Director of Brand Strategy

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Brand Strategy & Business Growth based in United States.

• Lead and develop the Brand Strategy organization, building a high-performing team with strong accountability for brand health, business performance, strategic rigor, and cross-functional leadership.
• Coach and develop segment leaders to operate as owners of their businesses while fostering collaboration and ensuring resources are focused on the most significant growth opportunities.
• Partner with brand leaders to develop segment and portfolio growth strategies informed by consumer insights, category dynamics, marketplace trends, and business objectives.
• Translate strategic insights into actionable growth plans, identifying key opportunities, barriers, and strategic choices that can shape future business performance.
• Act as a steward of the brand across Marketing, Media, Commercial, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Innovation, ensuring brand and consumer priorities inform broader business decisions.
• Develop an integrated brand and business growth agenda that aligns teams around target consumers, brand positioning, competitive opportunities, and priorities for growth.
• Own a comprehensive view of business performance, including revenue, market share, household penetration, velocity, distribution, repeat, pricing, mix, and profitability.
• Establish meaningful KPIs, diagnose performance drivers, identify emerging opportunities and risks, and continuously refine segment and portfolio strategies based on results.
• Partner with senior leadership on high-impact strategic initiatives and special projects designed to accelerate growth, improve organizational effectiveness, build new capabilities, or address critical business opportunities.
• Provide structured problem-solving, strategic analysis, and leadership to move complex initiatives from insight and concept through execution.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior executives and a connector across the organization, strengthening strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and growth-management capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional alignment around priorities and use data, consumer insights, and business performance to support effective decision-making.
• Help ensure the organization remains focused on initiatives capable of delivering disproportionate business impact.

• 14+ years of experience across brand management, brand strategy, business strategy, commercial strategy, general management, growth leadership, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing brand, portfolio, or business growth strategies with measurable commercial impact.
• Experience working across Marketing, Media, Sales, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Innovation, and other cross-functional functions.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, demand planning, annual business planning, and portfolio management processes.
• Ability to connect consumer insights, brand health, commercial performance, and financial results to inform strategic priorities and business decisions.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to assess business performance and translate analysis into actionable growth opportunities.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, build organizational alignment, and create shared accountability around a common vision and growth agenda.
• Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams and fostering strong ownership and strategic thinking.
• Ability to move seamlessly between long-term strategic planning, complex problem-solving, and detailed business analysis.
• Proven ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives and drive high-impact projects from initial insight through execution.
• Experience in e-commerce and media environments is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Highly collaborative, curious, commercially minded, and action-oriented approach.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple strategic priorities.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Competitive base salary aligned with experience and qualifications.
• Annual bonus opportunity.
• 100% employer-paid employee-only medical, dental, orthodontic, and vision insurance premiums.
• Four weeks of paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• 12 mental health days per year.
• 100% paid parental leave.
• Fertility and adoption benefits.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Hybrid work, wellness, and cell phone stipends.
• Free company products.
• Remote work arrangement within the United States.
• Approximately four company offsite trips per year.
• Opportunity to work with an intelligent, collaborative, a