Director, Global Category Strategy - Home / Beauty / Motorized

The role

This leader owns the global category plan for specific portfolios including Home Environment, Beauty, or Motorized and Treats. You will set the category roadmap, assortment architecture, channel strategy, and price/promo guardrails. The role facilitates cross-functional collaboration to equip regional commercial teams for local execution.

What you will do

• Own the global category point of view on the roadmap
• Translate consumer, category, competitive, and channel data into roadmap implications
• Pressure-test proposed launches on commercial viability
• Define the global assortment architecture
• Lead lifecycle and portfolio decisions
• Build the global omni-channel strategy
• Own global price architecture and promotional guardrails
• Identify and build the case for the category's Big Bets
• Serve as the primary commercial partner to Global Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and Supply Planning
• Act as the connective tissue between global strategy and regional execution

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in commercial strategy, category strategy, brand or portfolio management, category management, or commercial business development
• Demonstrated success building category or portfolio strategies that delivered share and revenue growth
• Experience influencing product roadmaps and launch strategy from a commercial standpoint
• Strong command of pricing and promotional strategy, including price architecture and elasticity
• Strong analytical, financial, and strategic acumen
• Experienced people leader with a track record of developing high-performing analytical teams
• Exceptional communication and influence skills
• Comfort operating globally across time zones, cultures, and market maturities
• Ability to travel internationally on a quarterly basis

Nice to have

• MBA

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• employee stock purchase program
• life insurance
• AD&D
• short-term disability insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• generous paid time off

About the company

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of lifestyle solutions. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, the company has more than 4,100 associates.