Product Operations Coordinator Long Beach, California · Hybrid

We're Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world's most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.

Design sport-inspired apparel built for style, movement and confidence.

At Speedo, product has to do more than look good. It has to move with the swimmer, feel comfortable in the water and support performance, confidence and freedom of movement, whether someone is training, competing, learning or simply enjoying the swim.

Key Purpose:

The Product Operations Coordinator assists with the end-to-end development and execution of packaging solutions across multiple categories and product lines. This role helps support packaging alignment with brand standards, meeting sustainability and regulatory requirements, and supporting go-to-market timelines. Working cross-functionally with global teams, the role will help support strategic packaging initiatives, support managing artwork and development, support deliver packaging solutions that are innovative, cost-effective, and aligned with our brand vision.

Primary Responsibilities:

End - to - End Project Coordination

• Supports the packaging development from initial concept through to final delivery, ensuring all phases are executed on time and within budget.
• Helps define and manage critical paths, aligning with go-to-market timelines and coordinating across departments to meet key milestones.
• Track progress, flag risks, and implement contingency plans to mitigate delays or issues.

Creative Briefing & Artwork Development

• Supports the packaging briefing process, translating brand strategy and product requirements into clear, actionable briefs for internal creative teams and external agencies.
• Is a point of contact with creative agencies and artworkers to develop packaging concepts that are visually compelling and on brand.
• Coordinate artwork creation, revisions, and approvals, ensuring consistency across SKUs and markets.
• Supports artwork systems ensuring files are correctly built, versioned, and stored.
• Partners with Raw Materials Team to maintain a packaging library with specifications, samples, and historical data for reference and reuse.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Development, Marketing, Creative, Supply Chain, Design and PD, and Retail teams to align packaging with product specifications, consumer insights, and commercial goals.
• Facilitate regular cross-functional meetings to ensure alignment, resolve blockers, and maintain momentum across projects.

Sustainability & Compliance

• Working with raw materials and compliance teams (both regionally and globally) ensure all packaging complies with relevant environmental, social, and regulatory standards, including certifications and corporate responsibility guidelines.

Process & Workflow Optimization

• Assist in refining internal workflows that support efficient packaging development and approvals.
• Assist with implementing systems and tools to improve visibility, tracking, and reporting across packaging projects.
• Troubleshoot asset management and workflow systems, resolving exceptions and ensuring smooth operations.

Budget & Resource Management

• Assist with packaging budgets, including artwork development and production costs.
• Prioritize resource requirements across projects, identify time-saving opportunities, and ensure project accountability.

Reporting, Documentation and Insights

• Provide regular updates on project status, risks, and milestones to stakeholders.
• Document packaging specifications and insights testing results.
• When required, assist with orchestrating consumer or retail insights projects with cross-functional teams and agencies related to packaging changes so any changes are informed by insight.
• Communicate developments in packaging strategy to cross functional teams and senior leadership.

Qualifications & Experiences:

• 2-3 years of project coordination experience, preferably in packaging, retail, apparel or FMCG.
• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field preferred.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities.
• Understanding of digital asset management systems and artwork set up.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and cross-functional teams.
• Technical knowledge of packaging materials, printing processes, sustainable packaging practices and relevant regulations.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced, team‑first, high‑energy environment, with a positive, can‑do, customer‑focused attitude.

Why Speedo?

Speedo is one of the world's most iconic swimwear brands, built on a heritage of innovation, performance and a lifelong love of swimming.

From elite competition to everyday fitness, leisure and learning, Speedo creates product for every type of swimmer. It is a brand trusted in the water because it understands what matters: fit, movement, comfort, durability, confidence and performance.

Joining Speedo means becoming part of a team that cares deeply about helping people feel at home in the water, whether they are chasing a personal best, building confidence, training regularly or discovering the joy of swimming for the first time.

Perks & Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, hybrid working, flexible start and finish times, generous paid time off, product discounts, sample sales, medical and healthcare support plus additional benefits designed to support you at work and beyond.

You can find full details of our benefits and perks on our US Benefits page.

Pentland Brands and Speedo are equal opportunity employers and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications, consistent with applicable law and without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, we have a strong corporate commitment to inclusion, diversity and to ensuring that all current and future associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential. To achieve these goals, applicants are asked not to disclose salary history information.