across the globe
- You have an entrepreneurial mindset – you enjoy thinking outside the box and search for solutions or improvement to any situation
- You have strong awareness of the Arc’teryx brand, product and consumer
- You remain highly flexible and creative when faced with ambiguity
- Your passion for work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside
Compensation:
Total Rewards
Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.
We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.
In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:
- Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
- Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
- Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
- Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).
*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.
Equal Opportunity
Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.
Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.
All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
Leave it Better
We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way.
Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world.
Live it. Get out there - the mountains make us better
Disruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always.
Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant experience within a global organization
- Deep understanding of brand and product marketing in the outdoor industry
- Experience managing people and leading teams
- Authentic connection to and strong awareness of the outdoor industry, technical outdoor products, and outdoor sports culture
- Proven track record of building successful strategic marketing plans within brand and/or product marketing
- Proven experience building relationships and connecting with people across the global outdoor industry
- Strong awareness of the Arc'teryx brand, products, and consumers
- Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to identify solutions and improvements
- Flexibility and creativity when working with ambiguity
- Eligibility to work in Canada
What We Do
Arc’teryx is a global design company based in North Vancouver, B.C. that specializes in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. We design and manufacture a wide range of mountain sports outdoor apparel and equipment for all conditions and experiences, including mountaineering, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running. Our company is built on a passionate and relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance. We have a unique construction process that enables us to create technical products that can be trusted to perform at the point of extreme need. We are uniquely positioned in our industry as we have our own factory located in New Westminster, BC, which enables us to build products with a meticulous focus on detail and performance. We leverage this manufacturing knowledge and share it with our global partner factories. In the Coast Mountain Range behind our headquarters and design centre in North Vancouver, we field test our products in real world conditions allowing us to create the best-fitting, longest-lasting, highest-performing technical products available. We distribute our outerwear and equipment through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, in over 40 countries globally, including 38 branded and outlet stores in Europe, North America and Asia. The company started with six employees in 1989 and now has more than 1000 employees in Canada.
