Director, Customer Development Integration Management Office (IMO)

Kimberly-Clark; United States; Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Relocation assistance

Veterans are encouraged to apply

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark seeks a Director of Customer Development Integration Management Office to lead the North America integration agenda, coordinating across Customer Development, DCC, Finance, Supply Chain, and other functions. You will own the integrated roadmap, governance, risk management, and senior leadership reporting to drive timely delivery and business readiness.

The role requires strong customer insight, strategic thinking, and program management, with the ability to influence senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of business experience in customer development, digital commerce, integration management, strategy, transformation, or related fields.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives within a large organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Customer Development integration roadmap across workstreams with clear milestones and ownership.
• Establish and manage IMO governance and leadership reviews; drive accountability.
• Structure and solve complex integration challenges with fact-based recommendations.
• Manage dependencies and ensure alignment with the broader NA integration.
• Provide executive visibility on progress, risks, and decisions.

Skills

Integration leadership

Stakeholder management

Program management

Executive communication

Change leadership

Strategic problem solving

Commercial acumen

Collaboration

Agility & ownership

Influence & stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The Director, Customer Development Integration Management Office (IMO) is responsible for leading the North America Customer Development integration agenda. This role serves as the central integration lead across Customer Development workstreams and a key connector to the broader Integration Management Office.

The Director will own the integrated Customer Development roadmap, governance, risk and dependency management, business readiness, and leadership reporting. The role will independently partner with senior leaders across Customer Development, DCC, Finance, Supply Chain, DTS, RGM, Customer Logistics, and other functions to drive alignment, resolve critical issues, and ensure integration priorities are delivered.

Ideal candidates will bring strong customer perspective, strategy, integration, and program management,with the ability to bring structure to ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and translate strategy into execution.

About You

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

• Integration Leadership: Lead the Customer Development integration roadmap across workstreams, ensuring clear milestones, ownership, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Governance & Execution: Establish and manage IMO governance, operating rhythms, leadership reviews, and escalation processes; drive accountability against commitments.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Structure and solve complex integration challenges, develop fact-based recommendations, and support critical leadership decisions.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Manage dependencies across Customer Development and enabling functions and ensure alignment with the broader North America integration.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify and resolve risks, resource constraints, execution gaps, and cross-workstream issues.
• Business Readiness & Change: Coordinate organizational, process, system, customer, and ways-of-working readiness across major integration milestones.
• Executive Reporting: Provide clear visibility to integration progress, risks, decisions, and areas requiring leadership intervention.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Independently engage and influence senior stakeholders across both organizations to maintain alignment and integration momentum.
• Customer & Commercial Perspective: Brings a strong understanding of customer needs, retailer dynamics, and Customer Development priorities; ensures integration decisions consider customer impact and protect continuity of customer relationships.
• Strategic & Structured Problem Solving: Brings structure to complex and ambiguous problems and develops clear paths forward.
• Program Management: Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs with multiple workstreams and interdependencies.
• Executive Communication: Strong written, verbal, presentation, and PowerPoint skills with the ability to synthesize complex information for senior leaders.
• Business Judgment: Strong understanding of business risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs and the ability to drive sound decisions.
• Influence & Stakeholder Management: Builds alignment and drives accountability across senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Change Leadership: Understands organizational dynamics and can translate integration decisions into successful business adoption.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of CPG, retail, customers, and commercial organizations.
• Agility & Ownership: Highly motivated self-starter who operates effectively in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively across functions and organizations.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of business experience in customer development, digital commerce, integration management, strategy, transformation, program management, or related fields.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives within a large organization.
• Experience with large-scale integration, transformation, organizational change, or business process initiatives strongly preferred.
• Management consulting, corporate strategy, IMO/PMI, CPG, retail, or commercial experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and influence senior leaders.
• Expected commitment period: November 2026 through December 31, 2027.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com

Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark

We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

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And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompassesthe experiences of our consumers.When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies.The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.