Senior Director, Marketplace China - Converse

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Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

Become part of the Converse Team!

Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Senior Director who is passionate about Converse Brand and excels in setting a clear strategic vision to drive the right consumer outcomes in our China marketplace. This leader will be capable of managing and inspiring direct and indirect cross-functional teams. You must be a consumerist at heart with in-depth marketplace, strategic and commercial experience, be able to lead with agility, an enterprise mentality and drive a culture of inclusivity, equity and belonging! 

This professional is extraordinarily analytical and resourceful while navigating ambiguity and multifaceted challenges in a highly matrixed organization. They show strength in developing and clearly communicating a strategic viewpoint to help instill trust, build relationships, and cultivate credibility amongst stakeholders.

This leader will lead China marketplace from strategy to execution for Converse’ retail operations in China, driving revenue growth, market expansion, and profitability. We expect this leader has a deep understanding of China’s retail landscape, consumer behavior, and omnichannel sales strategies.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

In this role, you will manage the Converse Brand China Partner Marketplace and Value Business team, setting a vision for the holistic marketplace and driving through a team of key retail Partner leaders. We empower our Sr. Director to set the overall strategy and lead their team to operationalize this vision by aligning cross functional partners and implementing it as part of Converse Brand Asia’s integrated marketplace strategy. 

Through your deep brand connection and strong understanding of the Converse Brand consumer, you will lead and inspire your team to evolve the partner relationship and business models and lead the end-to-end business to deliver the desired contribution of each partner. We enable you to do this through using data and analytics to inform consumer-right strategic direction and opportunities. Additionally, you will provide leadership, inspiration and mentoring to an experienced team and contribute to the broader organizational commitments and culture. 

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

The Senior Director, Marketplace China - Converse for Converse Brand will report directly into the VP/GM of Converse Asia. 

This leader will collaborate with key partners, including Global cross-functional teams, the Nike GC Partner teams, Marketing, Merchandising, Product, Planning, Finance, HR, Strategy and Communications teams. 

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training
• 15+ years of experience leading and running business development, strategy, innovative initiatives and assessing new business models within the retail industry.
• In-depth understanding of consumer buying habits, the marketplace, and the Converse brand.
• Strong communications skills and ability to influence executive leadership.
• Exceptional networking, relationship building and partner management skills.
• Strong interpersonal, consensus-building skills, with ability to communicate and to achieve results across multiple audiences in complex organizational structure.
• Success in leading teams and achieving goals with a direct impact on company performance and mid- to long-term objectives.

Converse is more than a company; it’s a worldwide advocate for self-expression. This belief motivates our employees, permeates our working environment and inspires our products. No two of us look or think exactly alike. We are each one-of-a-kind. Individually and as a culture, we have the freedom to create and grow professionally. Generous benefits packages only sweeten the experience. From Boston to Shanghai, from Brand Design to Finance, Converse is a brand that celebrates the unique and creative people of the world. Together, we’re different.