Director Gaming Category, EMEA

We are seeking a Director of Gaming Category, EMEA to lead the development and execution of annual and multi-year European Gaming category plans. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving revenue growth, market share gains, and profitability improvements across multiple European markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute annual and multi-year European Gaming category plans, with revenue, market share, and profitability goals
• Identify growth opportunities by country, product segment, price tier, and channel
• Partner with Sales on customer growth plans that expand distribution, improve assortment and placement, and accelerate sell-through
• Use market share data, partner sell-through, and internal financial reporting to monitor performance and lead corrective action

Financial and Commercial Performance:

• Be accountable for regional Gaming category revenue and profitability targets, working with Sales and Finance to manage gross margin, product mix, promotional investment, and cost-to-serve
• Lead regional pricing and promotional planning within global guidelines and agreed approval authority
• Allocate and manage channel marketing budgets and market development funds (MDF)

Channel Marketing Leadership and Execution:

• Lead, coach, and develop the Europe Channel Marketing team, setting clear objectives, ownership, and performance expectations
• Ensure channel programs, retail media, merchandising, and partner activations support category priorities and deliver measurable sell-through and financial results
• Lead regional commercial readiness for product launches, aligning assortment, availability, pricing, partner activation, and localized content with global teams

Requirements:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in category management, commercial leadership, channel marketing, or sales within gaming peripherals, consumer technology, or a closely related hardware business
• Proven success delivering revenue growth, market share gains, and profitability improvements across multiple European markets
• Experience leading and developing geographically distributed teams, including direct people management responsibility
• Strong commercial and financial judgment, with experience managing category performance, budgets, pricing, promotions, and margin trade-offs