senior manager, Product, International Brand (Hybrid - U.S.)
About the position Now Brewing - senior manager, Product, International Brand (Hybrid - U.S.)! #tobeapartner From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others. We re looking for a thoughtful, sharp, and agile Senior Manager to join the International Brand team to directly support our Product vertical. In this role, you ll be a critical player in making global product innovation work smarter and faster, fueled by collective insight. Your role is to help us connect dots across the Beverage, Food, and Merchandise categories, and elevate the work emerging from international markets to inform global brand strategy. This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of brand, product, and geography - and help scale ideas, frameworks, and insights across one of the world s most recognizable consumer brands.
Responsibilities
- Develop and drive strategic product innovation and portfolio direction for global, regional, and market programming and initiatives.
- Leverage insights from data analytics and market research to make insights-driven recommendations on prioritization of opportunities and big bets.
- Track trends, customer insights, and innovation performance across BUs to help identify what s gaining traction and what might scale across markets.
- Partner with BUs to codify test and learn initiatives into shared playbooks that allow BUs to develop replicable processes and product platforms.
- Inspire and influence cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders via partnership with support center, regional, and market-based teams to drive meaningful action to reach their full potential.
- Manage product innovation and category forums that connect global and regional teams, ensuring visibility and coordination among regions to inform strategies and decision making.
- Ensure international product work ladders up to broader brand strategies and priorities-while also informing product pipelines and future priorities.
Requirements
- 6-8+ years in brand, product, strategy, or insights roles - ideally within F&B, retail, CPG, or global multi-market businesses.
- Strong experience navigating matrixed orgs and managing through influence.
- Ability to build trust, credibility, and strong relationships with cross-functional partners at all levels within the organization.
- A strategic lens - but also highly organized and operational.
- Strong written and verbal storytelling skills - this role translates insights into impact.
- Ability to handle ambiguity while translating ideas and/or problems to solve into action.
- Curiosity, flexibility, and a bias towards action - we re a lean team with a broad remit.
- Bachelor s degree or equivalent related work experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience working with international teams, or in global-to-regional roles.
Benefits
- Access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Paid parental leave.
- Family expansion reimbursement.
- Paid vacation from date of hire.
- Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked).
- Eight paid holidays and two personal days per year.
- Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
- Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.).
- Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock).
- Incentivized emergency savings and financial well-being tools.
- 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor s degree through Arizona State University s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan.
- Student loan management resources and access to other educational opportunities.
- Access to backup care and DACA reimbursement.
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