Director, Global Product Management

CREGG is currently seeking a Director, Global Product Management on a 12-18 month fixed-term contract to join our client who are a leading company specialising in the manufacturing and distribution of cosmetic and healthcare products based at their offices in Co. Galway.

Location: Co. Galway – flexible working arrangements.
Duration: Fixed-term Contract for approx. 12-18 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 9.00am – 17.30pm Monday to Thursday, 9.00am – 15.00pm Friday
Reporting to: Global Marketing VP

Role Summary: The Director, Global Product Management is a 12-18-month fixed-term maternity leave cover position, providing leadership and continuity for the Global Product Management function during the permanent Director’s maternity leave. The role is responsible for ensuring that the priorities, plans, budgets and ways of working established by the permanent Director continue to be delivered effectively throughout the cover period.

The primary focus is execution and accountability: ensuring that agreed project plans are followed, milestones and budgets remain on track, and each Brand Manager takes clear ownership of their assigned products across new product commercialisation and the existing product portfolio.

Working closely with Marketing leadership, NPD, Communications, Regulatory, Legal, Quality, Operations, Sales and regional teams, the Director will maintain strong cross-functional coordination, provide clear visibility of progress and risks, and escalate issues or decisions requiring senior leadership input. The successful candidate will also bring relevant experience and practical product management best practice that the team can learn from, while working within the strategy and operating plans already established.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
2-4 direct reports

Skills & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Business, Marketing, or a related discipline. A relevant postgraduate qualification or MBA would be advantageous.
• Significant experience in Product Management, Product Marketing, Portfolio Management or a related global commercial or management function.
• Strong experience managing products across the product lifecycle, including commercialisation, Go-to-Market, launch, post-launch management, product governance and claims.
• Strong understanding of product development processes and project management principles.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams.
• Experience working within a regulated or compliance-led environment is highly desirable.
• Strong commercial and analytical capability, with experience using product and portfolio performance data to support decision-making.
• Proficiency with project management tools, with Smartsheet preferred but not essential, and experience working with reporting and analytics tools.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across different functions, personalities and cultures.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced global environment, managing multiple priorities, ambiguity and change.
• Fluent English essential.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the year.

Offer:

• Attractive salary & benefits on offer for the successful candidate.
• Fixed-term contract for approximately 12-18 months.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Executive Assistant support will be provided for diary management, meeting coordination and administration.

Please contact Barry Dolan in CREGG for a confidential discussion on 061 363318 or send your CV to [email protected]

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