Associate Manager, Global Brand Development & Product Strategy Boston, MA, TOYS

Position: Associate Manager, Global Brand Development & Product Strategy Boston, MA, United States TOYS, [...]
Hybrid## Associate Manager, Global Brand Development & Product Strategy Boston, MA, United States At Hasbro, our mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. We’re looking for adventurous and curious people who want to explore, experiment, and innovate to come up with the best ideas. Our culture has inspired our diverse team of highly skilled, highly creative, and highly committed individuals for 100 years and we believe the best is yet to come.

This role is ideal for someone who loves understanding consumers, spotting trends early, and turning insights into products, platforms, and experiences that win at shelf and beyond. You’ll work at the intersection of brand, product, and commercial teams—helping guide ideas from concept to launch.

Effective from the date that Hasbro opens its new Boston location, this position will be onsite Tuesday – Thursday at Hasbro’s new HQ location in Boston, MA. In the interim, this position will be onsite Tuesday –Thursday at Hasbro’s HQ in Pawtucket, RI
** A Day in the Life of an Associate Brand Manager:
** You’ll help define and deliver global product and brand strategies, partnering closely with product, insights, and commercial teams. Day to day, you’ll:
* Support the development of global product strategies and line plans, from early concept through launch.
* Use consumer, category, and cultural insights to inform product innovation, platform evolution, and portfolio decisions.
* Analyze market, category, and competitive trends to identify whitespace opportunities and growth ideas.
* Partner with cross-functional teams (product development, insights, design, engineering, finance, legal) to move ideas forward efficiently and creatively.
* Help shape go-to-market direction by aligning product intent, positioning, and storytelling across regions.
* Support U.S. market execution by contributing to line planning, forecasting, sell-in readiness, and close collaboration with sales teams to ensure product strategies translate to strong in-market performance.
* Work closely with regional and commercial teams to understand local market needs, retail dynamics, and executional challenges.
* Support forecasting, development systems, and tracking tools to ensure accurate product, timeline, and financial inputs.
* Support internal storytelling through clear decks, frameworks, and narratives that bring product strategies to life.
* Keep teams aligned through clear, consistent communication of priorities, progress, and decisions.
** What You'll Bring:
*** 3 years of experience in brand, product, strategy, consumer goods, or a related field.
* Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Strategy, or a related discipline (MBA a plus).
* Experience with product development processes, line planning, forecasting, sales collaboration
* Comfort working with data and insights—able to connect quantitative and qualitative inputs into clear recommendations.
* Strong organizational and project management skills; comfortable juggling multiple work streams.
* A strong interest in product development, consumer behavior, and portfolio strategy.
* Clear, confident communicator who can influence cross-functional partners.
* Comfort experimenting with and applying AI-powered tools to improve analysis, productivity, and creative problem-solving.
* Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
* Adaptable with ability to work across a wide variety of brands and toy categories and at different stages of development

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Hasbro is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

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