
Vice President, Global Brand Management
- North Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Driving vision and leadership for a diverse team of strategists, brand managers, athlete program management, and relationship builders
- Acting as a North Star for our internal functional counterparts as the keeper of global strategic positioning
- Building, managing, evolving, and owning key gates within our global GTM process
- Fostering close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Design, Product, and Commercial
- Leveraging consumer insights, market trends, and competitive analysis to inform and drive strategic decisions
- Overseeing the creation of resonant, innovative brand campaigns that amplify Arc'teryx's presence across all channels
- Working with our Brand Intelligence team to establish performance metrics and KPIs to gauge the impact of brand initiatives, and continually refine strategies based on data-driven insights
- Championing a culture of belonging within the brand management function, embedding Arc'teryx's values into all aspects of brand strategy
- Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with key external partners, agencies, and stakeholders to maximize collaboration and influence
- Setting strategic direction and maintain close partnership with our regional brand leaders to drive consistency around the globe
- In collaboration with design, helping enable creativity and innovation to reach new market segments
- Executing on how we interact with our community, social and environmental partnerships
- Building the future of our athlete programs and developing a foundation for how we impact their lives
- Owning strategic brand collaborations and how they tie into our vertical future
- Presenting strategy and product stories at all key stage gate meetings to excite and inspire stakeholders
- Setting the global benchmark for how we build our brand through major community investment, storytelling, and partner/athlete relationship
- You are acutely aware of the outdoor industry, technical outdoor product, you are connected to the culture of outdoor sport, and understand the highest-level of mountain athlete performance
- You've built a successful career on collaborating and inspiring ideas that have led to major brand advancements in the outdoor industry (both vertical and wholesale)
- You have 10 - 15 years' experience leading a similar function for an apparel brand
- You have a proven track record in developing and leading the execution of a multi-year business strategy
- You have strong business acumen with the ability to lead in a complex matrix business environment
- You have proven people leadership skills and the ability to build, coach and guide a diverse and high performing team
- You have strong influential leadership, able to partner easily with the ability to drive alignment across diverse cross-functional stakeholders at all levels of the business
- You set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives
- You have a strong awareness of the Arc'teryx brand, product, and consumer
- You understand the retail and digital landscape including the latest trends and innovations
- You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions through your growth mindset
- You seek the best (not necessarily the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
- You inspire breakthrough thinking and strive for continuous improvement
- You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
- Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
- You have exceptional leadership and communication skill and are able to work effectively across a global business