Product Development Strategist

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned branded products, including in-market support.
• Develop and communicate product strategies, pipelines, and roadmaps.
• Lead and coordinate technical project teams for product initiatives.
• Oversee consumer connection model development/updates, intellectual property strategy, project opportunity initiation, competitive intelligence point of view, and specification approval processes.
• Apply deep consumer knowledge and competitive market insights into product development.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and brand vision teams to achieve financial and strategic goals.
• Influence decisions through strategic and economic thinking.
• Develop and communicate points of view for product direction.
• Foster category influence and ensure a range of alternatives are explored for product solutions.
• Drive household or market share growth and/or loss avoidance for assigned brands.

• Market share gain or loss avoidance for assigned brands.
• Effectiveness of product strategies and roadmaps.
• Depth and impact of consumer and competitive insights applied.
• Successful execution of project technical lead responsibilities.

• Deep technical and organizational knowledge applied to solve consumer needs.
• Strategic and economic thinking with strong influencing skills.
• Ability to develop and communicate clear POVs.
• Consumer empathy and category influence.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

• Market share gains and strong category influence for assigned brands.
• Strategic thinking and deep technical knowledge applied to deliver consumer solutions better than competitors.
• A robust pipeline of product alternatives and innovations.

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