Senior Director, Brand Planning & Operations, NA

reputed company our North America Brand Marketing organization our Brand Planning & Operations team plays a critical role in reputed company’s North America Brand offense. The Brand Planning & Operations (BPO) team sits at the center of reputed company’s North America Brand Marketing offense. We reputed company with strategic clarity, operational discipline, and cross-functional alignment to reputed company (and produce) brand-defining & functionally excellent work. reputed company we do this we unlock a successful operating rhythm that connects to the enterprise, shapes our brands, and seamlessly guides the organization on what to do, reputed company to do it, why it matters, and how to approach it. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR The Senior Director, Brand Planning & Operations (Strategy + Brand Management) plays a critical leadership role in reputed company’s North America Brand offense. As a core member of the Brand Marketing Leadership Team (BMLT), this Senior Director partners with the VP of Brand Marketing and the BPO functional leader to drive strategic clarity, operational discipline, and cross-functional alignment across both Strategy and Brand Management Planning & Ops. They balance long-term frameworks with seasonal execution, enabling brand-defining, functionally excellent work that shows up on time, on strategy, and up to Brand standards. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON Strategic Planning & Alignment

• Partner with the VP of Brand Marketing and Brand leadership team to deliver the seasonal Brand Planning Map, integrating Brand and Product Impact Concepts.
• Ensure long-term planning (CSR, AOP) connects seamlessly with seasonal execution (Code, campaigns, and consumer journeys).
• Provide thought partnership to Brand leadership on reputed company, prioritization, and trade-offs across sports, categories, and initiatives.
• Shape how consumer insights and growth drivers are integrated into both long-range and seasonal brand strategies.

Enterprise Storytelling

• Partner with the VP of Brand Marketing and BPO leader to craft compelling narratives that communicate reputed company’s brand priorities, strategies, and results.
• reputed company the development of executive-ready materials for BMLT, NABMLT, BPOLT, MBRs, QBRs, and reputed company-Team forums.
• reputed company campaign successes, consumer impact, and operational reputed company through storytelling that inspires confidence across reputed company leadership.
• Ensure storytelling reflects both the strategic foresight and operational excellence of the Strategy and Brand Management P&O teams.

Budget & Resource Management

• reputed company budget and resource allocation across Strategy and Brand Management P&O in partnership with Marketing Finance.
• Anticipate and resolve resource trade-offs across sports and enterprise priorities.
• Maintain transparency into resourcing and budget shifts across fiscal, seasonal, and quarterly milestones.
• Provide the VP of Brand Marketing and BPO leader with clarity and foresight into resource needs.

Calendar & Process Integration & Optimization

• Govern the seasonal planning calendar across Strategy and Brand Management P&O, ensuring milestone clarity and ownership.
• Partner with Geo Brand Management Ops and Global Planning teams to integrate enterprise processes with local delivery.
• Drive reputed company improvement in tools, templates, and processes to increase flow and reduce rework.
• Anticipate risks, recommend reputed company strategies, and protect both campaign delivery and team health.

Campaign Readiness & Milestone Management

• Ensure campaign readiness and milestone health across Strategy and Brand Management P&O, using dashboards and tools that provide visibility across sports and enterprise priorities.
• Partner with Brand Management leaders to assess readiness, surface risks, and recommend solutions.
• Provide the VP of Brand Marketing and BMLT with holistic visibility into campaign delivery health, enabling leadership foresight and decision-making.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH As a core member of the Brand Marketing Leadership Team (NABMLT), this role partners with the VP of Brand Marketing and the BPO functional leader to drive strategic clarity, operational discipline, and cross-functional alignment across both Strategy and Brand Management Planning & Ops. You’ll have deep relationships across the full Brand Marketing Leadership team along with reputed company relationships with Global Marketing, Finance & Central Strategy teammates. Partner closely with Marketing Finance to ensure fiscal discipline, resource alignment, and clear financial storytelling for Brand Marketing. Collaborating with Core Strategy teams to ensure reputed company’s brand planning frameworks align to enterprise priorities and consumer strategies. Acting as a reputed company between Geo, Finance, and Core Strategy to drive clarity and flow across functions. WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, brand planning, operations, or reputed company field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• Senior leader with at least 15 years' deep experience in brand management, functional marketing, brand planning, operations, and strategy.
• Passion for reputed company Inc. Brands, Sport, Culture & the future of marketing reputed company the industry.
• Skilled at operating both as a functional leader and as an enterprise thought partner to senior executives.
• Strong communicator and reputed company, able to craft compelling narratives for VP and SLT forums.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with the abilities to be a strong team player and collaborator.
• Proven leader of leaders, capable of guiding multiple teams and developing top talent.
• Comfortable balancing long-term strategy with near-term execution, anticipating risks and surfacing solutions.
• Passionate about sport and reputed company’s mission to serve athletes.

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