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About the Role

This role is responsible for ensuring that innovation, product concepts, and growth initiatives become retailer-ready, scalable business execution. The CSO builds the operating system that connects Product, Marketing, Supply Chain, Sales, and E- Commerce, translating ideas into launches that succeed at shelf. This leader protects execution readiness, commercial discipline, and retailer success, and is expected to construct structure in a fast-moving, founder-led environment.

Responsibilities

Enterprise commercialization process (Concept → Launch → Retail execution)
Cross-functional operating rhythm across Product, Marketing, SCM, Sales, E-Com
Launch readiness standards (packaging, supply, timing, retailer requirements)
Forecast alignment and execution discipline
Retailer-facing readiness (line reviews, resets, GTM readiness)
Building scalable processes where none exist
Balancing speed of innovation with operational reliability

Requirements

15+ years of experience in consumer, beauty, CPG, or retail-driven businesses
Proven ownership of end-to-end commercialization
Led cross-functional execution across Product, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Sales
Experience building or fixing broken processes in growth or founder-led companies
Accountability for launch readiness, forecast accuracy, and retail success
Business/finance literacy (P&L and margin discipline)
Willing to slow initiatives when execution risk is high
Protects brand and retailer success over internal urgency
Creates structure, cadences, and decision frameworks
Drives alignment without relying on hierarchy
Can respectfully challenge leadership when initiatives are not execution-ready
Balances speed and discipline
Comfortable working in ambiguity while building long-term structure

Skills

Operator
Execution Guardian
System Builder
Courageous Partner
Visionary mindset
Business/finance literacy
P&L discipline
Margin discipline

Experience Level

15+ years

Salary/Compensations

Competitive Base Salary

Benefits

401(k)
100% health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D) for basic plan
Buy-up plan for additional coverage
5 days lunch
Uber share for commute

About the Company

Operates in a founder-led, fast-moving environment
Values innovation and creativity
A business where retail execution discipline is critical