Director Global Advanced Concepts

Director Of Advanced Concepts

Position at Conair

Conair is a renowned consumer product company delivering high-quality kitchen appliances and equipment designed to bring more joy to the heart of the home. With a strong heritage of innovation, Conair inspires people to cook more often, explore their culinary creativity, and enjoy the process. Today, tomorrow, always Conair makes great cooking easier with products people are proud to own.

As the Director of Advanced Concepts, you will drive the creation of breakthrough product concepts that address emerging consumer needs and strengthen our global category strategies.

In this role, you'll partner with Consumer Insights, Product Marketing, and R&D to accelerate early-stage innovation. You will manage a global cross-functional team to uncover key consumer pain points, brainstorm ideas to solve consumers' toughest problems, and validate concepts to get them ready for consideration in category roadmaps.

If you're energized by digging deep into global consumer needs and creating ideas for the "next big thing," love to inspire teams, and drive consumer-centric innovation in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities :

• Shape / communicate a forward-looking vision that supports corporate / category strategies
• Provide insights on emerging technologies, consumer trends, and business models
• Champion culture of creativity, agility, & consumer-first thinking across organization

Portfolio & Pipeline Management :

Consumer Insight & Market Understanding :

Concept Development & Vetting :

Internal alignment + Excitement around new concepts :

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About Us :

Conair is a leading international designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded personal care and small kitchen appliances, cookware, hairbrushes & accessories, cosmetic bags, and travel accessories.

Conair has always been driven by a passion for innovation; it's part of the Company's DNA. Trendsetting products have been invented by Conair since its inception in 1959, keeping the Company always a step ahead of the competition. The company's domestic and international divisions offer a diversified mix of consumer and professional products sold in over 120 countries. The Family of Conair brands includes CONAIR, Cuisinart, BabylissPRO, Scnci, TRAVELSMART by CONAIR, and Waring.

Conair's passion for innovation gets stronger with each decade, as evidenced by the over 1,000 patents the Company has obtained worldwide. Today, Conair and its brands are names known throughout the world. Conair continues to introduce its brands to new and emerging markets, year after year.

At Conair, we inspire our customers with innovative high-quality products and iconic brands that enhance their lives.

Are you passionate about this opportunity but worried that you don't have 100% of the experience we're looking for? We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Conair!