GE Appliances

??Senior Director, Marketing & Brand – Air & Water?

GE Appliances$130K — $180K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or a related field
  • 12+ years of progressive marketing experience, primarily in HVAC, water heating, or plumbing
  • Proven track record in product marketing and go-to-market strategies for complex products
  • Experience developing marketing strategies across multiple channels
  • Success in building and scaling dealer, distributor, or partner marketing programs
  • Experience with brand strategy and market positioning in a competitive environment
  • Strong ability to launch products and drive adoption through indirect channels

Responsibilities

  • Define and elevate the GE Appliances Air & Water brand across various categories
  • Lead integrated campaigns to drive awareness, consideration, and brand preference
  • Develop marketing strategies for all key routes to market, including direct-to-consumer and OEM
  • Partner with Sales and Microenterprise leaders to align marketing with growth priorities
  • Design a best-in-class dealer marketing model to enhance recruitment and retention
  • Create programs that generate qualified demand through dealers and partners
  • Lead the evolution of dealer-facing digital platforms to improve partner experience

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the brand and commercial strategy in a high-growth category
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams including Sales, Product, and Digital
  • Potential for career growth within a large, well-established organization
  • Location in a central business hub with up to 25% travel
  • Involvement in product innovation and market expansion initiatives
Full Job Description
We’re looking for a bold, growth-oriented marketing leader to build and scale the GE Appliances Air & Water business across North America. This role is responsible for the full marketing ecosystem—spanning brand, product marketing, and channel activation—to drive awareness, demand, and dealer-led growth.

The Senior Director will define how we bring our products to market, how we show up as a brand, and how we enable our dealer network to win. This leader will sit at the intersection of Product, Sales, and Digital—translating innovation into compelling value propositions and scalable go-to-market strategies across all channels.

This is a unique opportunity to shape both the brand and the commercial engine in a fragmented, high-growth category.
Position
​​Senior Director, Marketing & Brand – Air & Water​
Location
USA, Louisville, KY

How You'll Create Possibilities

Brand Strategy & Market Positioning 

  • Define and elevate the GE Appliances Air & Water brand across HVAC, plumbing, and water treatment categories  

  • Build clear, differentiated positioning that resonates with contractors, distributors, and end consumers  

  • Lead integrated campaigns that drive awareness, consideration, and preference  

Multi-Channel Go-to-Market Strategy 

  • Define and lead marketing strategies across all key routes to market, including dealer/distributor, builder, retail, direct-to-consumer, and OEM channels  

  • Develop tailored value propositions, programs, and activation strategies for each channel to maximize growth and market penetration  

  • Partner with Sales and Microenterprise leaders to align marketing support with channel-specific growth priorities and customer needs  

  • Ensure consistency of brand and product positioning while optimizing execution for the unique dynamics of each channel  

  • Identify opportunities to expand presence and share across underpenetrated or emerging channels 

Product Marketing & Go-to-Market Leadership 

  • Own product marketing strategy across the portfolio, including positioning, messaging, and value proposition development  

  • Partner with the Microenterprises and Technology to bring new products and innovations to market successfully  

  • Lead go-to-market planning and execution across multiple channels (dealer, builder, retail, OEM, and DTC), ensuring tailored strategies by route to market 

  • Translate technical product features into compelling, customer-relevant benefits for both dealers and homeowners  

Dealer & Channel Marketing  

  • Design and scale a best-in-class dealer marketing model that drives recruitment, engagement, and retention  

  • Build programs that help contractors grow their businesses—training, events, co-marketing, and demand generation  

  • Expand and segment the dealer network, including high-value and multi-category partners  

  • Partner closely with Sales and distributors to align on growth priorities and execution  

Demand Generation & Activation 

  • Create programs that generate qualified demand through dealers and channel partners  

  • Lead execution of trade shows, roadshows, training events, and local market activations  

  • Ensure strong integration between national campaigns and field execution  

Digital & Experience Transformation 

  • Lead the evolution of dealer-facing digital platforms, tools, and portals  

  • Drive adoption of data, analytics, and automation to improve marketing effectiveness and partner experience  

  • Build visibility into performance through dashboards and actionable insights  

Strategic Growth & Innovation 

  • Identify new growth opportunities across geographies, segments, and partnerships  

  • Shape annual and long-term marketing strategy, including program innovation and capability building  

  • Assess market dynamics, competitive positioning, and customer needs to inform direction  

What You'll Bring to Our Team

Basic Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or a related field 

  • 12+ years of progressive marketing experience, with a significant portion in HVAC, water heating, or plumbing 

  • Proven track record leading product marketing and go-to-market strategy for complex product portfolios  

  • Experience developing and executing marketing strategies across multiple channels (e.g., dealer/distributor, builder, retail, DTC, OEM)  

  • Demonstrated success building and scaling dealer, distributor, or partner marketing programs that drive measurable growth  

  • Experience owning or heavily influencing brand strategy and market positioning in a competitive, fragmented category  

  • Strong experience launching new products and driving adoption through indirect channels  

  • Track record of delivering results in a cross-functional, matrixed environment (Sales, Product, Digital, Operations)  

  • Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing marketing teams  

  • Strong commercial acumen—able to connect marketing strategy to revenue, margin, and growth outcomes  

  • Experience influencing senior stakeholders and aligning cross-functional teams around a shared strategy  

  • Comfortable operating in both build mode (creating new capabilities) and scale mode (optimizing performance)  

Working Conditions: 

  • Typical for an office environment 

  • Up to 25% travel is possible 

About GE Appliances

GE Appliances is a home appliance manufacturer that produces a range of products including refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, and laundry machines. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. GE Appliances is a subsidiary of Haier Group, a Chinese multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company. The company has a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, and has received numerous awards for its products and practices. GE Appliances has manufacturing facilities in the US and has a presence in over 100 countries.
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Size
12,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2004

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