We are seeking a strategic and driven Product Marketing Manager to own product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy for the Sun Day Red apparel and accessories portfolio. This role sits at the center of our storytelling — translating product intent, design philosophy, and brand equity into differentiated positioning that drives awareness, consideration, and purchase intent.
You will be the connective tissue between product creation, creative, wholesale, and eCommerce: defining what makes each product matter, then leading the cross-functional execution that brings it to market. Success in this role is measured both by the quality of the positioning you author and by the flawless delivery of the holistic go-to-market plan.
Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:
Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution
- Drive the go-to-market (GTM) launch process end-to-end: briefing cross-functional teams, recommending KPIs, reviewing marketing communication, and ensuring key messaging is consistent across every channel.
- Ensures operational and commercial goals are aligned ahead of each product launch.
- Ensures collateral, PR, social and external communication plans line up with the launch calendar.
- Ensures value proposition, positioning, and messaging ladder to company objectives.
- Own the master GTM calendar, keeping every team aware of upcoming initiatives and working in alignment to execute.
- Facilitate recurring cross-functional GTM meetings; hold team members accountable to strategy, deadlines, and quality of work.
- Define channel-specific launch phasing across wholesale, direct-to-consumer and athlete/influencer seeding.
Content, Creative & Product Storytelling
- Author the documents that direct our creative output — creative briefs, content briefs, messaging documents, photoshoot plans, sell-in and training presentations, and customer-facing collateral — and secure approval from key decision makers.
- Oversee and manage the product photography process: maintain key documents, hold deadlines, ensure product is where it needs to be, and confirm photography meets brand standards.
- Partner with creative and design to develop product photography, mood direction, and lifestyle content that ladders to brand strategy.
- Lead brainstorms with cross-functional teams and outside agencies to generate ideas for bringing product to market, encouraging broad participation and ideation.
- Manage the day-to-day for external creative, video, production, and paid media processes on assigned initiatives.
Product Positioning & Messaging
- Own category positioning and competitive differentiation across apparel, accessories, and seasonal collections.
- Develop product briefs, message hierarchies, and value propositions grounded in market research, consumer insight, and brand strategy.
- Build the narrative around innovation, materials, construction, and design philosophy that earns a premium price point.
- Serve as the internal expert on competitor messaging and market landscape; identify white space and opportunities to sharpen our position.
- Ensure the value proposition, positioning, and messaging align to company goals before any asset is briefed.
Sales Enablement & Events
- Act as the marketing liaison to wholesale partners, communicating positioning, differentiation, and selling strategy.
- Train internal teams and retail partners on the value proposition, positioning, and how the product aligns with company goals.
- Manage day-to-day execution of promotional events, ensuring brand and product are well represented, on strategy, and that all partnership deliverables are met.
- Monitor wholesale feedback and sell-through to inform future product and marketing decisions.
Performance, Reporting & Analysis
- Develop comprehensive consumer launch presentations with detailed plans for achieving KPI deliverables, for share-out with the leadership team.
- Establish KPIs for product performance, track against targets, and report results to leadership.
- Lead post-mortem sessions to define future improvement areas, including post-campaign analysis and ROI metrics.
- Communicate project status, updates, and business results to team members, agency partners, and stakeholders in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Performs other related duties and assignments as required.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
- Demonstrated success bringing products to market and driving adoption in a competitive category
- Strong command of product marketing fundamentals — positioning, segmentation, messaging architecture, and competitive analysis — and how the full marketing mix influences consumer behavior, market performance, and competitive dynamics.
- Ability to translate brand strategy into actionable positioning and GTM plans, and carry through to execution.
- Self-starter who takes initiative, anticipates and prepares for upcoming situations, acts quickly and decisively, and addresses issues before they become problematic.
- Strong project management skills; ability to run multiple launches concurrently without loss of quality.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proofreading and editing, content writing, and research; able to clearly present ideas to groups.
- Comfortable influencing without authority and aligning product, creative, commerce, and sales stakeholders around a shared plan.
