JOB DETAILS
Associate Brand Manager
CompanyOm Mushrooms
LocationChicago
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 13, 2026
About The Company
Om Mushroom Superfood, designed to promote health, wellness and longevity is the brainchild of health wellness and integrative medicine enthusiast Sandra Carter, M.A., MPH, Ph.D. and mycologist Steve Farrar.
Sandra spent over 30 years in the wellness profession as a researcher, and specialist in community, corporate and hospital disease prevention programs. She was introduced to Farrar who had spent 30 years growing mushrooms and who had recently developed a unique technology for producing a variety of powerful mushroom strains in an organic, clean room facility.
As Carter began researching the benefits of the mushroom varieties, she realized there was a significant market potential for certified organic made in the USA medicinal mushroom products. These types of extremely powerful mushrooms such as Cordyceps, Reishi, Lion’s Mane and others are virtually unknown in Western Cultures – and yet are highly revered in Asian medicine.
For thousands of years in Eastern Cultures, mushrooms have been recognized for their ability to optimize immune health, and are accepted as adjunct therapy for serious health conditions. Steve Farrar and Sandra Carter both saw a window of opportunity to increase awareness in Western Cultures about the benefits of mushrooms through the development of an innovative line of whole-food organic powders that can be easily added to your everyday eating routine.
Today, each of the species used in Om’s certified organic mushroom powders are produced in the company’s Carlsbad, California facility. They include the full life-cycle of the mushrooms species, capturing nature’s incredible bioactivity in a fascinating growing process.
Om takes pride in introducing their line of nutritious, easy to use innovative products and spread the experience of the benefits of the Mighty, Magnificent Mushroom!
About the Role
Description
We're hiring our first Associate Brand Manager — a commercially rigorous, analytically sharp operator that has creative, strategic ideas and can execute flawlessly. You'll work directly with the Director of Brand & Innovation and own the connective tissue that holds our brand, sales, innovation, activation and commercialization work together.
Why OM?
At OM, we're on a mission to bring the power of functional mushrooms to people everywhere. As a leader in the wellness industry, we combine science, innovation, and nature to create products that support healthier lives. Joining OM means becoming part of a passionate, collaborative team where your contributions make a direct impact on our growth, our customers, and the future of the category.
- Business management and planning — understand the trends and translate them into decisions
- Innovation, NPD pipeline and P&L support — help manage and advance the product development roadmap from concept to shelf
- Commercialization — own the cross-functional process that gets new products to market on time and on brief
- Packaging development — manage design and regulatory review cycles with precision
- Cross-functional coordination — serve as the connective tissue between R&D, Regulatory, Ops, and external partners
- Support brand activation & innovation launch planning with the Digital Marketing Manager
- Retailer & sales support — arm the sales team with the tools and materials they need to win at shelf
- Help monitor competitive activity and performance and market trends and action against these insights
Requirements
- 3–5 years of CPG brand management experience; DTC, health, wellness, or food background strongly preferred
- Exceptional project manager
- Naturally cross-functional — you earn trust fast and know how to get things done
- Gap spotter — you notice what's missing before anyone asks, and you show up with a point of view on how to fix it
- Analytically strong — you're comfortable in the data and can translate findings into a clear action plan
- Builder mindset — you've worked in an entrepreneurial environment before and thrived
- Proven launch track record — you've successfully taken an innovation from brief to market and can walk us through how
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation and bonus opportunities
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Safe Harbor Contribution
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Company-Paid Life and Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Employee discounts on OM products
Key Skills
Brand ManagementProject ManagementData AnalysisProduct DevelopmentCross-functional CoordinationCommercializationPackaging DevelopmentMarket Trend AnalysisP&L SupportInnovation PlanningRetailer SupportCompetitive Analysis
Categories
MarketingManagement & LeadershipFood & BeverageRetailHealthcare
Benefits
Competitive CompensationBonus OpportunitiesMedical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision Insurance401(k) With Company Safe Harbor ContributionPaid Time OffPaid HolidaysSick LeavePaid Parental LeaveCompany-Paid Life InsuranceDisability InsuranceEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Professional DevelopmentCareer Growth OpportunitiesEmployee Discounts On Om Products
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Associate Brand Manager will manage the product development roadmap from concept to shelf and coordinate cross-functional processes between R&D, Ops, and Regulatory. They will also support brand activation, monitor market trends, and provide the sales team with necessary tools for retail success.
📋Job Type
full time
💰Salary Range
$80,000 - $90,000
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
30
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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