The Manager, Fashion & Living Category Management leads strategy and execution for assigned categories and licensees, driving growth across the category. This role is responsible for managing licensee relationships, conducting financial and business analysis, and identifying new opportunities that expand the portfolio. The manager partners closely with cross-functional teams to deliver against retail, product and revenue objectives.

An exciting opportunity to join Universal Products & Experiences, supporting the acceleration of eCommerce growth across EMEA. This role blends operational execution, commercial delivery, strategic planning, and new business development to strengthen Universal’s digital retail footprint. Reporting to the Director, eCommerce & Digital Strategy, the Manager will work closely with partners and internal teams to drive performance, scale innovation, and manage emerging eCommerce models aligned to franchise, category, and consumer priorities.

The Manager is responsible for managing assigned categories in the Food and Beverage business, driving the overall category strategy for the specific assigned categories, and managing key licensee relationships in support of NBCUniversal’s brands across Film, Television, and other intellectual property. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5+ years of experience in category management, brand management, consumer products, or retail business development, with a strong understanding of the retail landscape within Food, Beauty, and Consumables categories.

The Associate Manager, Fashion & Living Category Management supports Universal Products & Experiences’ North American licensing business within the Fashion & Living category. Reporting to the Senior Manager, this role is responsible for managing key licensee relationships, supporting category strategy development, and driving execution against business goals. This position plays a critical role in growing the category through account management, financial oversight, and new business development.

You will be responsible for providing input and executing a long-term business strategy for the Fashion & Living (F&L) category in GAS (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) & Nordics that leverages the richness of NBCUniversal’s entertainment content to build a sustainable business that achieves annual revenue targets.

JOB OVERVIEW The Franchise & Retail Marketing Manager for Japan will have the following job responsibilities: Franchise Marketing Activating the global franchise strategies at a market level by ensuring local relevance and partnering across other business units within the company with the goal of building or maintaining consumer relevance of our most important brands (IP).

Summary: Universal Product & Experiences’ New Business Development & Franchise Strategy team drives the global vision and strategic development and execution of new business, franchise strategy, and marketing plans to cultivate brand growth and drive revenue throughout the franchise ecosystem. We are a high-performing team of makers, thinkers, leaders and rebels whose passion is to ignite ideas every day, in a culture that celebrates creativity, fresh thinking, executional excellence and each other.