- Ability to quickly develop relationships at all levels of an organization and across functions.
- Strong design sensibility; able to evaluate creative work and give clear, directional feedback.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and collaborative environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Education, Work Experience, and Professional Certifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Business, or related field; or related work experience in lieu of degree
- 5+ years of professional experience in a product marketing, brand marketing or marketing analytics role.
- Experience with premium apparel, footwear or lifestyle brands preferred
- Experience supporting wholesale partners, retailers and multi-channel commerce models preferred
Work Environment / Physical Requirements:
- Normal office conditions with extensive computer and phone usage.
- Ability to work extended hours as necessary.
- Able to work efficiently and accurately in an atmosphere of frequent interruption.
- Light physical effort equal to frequent lifting or moving of lightweight materials.
- Occasional travel may be required.
TaylorMade/SUN DAY RED is a performance driven organization and our total rewards approach to compensation is designed to support this. We consider many factors in determining base compensation, including position scope, job related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and work location. The expected annual base pay range for this position is $95,000 - $110,000. Additional benefits, such as health & wellness, performance bonuses, product discounts, holidays, paid time off, etc. may also be offered in accordance with our plans.
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TaylorMade Golf Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field, or related work experience in lieu of a degree
- 5+ years of professional experience in product marketing, brand marketing, or marketing analytics
- Demonstrated success bringing products to market and driving adoption in a competitive category
- Strong knowledge of product marketing fundamentals, including positioning, segmentation, messaging architecture, and competitive analysis
- Ability to translate brand strategy into actionable positioning and go-to-market plans and execute them
- Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple launches concurrently
- Excellent verbal and written communication, proofreading, editing, content writing, research, and presentation skills
- Ability to influence without authority and align product, creative, commerce, and sales stakeholders
- Strong design sensibility and ability to evaluate creative work and provide directional feedback
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Experience with premium apparel, footwear, or lifestyle brands
- Experience supporting wholesale partners, retailers, and multi-channel commerce models
TaylorMade Golf Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Perks include strong product discounts, discounted golf access, gym memberships, paid holidays, and company events that add lifestyle value. These extras contribute meaningful non-cash value across many roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision insurance are part of the standard package. Access to these core coverages is a consistent element of the offering.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Cash bonuses for outstanding work and commission-driven upside in certain roles can materially boost earnings. Variable pay elements help some teams view total compensation more favorably.
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What We Do
Overview: Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, TaylorMade Golf is a leading manufacturer of high performance golf equipment, golf balls and accessories. TaylorMade has a history of innovative industry-leading products such as the newly launched Stealth family headlined by the 60-layer Carbon Twist Face Stealth Carbonwood Driver. TaylorMade's technological advancements touch all sectors of the golf industry with products like P Series irons, Milled Grind 3 wedges, TP5/TP5X golf balls and Spider putters. A major force across the world's professional tours, TaylorMade has an unrivaled athlete portfolio that includes Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Matthew Wolff, Harry Higgs, SH Park, Charley Hull, Maria Fassi and Sierra Brooks. History: In the spring of 1979 a golf equipment salesman named Gary Adams took out a $24,000 loan on his home and founded the TaylorMade Golf Company. He rented a 6,000 square-foot building that at one time housed a television assembly plant. Counting him, there were three employees and a single, innovative product: a 12-degree driver cast of stainless steel. This new metalwood looked and sounded different from a wooden wood, and most important, it performed differently. The clubhead's perimeter-weighting offered greater forgiveness on mis-hits, while the lower center of gravity made it easier to launch the ball in the air. Adams, the son of a golf professional, was adamant that TaylorMade clubs maintain ties to what true golfers perceived an authentic golf club should look and feel like. They were committed to combining innovation with authenticity, to always be passionate about the game, and pledged to be competitive - to work hard to establish itself and grow. These four tenets would take them far. Since the creation of the first metalwood in 1979, the TaylorMade Golf Company has established a legacy of breaking from tradition to reach new thresholds of performance.









