Delta Faucet Company

Lead innovation strategy by leveraging consumer insights to develop and commercialize product solutions that drive growth and excite stakeholders. | Bachelor's degree with 5+ years relevant experience, strong leadership in consumer-driven innovation, strategic thinking, and change management in a matrix organization. | Purpose: The Product Manager – Innovation will assist with the development and execution of DFC’s innovation strategy, focusing on enabling growth through insights-driven product solutions. At its heart, this role is about understanding consumer needs, market trends, and channel dynamics to shape the future of our brand and product portfolio. It will also be a catalyst for change that will help drive excitement for our brands and products, both internally and externally. Key Responsibilities: • Evaluate and De-Risk Concepts that Advance DFC’s Product Leadership • Refine market potential forecast to the appropriate degree of fidelity leveraging fast paced learning loops, multiple data points, and suitable research methodologies. • Use the above to determine and prioritize features, functions, benefits, and claims. • Work with your cross-functional team to determine commercialization strategies that align with DFC’s key customer segments and provide an outline for success to the core business. • Eliminate concepts from the pipeline when commercial value is not found. • Consumer Insights & Market Intelligence • Work with DFC’s insights team to identify and prioritize emerging consumer behaviors, lifestyle trends, and unmet needs. • Translate insights into actionable innovation strategies, on the portfolio and project level. • Spark Change and Drive Excitement • Be a change agent within the organization, pushing DFC’s core business beyond what is comfortable to help drive incremental growth • Help foster a culture of creativity, agility, and consumer-centric thinking across the organization. Metrics: • Throughput • Category/project delivery & success metrics (long term/short term, prioritized according to DFC’s strategic plans) • Driving efficiency via understanding of key stakeholder needs • Effectiveness of communication via internal feedback Education and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience. • Demonstrated thought leadership and understanding of consumer needs and trends. • Bias for commercialization; including POC, MVP, small batch product and/or services launches. • Proficient problem solver with an innate ability to deal with ambiguity. • Able to lead multiple complex projects at one time and prioritize work and resources according to potential impact. • Strategic thinker with a passion for consumer-driven innovation. • Ability to balance creativity with commercial viability. • Change management expertise with experience in a matrix organization. EEO statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Company: Delta Faucet Company Full time Hiring Range: $88,700.00 - $139,260.00 USD Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience, education, geographic location, and/or skills. Delta Faucet Company (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company. Delta Faucet Company is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information. E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish E-verify Right to Work Poster: English, Spanish

Manage innovation marketing including concept testing, brand strategy, and transition of new products to core business. | Requires 5+ years marketing experience, strong market testing knowledge, communication skills, and ability to lead agency partners. | Purpose: The Innovation Marketing Manager is responsible for developing methodologies and required assets to objectively test new product concepts and business models with prospective consumers. Testing may occur via insight communities, proto-selling, digital marketing experimentation, or small-scale commercial launch. The information gained from these experiments and associated campaigns will provide valuable feedback to Delta Faucet Company’s development teams and ultimately help the organization understand market potential. The Innovation Marketing Manager will also be accountable for the transition of new categories and technologies to the core business. This position will actively manage DFC’s Marketing Implementation Plan (MIP) process for concepts developed in the Innovation Lab, ultimately acting as an extension of the core business to bring these to launch. Finally, this role will manage the First Wave brand and/or use of existing brands as appropriate; ensuring a suitable level of alignment with established brand guidelines. The Innovation Marketing Manager is responsible to develop and execute marketing plans aligned with First Wave goals and influence go-to-market strategies with chosen partners. A crucial part of this role is planning and hands-on execution of marketing tactics including social media, website content, collateral, etc. Key Responsibilities: • Develops and executes First Wave branding plan, strategy, and guidelines • Identify and test concepts with consumer targets via identified methodologies • Develops and executes channel planning and strategy for small batch sales • Executes customer specific advertising and marketing initiatives when appropriate • Crafts and runs event-marketing strategies • Leads activities of external agency partners to achieve the above accountabilities • Leads the team through rapid iterations in all the above, as warranted by new insights • Proactively surfaces and resolves conflicting priorities with partners in the core business • Actively manages the transition of concepts/products to the core business (including marketing strategy and management of initial launch) Metrics: • Number of consumer/influencer/customer engagements • Learning loop/market test cycle time • Core business adoption of, and quality of, marketing plans for transitioned projects Education and Experience: • The ideal candidate will have a BS in Business or Marketing related field and at least 5 years of related marketing experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. • A solid understanding of market testing (simulated test marketing, digital marketing, etc.) is desired. • Proficiency in analyzing interpreting data from various sources and apply to business needs as well as understand consumer behavior-purchase process, brand positioning and shopping behavior. • This person should have the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization as well as with customers and consumers. • Lead with influence and guide others to align with business objectives and values. • Take a creative approach to solving business issues. • Experience working within or leading agency relationships is helpful. • This role should thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, hands-on and constantly evolving environment. • Objectively evaluate decisions based on the impact on the customer and display a willingness and ability to provide outstanding customer service. • Some travel required. Human Behaviors: EEO statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Company: Delta Faucet Company Full time Hiring Range: $88,700.00 - $139,260.00 USD Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience, education, geographic location, and/or skills. Delta Faucet Company (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company. Delta Faucet Company is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information. E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish E-verify Right to Work Poster: English, Spanish