Role Overview
- Lead Grüns international product strategy, compliance, and execution as company expands into new global markets.
- Own end-to-end international product lifecycle, including local consumer needs, regulatory requirements, formulation adaptations, packaging, and market launches.
- Serve as product and regulatory authority, partnering with R&D, Operations, Marketing, Legal, and external partners for product market launches.
Location and Work Environment
- Global remote HQ with a preference for candidates based in or around Europe.
- Comfortable working hours to overlap with US time zones for collaboration.
- Fully remote, high trust environment with teammates across multiple countries and time zones.
- Asynchronous work by default; biannual in-person offsites.
Responsibilities
- Own international product strategy across current and future markets, including consumer behavior and market dynamics.
- Lead international regulatory and compliance efforts: product registration, certifications, labeling, and regulations.
- Manage formulation adaptations with R&D and co-manufacturers to ensure timely and compliant launches.
- Oversee international packaging direction: artwork reviews, translations, claims validation, and regulatory sign-off.
- Provide product expertise and guidance for cross-functional teams on decisions, tradeoffs, and feasibility.
- Partner with Marketing on international product claims and messaging to ensure compliance and brand clarity.
- Build and maintain operating models for integrating international product work with broader Product organization.
- Hire, develop, and lead an international product team to support global expansion.
Requirements
- 8–12 years of product management and compliance experience.
- 6+ years owning international product launches.
- Experience launching food or supplement products internationally, ideally with a US-based company.
- Deep familiarity with international regulatory frameworks for food or supplements.
- Experience managing cross-functional launch programs involving R&D, manufacturing, compliance, and marketing.
- Ownership of packaging and labeling compliance including claims, translations, and artwork approvals.
- Experience working with co-manufacturers and external regulatory consultants.
- People management experience and enthusiasm to build and scale teams.
Desired Approach
- Market-first thinker understanding local consumer needs and regulations.
- Strong ownership mentality with accountability for outcomes.
- Data-driven and structured yet agile amid ambiguity and change.
- Highly organized and process-oriented to build scalable systems.
- Effective cross-functional leader and communicator aligning diverse stakeholders.
- Comfort balancing high-level strategy with hands-on execution.
