Director, Innovation Amplification

At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us. 

Job Title: Director, Innovation Amplification

Reports to:  VP, Innovation

Location:  Remote – Goleta, CA or West Coast Preferred

Interested applicants must reside in one of the following approved states:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington

The Role

The Director, Innovation Incubation will will help Land, Leverage, and Scale innovative technologies to all Deckers Brands.  Amplification is about understanding the consumer and how new innovations can elevate their experience. This person will take a strategic business approach to challenge assumptions; looking beyond current products, compounds, geometry and categoris. This person will prioritize, strategize, and manage programs as part of Innovation initiatives. This person will leverage science, performance and consumer insights to create innovative solutions for all Deckers brands and consumers.  The Director, Innovation Amplification partners with the VP of Innovation and Product leaders across all Deckers brands to manage new technologies and categories in the Deckers portfolio, playing a meaningful role in owning the strategy, planning, and operational activities of the Innovation team in service of the end-to-end product creation process. This person is a strategic business and product leader who champions a culture of out-of-the-box thinking throughout the people, teams, and brands of Deckers.

We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

Your Impact

The primary functions of this role, include but are not limited to:

• 1. Partners with the Vice President, Innovation to support the development and articulation of Deckers Innovation vision and strategy.

• 2. Completes business analysis on potential innovation projects and initiatives to estimate potential revenue streams to prioritize new project.

• 3. Directly manages assigned projects, end-to-end, leveraging internal and external resources including designers, developers, partners, and working closely with other members of Innovation team.

• 4. Coordinates handoff of innovation products and technologies to brand product teams.

Who You Are

• Collaborates and builds relationships across the organization to achieve shared goals​.
• Brings cross-functional partners together and supports decisions as if they are their own​.
• Advanced level business acumen - continuously evaluates competitors and the marketplace to creatively capitalize on market opportunities

We’d love to hear from people with

• Persuasive communicator with proven negotiation and influencing skills; easily adapts to needs of different audiences
• Highly motivated team leader and self-starter; ability to motivate and inspire others
• Strong presentation skills; Comfortable presenting product and strategy to small and large audiences.
• Experience working effectively in complex global organizations, satisfying the needs of diverse constituents, and often working under the pressure of competing and sometimes conflicting priorities.
• Futuristic, strategic, and passionate with the ability to influence and inspire global teams and leadership.

What We'll Give You

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
• Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
• Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
• Extras, discounts and pe