Director Global Product Management

CREGG; Galway; Hybride; Confidential; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working arrangements

Executive Assistant support

Competitive compensation

Résumé du poste

CREGG is seeking a Director, Global Product Management for a 12-18 month fixed-term maternity cover based in Co. Galway with hybrid working arrangements.

You will lead the Global Product Management function, ensuring priorities, budgets and plans are delivered during the interim period. Reporting to the Global Marketing VP, you will own product portfolios end-to-end, drive go-to-market strategies, coordinate with Marketing, NPD, Regulatory, Legal and Operations, and develop a high-performing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related discipline; MBA advantageous.
• Significant experience in Product Management or related global functions.
• Experience across product lifecycle: launch, governance, and post-launch.
• Strong project management and cross-functional leadership.
• Experience in regulated/compliance-led environments is desirable.
• Proficient in data-driven decision making with product analytics.

Responsabilités

• Deliver on priorities, plans, budgets and ways of working.
• Ensure ownership of assigned products across new product commercialization and existing portfolio.
• Maintain cross-functional coordination with Marketing, NPD, Regulatory, Legal, Quality, Operations, Sales and regional teams.
• Provide visibility of progress and risks; escalate issues needing senior input.
• Lead and develop teams; supervise 2-4 direct reports.

Connaissances

Product Management

Product Marketing

Portfolio Management

Go-to-Market

Leadership

Team Development

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Stakeholder Management

Data Analytics

Regulatory Knowledge

English Proficiency

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business / Marketing or related field

MBA preferred

Outils

Smartsheet

Analytics tools

Description du poste

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 elevate 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.