Head of Consumer Products

Location: Remote; flexible work arrangement and schedule with work-from-home and flexi-hour options. An office is located in Parramatta CBD, Australia.

Salary: Competitive starting salary with reviews every 6 months.

Company

hirify.global is an independent Australian animation studio producing original long-form animated shows distributed on YouTube, including Digital Circus.

What you will do

• Build, scale, and lead the Consumer Products division across product development, design, and sampling.
• Own the merchandise product lifecycle, milestones, schedules, workflows, and team structure.
• Develop technology systems with Business Systems and connect product information across Brand, Marketing, Logistics, and Supply Chain.
• Collaborate with Sales, Brand, Marketing, and Legal on sell dates, product launches, pre-orders, exclusives, compliance, and labelling.
• Consolidate sales, consumer products, logistics, and supply chain data to identify and implement optimization opportunities.
• Mentor team leads and managers and track sales performance, margins, pricing, and ROI.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in a Head of Product role or similar leadership position.
• In-depth knowledge of product lifecycles, SKU architecture, and consumer segmentation for toys, plush, apparel, and related categories.
• Experience with inventory management systems, CRM systems, project management software such as Asana, and Airtable databases.
• Experience with Shopify backend product systems and analytics.
• Strong financial management skills, including margins, pricing, ROI, cost negotiation, manufacturing timelines, and quality control.
• Ability to lead creative and management teams, communicate complex plans clearly, and operate in a fast-paced startup-like environment.

Nice to have

• Experience or understanding of arts, animation, gaming, or internet culture.
• Knowledge of current and emerging toy-industry and youth-culture trends.
• Strong stakeholder management, organization, communication, and time-management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Art-first culture focused on passion, innovation, teamwork, and integrity.
• Flexible working arrangement and schedule.
• Regular company functions, breakfasts, lunches, and free entry to conventions and events.
• Paid gym membership and access to an office near public transport in Parramatta CBD.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for independent input and career development.