VP, Global Brands- Board Games

Hasbro • Boston, MA

4h • $282,200 - $451,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Hasbro is seeking a Vice President, Board Games to own the global physical board game and tabletop portfolio, including Monopoly, Jenga, Connect Four, The Game of Life, Clue, and Twister. This general management role owns the portfolio’s revenue, margin, and operating profit, as well as authority to allocate investment. Product and North America commercial report directly to the role; other functions partner with it. The position leads a team of twelve and reports to the SVP, Global Brands. It is distinct from the company’s digital, video game, and trading card businesses, while partnering with those businesses where brands overlap.

The role is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is onsite Tuesday through Thursday, with approximately 25% travel. In the first year, the VP is expected to establish a credible multi-year portfolio plan, make explicit choices about which brands to grow or run for profit, and demonstrate measurable progress in revenue and margin. The mandate is to grow category-defining brands while improving profitability.

The VP will set portfolio strategy, adapt plans to global market conditions, translate consumer insights into commercial opportunities, allocate investment, drive product excellence and innovation, and work with Commercial and Supply Chain on forecasting, productivity, and inventory discipline. The role also builds and develops the team, shapes the business culture, and represents performance and plans to senior leadership and, when called on, the Hasbro Board of Directors.

Requirements

• Direct ownership of a P&L at meaningful scale, with accountability for revenue, margin, and operating profit.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in consumer products, toys and games, or a comparably branded and retail-driven business.
• Track record of setting multi-year portfolio strategy, making investment choices, and adapting plans to global market and macroeconomic conditions.
• Deep fluency in consumer and cultural insight, with demonstrated success translating it into market-reaching product, pricing, and new business opportunities.
• Record of reinventing established brands and building new ones, including innovation that moved a number.
• Strong commercial judgment with major retailers and command of product development, cost structure, supply chain, and forecasting sufficient to challenge plans.
• Substantial people leadership experience, including building, developing, and retaining teams at multiple levels and hiring to a high standard.
• Clear and candid management style, with the ability to set actionable direction, give specific and timely feedback, maintain high standards, and build a strong culture.
• Exceptional ability to influence senior executives and cross-functional partners and communicate plans persuasively at senior levels, including to a board.
• Experience in board games, tabletop, or hobby, or in brands at the intersection of retail, fandom, and culture.

Responsibilities

• Own the global Board Games P&L, including revenue, variable margin, operating profit, and returns on investment.
• Set multi-year portfolio strategy, choosing which brands to grow, run for profit, or stop funding.
• Adjust plans to global conditions, including macroeconomic conditions, trade and tariff policy, input costs, retail consolidation, and regional shifts in consumer spending.
• Translate consumer and shopper insights into product, pricing, channel, and new business opportunities.
• Allocate investment across marketing, tooling, retail activation, and A&P, and assess what merits further investment.
• Drive product excellence, including consumer price points and supporting cost structures.
• Partner with Commercial on demand planning and forecast accuracy, and with Supply Chain on productivity and inventory discipline.
• Build the innovation pipeline, including major portfolio bets and smaller tests to reduce risk.
• Lead, develop, and retain the team; set direction, provide candid feedback, and foster conditions for strong performance.
• Shape the business culture and represent the business and its performance plans to senior leadership and, when called on, the Hasbro Board of Directors.

Benefits

• Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives, depending on role, location, and eligibility.
• Health & Wellness
• Time Off to Recharge
• Financial Well-being
• Life & Family Support
• Volunteer and Community Initiatives
• Learning & Development
• Exclusive Perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed