Director of Product Management

Sigmar Recruitment; Galway; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior-level impact

Strategic influence

Executive support

Meaningful deliverables

Salary €90,000–€100,000 pro rata

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment seeks a Director, Global Product Management for a fixed-term maternity cover in Athenry, Galway. Salary €90,000–€100,000 pro rata; hours Mon–Thu 9:00–17:30, Fri 9:00–15:00, with two days/week until 9pm to support North America. Flexible remaining hours.

The role provides executive leadership to the Global Marketing function during the absence of the VP of Global Marketing, coaching seven senior leaders and guiding governance, transformation and growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience as a VP/CMO or equivalent senior marketing leader.
• Experience leading global marketing teams and cross-functional functions.
• Strong expertise in digital marketing, ecommerce and growth.
• Experience with CMS, website governance, customer journeys, conversions.
• Data and analytics to improve marketing performance.
• Improving marketing operating models, governance and processes.
• Executive-level communication and strategic thinking.
• Ability to coach senior leaders across time zones.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and weekly coaching to seven direct reports.
• Support senior leaders with prioritisation and decision-making.
• Oversee initiatives across product development, portfolio management, communications, digital marketing and transformation.
• Review ecommerce strategy, customer journeys, website governance and governance.
• Identify opportunities to improve conversion and digital performance.
• Collaborate with Digital Marketing, Ecommerce and IT on global ecommerce transformation.
• Review marketing processes, governance, resource management and delivery.
• Assess Global Marketing organisation structure and future skills.
• Provide weekly executive updates on risks, opportunities and improvements.
• Prepare a final transition report before contract end.

Skills

VP of Marketing or equivalent

Global marketing leadership

Digital marketing and ecommerce

CMS, website governance

Data analytics for marketing

Executive communication

Time zone coordination

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Director, Global Product Management

Fixed-Term Maternity Cover | Athenry, Galway / Designated Sites
Salary: €90,000–€100,000 pro rata
Contract: Approximately 12–18 months
Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9:00am–5:30pm; Friday, 9:00am–3:00pm

Due to the global nature of the role, you will work approximately two days per week until 9:00pm Irish time to support North American colleagues. Remaining hours can be worked flexibly.

About Your New Employer

We are seeking an experienced senior marketing leader to provide executive leadership and continuity during the maternity leave of our Vice President of Global Marketing.

This is an influential opportunity to work with an established global marketing team and support the organisation’s future growth. You will coach seven senior marketing leaders, oversee global marketing, ecommerce and digital transformation initiatives, and help strengthen our marketing structure, processes and operating model.

You will work closely with teams across New Product Development, Product Management, Creative Services, Communications, Marketing Operations, Digital Marketing, Ecommerce and IT.

About Your New Job

As the senior marketing leader supporting this fixed-term assignment, you will act as a strategic adviser, executive coach and operational partner to the Global Marketing function.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing executive leadership and weekly coaching to seven direct reports.
• Supporting senior leaders with prioritisation, stakeholder management and complex decision-making.
• Overseeing key initiatives across product development, portfolio management, communications, creative services, digital marketing and marketing transformation.
• Reviewing ecommerce strategy, customer journeys, website architecture and governance processes.
• Identifying opportunities to improve conversion rates, lead generation, customer acquisition and digital commercial performance.
• Working with Digital Marketing, Ecommerce and IT teams to advance the global ecommerce transformation.
• Reviewing marketing processes, governance, resource management, project delivery and cross-functional collaboration.
• Assessing the Global Marketing organisation, including structure, leadership capability, role clarity, resource allocation and future skills requirements.
• Providing weekly executive updates on risks, opportunities and recommended improvements.
• Preparing a final report and comprehensive transition document before the end of the contract.

You will help maintain business continuity while leaving the Global Marketing organisation stronger, more scalable and better positioned for future growth.

What Skills You Need

• Experience as a Vice President of Marketing, Chief Marketing Officer or equivalent senior marketing leader.
• Experience leading global marketing teams and cross-functional functions in complex organisations.
• Strong expertise in digital marketing, ecommerce and commercial growth.
• Experience with content management systems, website governance, customer journeys, conversion optimisation and sales funnels.
• A proven record of using data and analytics to improve marketing performance.
• Experience improving marketing operating models, governance, processes and organisational effectiveness.
• Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking and executive-level communication skills.
• The ability to coach senior leaders, manage competing priorities and work effectively across international time zones.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Highly Desirable

• Experience in health and wellness, consumer products, medical devices or direct selling.
• Experience leading ecommerce transformation programmes.
• Previous experience as a fractional executive or executive consultant.
• Availability to work across European and North American time zones.

What's on Offer

• Senior-level impact: Provide executive leadership during a period of change and support an established global marketing team.
• Strategic influence: Shape the ecommerce transformation, marketing operating model and future organisational capability.
• Executive support: An Executive Assistant will assist with diary management, meetings and administration.
• Meaningful deliverables: Your recommendations and transition report will help shape the future of the Global Marketing function.
• Salary: €90,000–€100,000 pro rata.