Director of Commercialization

Who We Are

The Good Crisp Company is a rapidly growing snack brand, offering great-tasting, guilt-free snacks designed for healthier lifestyles. Our products are Certified Gluten-Free, NON-GMO Project Verified, and free from artificial ingredients and top allergens.

Our values as a company are our north star. It is important every employee contributes to them as we strive to create a successful business that contributes to a more joyful life.

- We make work a place we all want to be.
- We’re entrusted to deliver quality work. How we get there is up to us. 
- We choose thoughtful solutions even when it’s not easy.

What You’ll Do

We’re excited to welcome a Director of Commercialization to our Operations team!

The Director of Commercialization will lead the work that gets new and changed products into production and out to our customers. In this role, you will own Operations readiness across The Good Crisp Company’s co-manufacturing network, from assessing early manufacturing feasibility through first shipment and stable production.

This role makes sure our Operations teams have what they need at every step, resolves the issues that could hold up a launch and recommends when a product is ready to move forward. As a leader, you will set priorities and secure resources for our Product Development and Quality Assurance team members, supporting both functions as the business grows.

While the Strategic Programs Manager owns the integrated project plan and cross-functional timeline, this role owns Operations readiness, partnering closely with Strategic Programs to make sure Operations requirements and dependencies are reflected every step of the way.

This role reports into our Senior Vice President of Operations. While we’re ideally looking for candidates in the Boulder/Denver area, we’re open to remote candidates as well. This role requires occasional travel to co-manufacturing partners, production trials, and launch start-ups.

Key Responsibilities

- Assess manufacturing feasibility early, including co-manufacturing capabilities, capacity, material availability, cost, and timing. 
- Own the Operations commercialization checklist for new products, renovations, packaging changes, and manufacturing transfers, defining what each Operations function needs to deliver from trial validation and item setup through first production, warehouse readiness, and customer shipment. 
- Lead Operations readiness reviews and resolve gaps between functions, ensuring teams have the information, approvals, and commitments they need. 
- Partner with Strategic Programs to reflect Operations requirements and dependencies in the integrated project timeline. 
- Set the criteria for moving into first commercial production, using validation results, quality approvals, cost assumptions, and confirmed supply commitments to recommend whether to proceed, require further validation, or delay. 
- Resolve trade-offs within approved scope and elevate material changes for decision. 
- Oversee the production ramp and confirm readiness for handoff to routine operations based on agreed expectations for quality, yield, cost, and repeatability. 
- Set priorities and secure resources for Product Development and Quality Assurance, including ongoing quality, food safety, and compliance across the portfolio. 
- Partner with Supply Chain to evaluate manufacturing capabilities and resolve significant technical issues with co-manufacturers. 
- Plan and manage spending within approved budgets, partnering with Finance to estimate trial and launch costs, validate COGS assumptions, and assess the margin impact of commercialization decisions. 
- Design and continuously improve the processes that strengthen our ability to launch high-quality products on time. 
- Lead, develop, and grow a team of managers and individual contributors into high-performing, values-driven contributors.

Who You Are

- You love thinking about the big-picture and are highly strategic in how you approach your work 
- You anticipate challenges before they happen 
- You’re a systems builder who loves designing and refining processes that help great work happen. 
- You're solutions-oriented and comfortable naming risks while finding practical paths forward. 
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment and build relationships easily with internal teams and manufacturing partners. 
- You love great snacks and working with great people!

What You’ll Bring

- Bachelor’s degree in food science, engineering, or a related field (preferred); equivalent experience considered. 
- 8+ years of progressive experience in food or beverage CPG, with direct accountability for commercializing products.
- Demonstrated success leading multiple product launches through Operations readiness, first commercial production, ramp-up, and handoff to routine operations. 
- Co-manufacturing experience (preferred). 
- Experience building and leading launch readiness processes that cover manufacturing, quality, materials, item setup, and distribution. 
- Demonstrated judgment using trial results, quality approvals, production commitments, and cost to make readiness recommendations and resolve launch and ramp-up issues with manufacturing partners. 
- Experience managing budgets, assessing product costs, and evaluating the margin impact of launch decisions. 
- Ability and willingness to travel to co-manufacturing partners and production trials as needed.

Position Details

While we’re ideally looking for candidates in the greater Boulder/Denver area, we’re also open to remote candidates for this role. For local candidates, we expect a hybrid work schedule, coming into the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to work together in person. For remote candidates, occasional travel is required for team meetings or company events.

The compensation for this position is $140,000–$150,000 based on experience, plus a competitive equity package.

In addition to the annual salary and equity package, we’ll also offer:

- $200 Monthly Technology Stipend 
- Medical, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents 
- 4 weeks paid time off + paid holidays 
- 401(k) program with 4% employer contribution 
- Good Crisp snacks for you and your family! 
- 12 weeks Paid Family Leave  ​​​​​​​