Responsibilities

• Lead the long-term cookware product and innovation strategy across core, premium, and emerging market segments
• Identify whitespace opportunities, consumer trends, and competitive gaps to drive future product roadmaps
• Develop clear market segmentation strategies and differentiated product positioning across channels, retailers, and consumer targets
• Build compelling product architectures and “good-better-best” strategies aligned with brand and financial objectives
• Drive innovation planning from early concept through commercialization
• Translate consumer insights into emotionally compelling product stories and meaningful innovation platforms
• Develop strong value propositions, product narratives, naming strategies, and reasons-to-believe that resonate with target consumers
• Partner with Marketing and Creative teams to ensure cohesive storytelling across packaging, digital content, retail presentations, PDPs, social, and advertising
• Create differentiated storytelling strategies tailored to distinct consumer segments, retail environments, and shopper missions
• Champion a consumer-first mindset throughout the organization

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Product Design, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in product marketing, brand management, product development, or innovation leadership within consumer products
• Significant experience in cookware, housewares, kitchen appliances, or adjacent consumer goods categories
• Strong strategic marketing and storytelling capabilities with demonstrated success launching consumer products
• Experience leading cross-functional teams from concept through commercialization
• Deep understanding of consumer trends, retail environments, and shopper behavior
• Strong presentation, communication, and influencing skills
• Ability to balance creativity, consumer needs, business objectives, and operational realities

Preferred

• Experience working with global sourcing and manufacturing partners
• Strong understanding of materials, finishes, coatings, and cookware construction technologies
• Experience with premium and opening-price-point product strategies
• Passion for cooking, food culture, kitchen trends, and consumer lifestyle innovation

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision plans
• Generous Paid Time Off Programs
• Life & Disability Insurance
• FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k and company match
• EAP & Employee Wellness Programs
• Volunteer Days Paid Time Off
• Free Breakfast and Lunch at the Stamford Office