Full-Time

Brand Manager

Soft Products, Harry's

Posted on 9/19/2025

Harry's

Harry's

201-500 employees

CPG firm selling shaving products direct-to-consumer

Compensation Overview

$95k - $115k/yr

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

In-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Required Skills
Market Research
Branding/Brand Strategy
Marketing
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 5+ years of experience in brand management preferably within Consumer Goods
  • Strong analytical skills and experience with consumer analytics and insights, market research, and trend analysis (Proficiency in IRI / Circana / Nielsen required)
  • Demonstrated success in defining brand strategy and launching products with strong 360 marketing support
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to strategically manage, inspire and motivate cross-functional partners
  • Organized and able to see through projects from start to finish: knows how to drive high level strategy but can also steer projects to completion
  • Business Acumen: can understand key drivers of the business and know how to prioritize marketing activities accordingly; is financially minded and can quickly size and action opportunities against the impact to our business
Responsibilities
  • Lead category strategy and execution in partnership with the Senior Brand Director to unlock growth opportunities, build brand awareness, and deepen customer loyalty in categories outside of shave.
  • Support the development of the innovation pipeline — drive category growth by helping to shape the product roadmap, and leading cross-functional teams (Product Development, R&D, Finance) through concept refinement, validation, forecasting, pricing, and go-to-market execution.
  • Analyze business performance and consumer insights to identify trends, inform strategy, and optimize brand performance across channels.
  • Develop and launch go-to-market plans for new products, creating compelling value propositions and marketing strategies to drive awareness, trial, and repeat.
  • Monitor in-market performance and brand KPIs, using data and testing to inform decision-making and continuously improve marketing effectiveness.
  • Distill and champion key product differentiators by understanding what’s resonating with consumers and embedding those insights into positioning, messaging, and innovation plans.
  • Build the annual brand and marketing calendar for your categories, defining priority moments and messaging in close partnership with the Integrated Communications team to activate campaigns across retail and DTC.
  • Act as the category brand steward, ensuring consistent, on-brand messaging and design execution across all customer touchpoints—digital, retail, and experiential.
  • Collaborate with retail and eComm teams to shape channel strategies, develop best-in-class sell-in stories, and influence commercial plans that deliver growth.

Harry’s is a consumer goods company that designs, manufactures, and sells grooming and personal care products across multiple brands, including Harry’s shaving line and Flamingo, Lume, and Mando. It serves customers through direct-to-consumer channels, retail partnerships, and online platforms. The company differentiates itself with a multi-brand approach that targets underserved categories, supported by an in-house growth engine called Harry’s Labs and a commitment to social good (1% of brand sales to nonprofits). Its goal is to meet real consumer needs with high-quality products and expand its footprint in the U.S., U.K., and Germany while growing through organic sales and acquisitions and delivering community impact.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$1.8B

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Harry's Plus razor launched May 13, 2025, captures 25% U.S. market share.
  • Confidential IPO filed March 8, 2026, targets New York public listing.
  • Georgetown store opens March 26, 2026, enhances retail accessibility.

What critics are saying

  • Schick Hydro5 beats Harry's Plus longevity, erodes subscriptions in 6-12 months.
  • Gillette AI blades launched April 2026 seize Walmart shelves, crush margins.
  • Shapiro boycott over Trevor ads cuts DTC sales 30% in 3-6 months.

What makes Harry's unique

  • Harry's owns century-old German blade factory since 2012 for vertical integration.
  • Harry's DTC subscription model pioneered affordable high-quality men's grooming.
  • Harry's Labs acquires brands like Lume, expanding to five CPG lines.

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Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Wellness reimbursement and incentives

401(k) matching

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible PTO policy

Parental leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-8%

2 year growth

0%
Eat Drink Talk
Mar 26th, 2026
Harry's to expand to georgetown (where 812 pizza co. used to be).

Harry's to expand to georgetown (where 812 pizza co. used to be). March 26, 2026

PYMNTS
Mar 8th, 2024
Report: Cpg Company Harry’S Prepares To Launch Ipo

Consumer packaged goods company Harry’s Inc. reportedly confidentially filed for an initial public offering. The firm, which started with men’s grooming products in 2013 and now has five CPG brands, is working with investment banks and preparing to go public in New York, Reuters reported Friday (March 8), citing unnamed sources. Harry’s Inc. did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment

PYMNTS
Mar 7th, 2024
Costco's Digital Gold Rush Drives eCommerce Gains

Consumer packaged goods company Harry's Inc. reportedly confidentially filed for an initial public offering.

TheIndustry.beauty
Oct 10th, 2023
Harry's launches free therapy initiative with BetterHelp

Men's personal care brand Harry's has partnered with mental health platform BetterHelp to provide free therapy for all.

United Headlines
Aug 12th, 2023
Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh Torch 'Woke' Razor Brand

Harry's Razors stated it partnered with the Trevor Project because the proceeds would help to revamp a "crisis counselor training program" The video was part of a June 2022 promotional campaign.

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