Senior Brand Manager

Golden Pet Brands

$128K — $180K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of strategic brand management experience, particularly with new and scaled brands
  • Strong P&L ownership and expertise in data-driven decision-making
  • Expertise in multi-channel marketing and campaign execution
  • Experience managing talent and creative approvals
  • Proven track record in product pipeline strategy and stage-gate execution
  • Familiarity with e-commerce, website merchandising, and optimization techniques
  • Demonstrated cross-functional leadership and project management skills
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Drive growth strategies for scaled and emerging brands, ensuring alignment with business goals.
  • Own and monitor P&L, set revenue targets, and recommend strategic adjustments based on performance.
  • Lead cross-functional teams in planning and executing major brand initiatives and product launches.
  • Oversee product pipeline strategy and ensure alignment with brand positioning and margin targets.
  • Manage relationships with talent, including overseeing contracts and creative deliverables.
  • Approve brand content and messaging to maintain consistency across all media channels.
  • Guide and optimize customer engagement strategies to enhance retention and loyalty.

Benefits

  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for employee-only plans.
  • Annual bonus potential to reward your performance.
  • 401k match up to 3.5% of contributions to support your retirement savings.
  • 6 paid sick and mental health days with additional mental health resources available.
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan, where company contributions augment your retirement plan.
  • Reimbursements for eligible personal cell phone and internet usage to ease out-of-pocket expenses.
  • Professional development programs focusing on mentorship and continuous learning to encourage career growth.
  • Opportunities to make a positive impact through community charity sponsorships with significant company contributions.
Full Job Description
We're Looking For A: Senior Brand Manager

Location: Hybrid (El Segundo, CA and/or Burbank/North Hollywood, CA)

What You'll Be Doing: The Senior Brand Manager drives growth and strategy across scaled brands while sponsoring emerging brands. This role provides P&L ownership, executive-level guidance, and oversight of brand initiatives, ensuring alignment with revenue goals, customer engagement, and long-term brand value. The Senior Brand Manager also oversees talent, including veterinarians and celebrity partners and may manage an Assistant Brand Manager.
  • Drive scaled and emerging brand strategy, set channel goals, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
  • Own P&L, set revenue targets, track performance, and recommend strategic adjustments.
  • Lead major brand initiatives, campaigns, product launches, and website strategies, coordinating cross-functional teams for seamless execution.
  • Oversee product pipeline strategy, stage-gate approvals, and launches, ensuring alignment with brand positioning and margin targets.
  • Serve as primary liaison for talent, managing approvals, contracts, shoots, and creative deliverables.
  • Approve brand content, messaging, architecture, and visual identity across channels to ensure consistency and quality.
  • Guide customer engagement strategies, optimizing onboarding, retention, loyalty, and subscription performance (CVR, AOV, LTV).
  • Mentor and manage Assistant Brand Managers, fostering team alignment, professional growth, and execution excellence.
  • Collaborate with retail, supply chain, CX, acquisition, PR, and social teams to maximize brand reach, awareness, and operational alignment.
  • Monitor KPIs, analyze performance trends, and provide actionable insights to drive brand growth.

Qualifications (Note: We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don't tick ALL of these boxes.):
  • Strategic brand management for new and scaled brands
  • P&L ownership and data-driven decision-making
  • Multi-channel marketing and campaign execution expertise
  • Talent and creative approval management
  • Product pipeline strategy and stage-gate execution
  • E-commerce, website merchandising, and optimization
  • Cross-functional leadership, mentorship, and project management
  • Required Education:Bachelor's degree
  • Required Experience:7+ years

Golden Perks & Benefits:
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage - We cover 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans for employee-only plans.
  • Annual bonus
  • We match up to 3.5% of your 401k contributions, ensuring your retirement savings grow alongside your career.
  • 6 paid sick and mental health days, an Employee Assistance Program, free weekly yoga and meditation classes, and additional mental health benefits, because we take a holistic approach to your well-being.
  • Invest in your future with our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, where company contributions fund your retirement plan with company stock. Learn more.
  • Reimbursements for a portion of personal cell phone and internet usage for eligible employees.
  • Professional developmentopportunities with mentorship, continuous learning programs, and performance-based pay increases, empowering you to progress and excel in your career.
  • Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We've donated over $9 million to date.
  • Potential for quarterly KPI bonuses.

The base salary range is $128,000-$180,000, plus bonus potential.

The posted salary range in this job posting reflects data based on California's cost of labor analysis. This salary range is subject to change per state; please click here to find the pay differential in your state of residence if the role is remote.

Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geographical location.

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