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About the Role

Blueair, a part of Unilever, is seeking a Chief Product & Innovation Officer (CPIO) to lead the Product Marketing and Customer Experience team. This executive role is critical in shaping the company's strategy, leading product vision, market positioning, and commercialization for award-winning air care products. The CPIO will translate company vision into a multi-year product roadmap and build the product organization to drive revenue.

Responsibilities

Own the product vision and multi-year roadmap, translating company strategy into innovation bets, white-space expansions, and investment priorities.
Act as a key leader in driving organizational alignment and investment phasing to deliver long-term commercial goals.
Lead innovation prioritization and improve cross-functional efficiency by fostering strong team collaboration and process improvement to accelerate speed-to-market.
Drive portfolio design, competitive positioning, and marketing strategy based on target segments, user insights, and wellness trends.
Own product P&L across the portfolio, building a premium pricing architecture and mix management to expand gross margin.
Drive integrated business planning by aligning the organization to the 8Q roadmap and managing lifecycle transitions.
Align annual targets with the CEO and lead integrated business alignment with GLTs (Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations) for innovation launches and regional channel plans.
Partner with the CTO on technology roadmap, platform investments, and resourcing trade-offs.
Define and own commercial success metrics for innovation and help the team prioritize action plans based on post-launch evaluations.
Own legal claims and trademarking strategy with legal partners.
Lead product communication strategy in partnership with the CMO, defining the product narrative and messaging that support our brand positioning.
Partner with the CCO to align on channel strategy, sales enablement, and strategic account T2T engagement.
Lead and manage the Customer Experience team to champion the voice of the customer at the executive table, translating consumer feedback and insights into actionable product decisions and improvements.
Mentor a team of product marketers, fostering a culture of consumer obsession, sharp positioning, commercial rigor, and high craft.

Requirements

15+ years of product management and/or product marketing experience.
5+ years in a senior product leadership role (VP Product, CPO, CPIO, or equivalent).
Strong commercial instincts with a proven track record of positioning and commercializing durable products at a global scale.
Experience with consumer durables and smart home appliances preferred.
Hands-on experience across the consumer durable product lifecycle.
A background that combines deep product management expertise with strong product marketing or commercial leadership.
Experience building and coaching product marketing organizations of 10+ people.
Demonstrated ability to operate at the executive level — board communication, customer engagement, press/analyst relations, and cross-functional executive partnership.
International experience, especially across North America, EMEA, and APAC go-to-market regions.

Location

Chicago, IL
Seattle, WA

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Product Leadership (5+ years)
15+ years of product management and/or product marketing experience

Salary/Compensations

$250,000-$400,000 annually

Benefits

Health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
401K with company match
Parental leave
Sick leave
Paid vacation and holidays
Access to numerous additional perks and benefits

About the Company

Blueair, as part of Unilever, is a rapidly growing global brand with consumer health at its core.
We believe that air health is vital to well-being, regardless of location, lifestyle, or specific health needs.
Over the last 30 years, Blueair has built a team of creative thinkers, health enthusiasts, and innovators who are passionate about our impactful products.
We are seeking to add to our entrepreneurial and dynamic culture.

Equal Opportunity

Blueair is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities.
We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.