Product & Marketing Director

JELD-WEN is currently seeking a Product & Marketing Director to join our growing team.

Product & Marketing Director Northern Europe

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Product and Marketing Director to lead and elevate our product management and marketing functions to industry leading standards. This role is crucial in driving innovation, shaping a futureproof organization fit for growth, and aligning our product strategy with market trends to ensure sustainable growth.

As the Product and Marketing Director for Northern Europe, you will drive regional business growth while collaborating closely with counterparts in two other regions and the European Marketing and Product Director to take advantage of synergies and platform opportunities. You will prioritize key projects that deliver the greatest value to the business, ensuring alignment with market trends and strategic goals. You will be responsible for defining and executing the product and marketing strategies, delivering profitable product categories and roadmaps, and leading a high performing team. You will champion modern marketing practices, leveraging datadriven insights and innovative approaches to drive customer acquisition, retention, and brand awareness.

This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic leader to build a modern, agile, and scalable organization with base in either Sweden or Denmark

Areas of responsibility...

Strategic Leadership:

• • • • Drive the overall product management and marketing strategy for Northern Europe with regional business goals and market trends.
      • Lead development of a profitable product portfolio that meets evolving customer needs.
      • Create and implement a modern marketing strategy focused on digital transformation, customer centric approaches, and data driven decision making.
      • Work closely with counterparts in other regions and functions to identify synergies and prioritize projects that offer the greatest value for the overall European business.

Product Management:

• • • • Oversee the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch, including product development, go-to-market strategies, and postlaunch performance.
      • Build and refine product roadmaps, ensuring they align with long-term business objectives and customer demands.
      • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, Sales, Operations) to ensure seamless product development and execution.
      • Regularly assess product performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
      • Identify and leverage market opportunities, competitive insights, and customer feedback to refine product offerings.

Marketing Leadership:

• • • • Mature the marketing strategy to drive brand awareness, customer acquisition and retention.
      • Champion digital marketing transformation and, in partnership with the European digital team ensure the adoption of cutting-edge tools and techniques.
      • Oversee marketing campaigns across all channels (digital, social media, PR, etc.) to maximize impact and ROI.
      • Build and manage the marketing budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to achieve business goals.
      • Collaborate with the sales team to ensure marketing initiatives support sales objectives and drive revenue growth.

Team Leadership and Development:

• • • • Lead and inspire a diverse team of product managers and marketers to achieve excellence.
      • Build a modern, agile organization that can adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
      • Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and data driven decision making within the team.
      • Identify and mentor future leaders within the team, ensuring succession planning and talent development.

Futureproofing the Organization:

• • • • Embrace modern technologies, tools, and methodologies to ensure the product and marketing functions remain agile and scalable.
      • Stay ahead of industry trends and disruptions, ensuring the organization is positioned for long-term growth and competitiveness.
      • Drive the organization being the market leader by ensuring alignment between product innovation, customer needs, and marketing strategies.

Key Relationships:

• Internal: VPGM-Northern Europe, European Marketing and Product Director, Regional Product & Marketing Directors (North EU/DACH), Sales Teams, R&D, Finance, Operations.
• External: Customers, suppliers, agencies, and partners.

 Key Qualifications:

• • • • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
      • 8-10 years of experience in product management and marketing leadership roles.
      • Proven track record in full lifecycle management from conception, through launch, nurture, and discontinuation
      • Proven experience in a senior product management and marketing role, ideally within a multi-region, European business.
      • Strong knowledge of digital marketing, brand management, and product development processes.
      •  Experience building and leading high performing teams.
      •  Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills.
      •  Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage multiple stakeholders.
      •  Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data and make data driven decisions.
      •  Experience in managing budgets and optimizing marketing spend for maximum impact.

What We Offer:

• • • •  Opportunity to make a significant impact in a market leading company.
      •  Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
      •  Competitive salary and benefits package.
      •  Leadership role in driving the future direction of the business.

Good reason to join

We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.

Next steps

Submit your application and CV as we will interview suitable candidates as they apply. We will finalize our posting as soon as we have our right candidate in place.

For more information, you are welcome to contact TA Business Partner Nordics Jesper Laurholt , at +45 28 43 50 63 or by email jlaurholt@jeldwen.com 

Compensation package will reflect the right candidates background. 

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About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. 

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market-leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com or follow LinkedIn.

JELD-WEN has been named by Forbes as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by Newsweek as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’. 

What We Offer

Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages. 

JELD-WEN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation based on individuals’ physical traits, beliefs, and/or other characteristics that are protected under applicable laws.

JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.