WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?
Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder, Nicola Kilner.
We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Director, Product Marketing – Global for a 1 year contract who will own the global NPL process from conception to launch, overseeing the development and management of the product roadmap based on the adopted strategies and vision for The Ordinary and NIOD.
This is a hybrid role based out of our NYC office.
The salary range for this role is $160,000 - $185,000 based on experience.
WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE
- Lead and provide the comprehensive strategic direction connecting the company’s global mission and key goals to a product strategy, developing key tactics and KPIs to advance on that strategy
- Lead new product strategies, category alignments and provide strategic guidance on sales growth opportunities in collaboration with Scientific & Brand
- Monitor the product organization planning process – inclusive of Product Marketing and Product Planning & Management, shaping best practices and enabling maximum efficiency
- Collaborate with Senior Executives and be responsible for interpreting and cascading messages from Senior Executives to communicate the vision for new products to key stakeholders across the business
- Lead the development of long-term NPD strategy, ensuring that development plans align with the needs of the DECIEM consumer and the business targets of the organization.
- Provide decisions and solutions to help in pursuing global or regional product strategy, translating the business direction into goals
- Ensure seamless communication processes that provide product updates (ingredient changes, reformulations, supply chain issues, out of stocks) to affected areas of the business. Act as a key stakeholder in decision-making when development timelines and global on-counter dates are impacted.
- Lead the development & sign-off of strategic business cases for all new products, inclusive of market landscape, pricing, COGs and forecasts in collaboration with scientific & sales planning
- Directly manage the Product Marketing team to deliver on NPDs, New Sizes, Sets, and overall product portfolio management
- Lead the Project Management team in securing timelines for each phase of the development process, ensuring timely arrival of products to the market
- Collaborate with Sustainability to integrate sustainability innovation and
- Lead China-specific NPLs as well as China-tailored messaging for Global NPLs. Track progress with the Project Management team.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE
- A passion for beauty and the skincare industry with beauty industry experience bring strongly preferred. Only candidates with Product Marketing experience in skincare, beauty or body care will be considered.
- You must have global broad and in-depth multi-functional experience within a similar industry
- Proven track record of working with Senior Leaders to interpret and deliver information and secure support/sign-off
- Ability to influence others in potentially controversial or sensitive situations and collaborating on Product strategy with multiple cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience in integrating sustainable materials and practices throughout the product development and production process
- At least 8+ years in a similar role, with at least 5+ years in people management
WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM
There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…
- Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
- 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
- Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
- A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
- Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
- Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
- Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
- A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.
BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD
We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…
- 😊 Do the right thing
- 💡 Create impact
- 🌱 Respect small things
- ❤️ Care too much
- 🚀 Be the future
These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT
DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.
Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.
In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.
CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY
DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".
DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.
WANT TO JOIN US?
Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3
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