Brand Director of Partnership Collections

Brand Director of Partnership Collections City: Copenhagen V Country/Region: DK Application Deadline: 19th of December, 2024 Brand Director of Partnership Collections

Would you like to play a pivotal role in driving the strategy as well as the collections of Pandora’s brand collaborations? Are you eager to drive Pandora’s cultural relevance through exciting, unexpected partnerships? Do you thrive in an environment where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are at the heart of success? Then this is the opportunity for you!

Your role:
As our new Brand Director of Partnership Collections, you will be responsible for prospecting potential partners, signing new contracts, as well as growing their collections to drive Pandora’s brand relevance and desirability. The role will focus on cultivating strong, idea-driven partnerships via highly talkable and surprising collaboration with key entertainment, media, lifestyle brands as well as celebrities. You will lead the development and execution of collections that both uplift Pandora’s base and introduce newness, enhancing cultural relevance and shifting brand perception.

This role is pivotal in integrating collaboration collections into the broader business strategy and marketing efforts to drive Pandora brand heat and cultural relevance.

Key responsibilities:
Partnership Strategy & Development:

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for partnership collections that align with the company’s long-term goals, focusing on creativity, cultural relevance, talkability, and commercial success.

• Identify potential partners and opportunities in collaboration with cross-functional teams to create collections that resonate with target consumers.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with internal teams (Marketing, Creative, Product Design, PR, Influencers) to ensure seamless integration of partnerships into product development and communication campaigns.

Partnership Development and Management:

• Prospect for new partnerships, identifying untapped opportunities that match Pandora’s brand equity, values and strategy.

• Lead negotiations with new partners to establish mutually beneficial terms.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external partners, including entertainment, media, lifestyle brands and celebrities.

Product Development & Creative Direction:

• Oversee the creative development of partnership collections to ensure products align with Pandora’s brand identity while incorporating partner brands’ uniqueness.

• Ensure the collections contribute to the shift in brand perception toward more culturally relevant and contemporary designs.

Performance Analytics & Market Insights:

• Monitor the performance of collections through data-driven analysis to ensure KPIs are met, including sales growth, brand desirability, and consumer engagement.

• Stay informed on industry trends and competitor activities to identify potential collaborations.

Budget Management:

• Manage the allocated budget for partnership collections, ensuring efficient resource use and ROI maximization.

Requirements:
We are seeking a dynamic leader with experience in marketing and brand management, specializing in high-profile collaborations. You thrive in a global environment and have a proven track record of managing partnerships with top entertainment and lifestyle brands. With strong leadership skills, you can inspire and lead cross-functional teams in driving product development. If you are a strategic thinker with a creative approach to collaboration-driven brand growth, we’d love to hear from you! You should also have and be able to demonstrate the following:

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in marketing and brand management with a focus on high-profile collaborations.

• Strong leadership experience with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in the context of product development.

• Extensive experience managing partnerships with global entertainment and lifestyle brands.

• Experience in international environment, in global headquarters as well as local offices.

• Strategic thinker with a creative approach to collaboration-driven brand growth.

Something about you:

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

• Ability to influence and inspire both internal teams and external partners.

• High emotional intelligence with a curious attitude, seeking to understand others to identify win-win solutions.

• Strong financial skills and Business Acumen.

• Excellent negotiation and relationship management skills.

• Ability to adapt to various cultural and business environments.

• Passion for what’s happening in culture (brands, fashion, music, sport).

• Comfortable with change and able to manage ambiguity.

Additional information:
This role is based in the Pandora Global Office in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Did we get your attention?
We hope you have all your questions answered and feel confident applying for this position.

If you see yourself in the position and would like to become a part of Pandora’s future, please do not hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible. You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com.

Icing on the cake
You will be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. Besides our beautiful interior design we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.

About Pandora
Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand. The company designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,500 points of sale, including more than 2,500 concept stores.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 32,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED certified facilities in Thailand, using mainly recycled silver and gold. The company plans to be carbon neutral by 2025 and has joined the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce emissions across its full value chain. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated a revenue of DKK 28.1 billion in 2023.

At Pandora, we believe that creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and reflecting societal diversity in our customer engagement is essential to delivering on our company purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We dedicate ourselves to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and diversity where everyone feels respected and valued.

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