Director, Commercial Analytics Product Management at Kimberly-Clark in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

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.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Strategy and Analytics Transformation, the Director of Analytics Product Management will be responsible for leading the development of analytic capabilities and tools for Kimberly Clark's North America segment. The main role responsibilities include developing a vision and roadmap for capability development in partnership with commercial functions and managing agile product teams with DTS to bring vision to life. The Director will have a team of up to 5 direct reports.

In this role, you will:

• Leads North America Commercial Analytics Product Management across consumer and B2B analytics products supporting performance analysis and optimization on $11B of revenue


• Responsible for vision, roadmap, planning NA commercial analytics products including dashboards, scorecards, predictive tools, and Generative AI supported products


• Leads team of Product Managers directing Agile delivery Pods (staffed in DTS) of 20+ full stack engineering, architecture, UX design, data scientists and other technical resources


• Leads team of Data Stewards responsible for commercial data quality, management and governance


• Leads analytics capability for the 500+ person NA commercial teams including capability building strategy and delivery


• Engages directly with KCNA President and is a key strategic partner to the KCNA LT on delivery of NA analytics vision, including delivery of our ambitions in enhancing our analytics capabilities and maturity and tools


• Demonstrated track record driving Strategic Leadership in Product Management:
  
  
  • Vision setting and direction for the commercial analytic products
  
  
  • Leadership and commercial alignment around vision
  
  
  • Understanding of organizational capabilities and gaps
  
  
  
  

• Technical Acumen in Product Management with understanding of:
  
  
  • Analytics product development requirements
  
  
  • Technical challenges faced by engineering teams
  
  
  • Technological trends shaping the industry
  
  
  • Agile development ways of working
  
  
  
  


• Familiarity developing data analytics and data visualization


• Experience in managing and leading technical teams:
  
  
  • Lead cross-functional teams (Product Managers, engineers, UX designers, data scientists)
  
  
  • Manage Agile delivery Pods
  
  
  • Oversee Data Stewards responsible for data quality and governance
  
  
  
  


• Consumer (CPG and Retail) Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of key players, dynamics and trends, key industry analyses and metrics, etc.


• Change Management: Capable of understanding organizational dynamics, individual incentives, and barriers to change to implement new ways of working in line with business priorities


• Scope of Experience: Experience working in the context of a large, complex, global organization where working across functions and teams, and leading through influence are keys to success

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands-and so does the rest of the world. In fact, million of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We're founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform - so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

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

Essential Knowledge/ Experience

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  10+ years of business experience in Commercial Analytics, Product Management, or related functions


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  Bachelor's degree in business or other discipline that requires quantitative knowledge. Master's degree a plus.


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  Experience leveraging CPG data sources (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circanca, Numerator, etc.)

Total Benefits

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.

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

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. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the 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 pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 - when prompted for employee ID, say "OTHER CALLER" - or

kcchrprod@service-now.com
for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.

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.

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