Sr. Director - Marketing, Tropicana

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$181K/yr – $254K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand and growth engine for a large, multi-category consumer brand, coordinating across brand strategy, innovation, and cross-functional delivery to lift equity, penetration, and profitability.

  • Ownership: lead masterbrand strategy and end-to-end innovation with cross-functional partners to drive portfolio growth.
  • Measurement and people: oversee brand metrics, financials, and a high-performing, accountable marketing team.
  • Capabilities: push modern marketing through data, analytics, and evolving media to improve effectiveness and lead agency partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and execution of the Tropicana Masterbrand strategy across 100% Juice, Juice Drinks, and Innovation.
  • Own brand and business performance, including brand equity, household penetration, volume, revenue, and profitability objectives.
  • Develop breakthrough positioning, communications, and consumer engagement platforms that strengthen brand relevance and drive growth.
  • Lead the end-to-end innovation agenda, from insight identification and concept development through commercialization and launch.
  • Identify consumer, cultural, and marketplace trends to inform portfolio strategy, innovation priorities, and future growth opportunities.
  • Partner closely with Sales, Finance, Insights, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to deliver exceptional customer and consumer outcomes.
  • Build, coach, and develop a high-performing marketing team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  • Champion modern marketing capabilities, leveraging data, analytics, technology, and evolving media channels to improve effectiveness.
  • Lead agency partnerships and creative development to ensure world-class execution and brand stewardship.
  • Manage marketing investments, agency governance, and resource allocation to maximize business impact.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
  • Must be located in Chicago, IL surrounding area or willing to relocate for the duration of employment.
  • Willingness to adapt and thrive in a blended work environment with 3-days in office, seamlessly transitioning between remote work and in-office operations
  • Travel as required

Preferred

  • Proven track record leading large-scale consumer brands and delivering sustainable business growth.
  • Experience developing brand strategy, innovation pipelines, integrated marketing campaigns, and commercial activation programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate consumer insights into successful business, brand, and innovation strategies.
  • Strong financial and commercial acumen with experience managing P&Ls, budgets, forecasts, and business performance metrics.
  • Proven ability to influence senior leadership and align diverse cross-functional stakeholders around a shared vision.
  • Exceptional storytelling, communication, and presentation skills with experience presenting to executive leadership.
  • Experience building, leading, and developing high-performing teams.
  • Strong agency management experience, including creative development, media, production, and strategic partnerships.
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, highly collaborative environments.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, company provided life, STD and LTD insurance. In addition, you may also elect to participate in voluntary life, accident, hospital, and critical illness coverages.
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Tropicana Brands Group

Tropicana Brands Group brings together an exciting, global portfolio of some of the world’s most iconic juice brands including Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Dole, Copella and Punica. Established in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo, the company aims to promote new growth for its business, opportunities for its people and accelerate a vision to quench the world’s thirst for more delight and nourishment. With a global footprint of more than 2,000 associates that spans North America and Europe, we are proud of our industry-leading capabilities in areas that include innovation, R&D, manufacturing, distribution, sales, marketing and nutrition expertise.

Founded in 2022
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.3K employees (79 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
17.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.5%
Direct
48.5%
Referral
7.4%
Social
7.3%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
79 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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