Senior Innovation Manager- Maternity cover

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers
. Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries
. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

At Edgewell, we're behind some of the world's most trusted brands, including Wilkinson Sword, Schick, Billie, Bulldog, Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones and Jack Black.

But we are about much more than the products we make.

We are a global team of 6,200 visionaries, doers and makers. We bring joy to more than 50 countries, keeping a keen eye on efficiency and sustainability. We are also passionate about maintaining a diverse, inclusive and respectful environment where our teammates can thrive. We are curious, collaborative and passionate about making everyday experiences better. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, included and empowered to make an impact.

If you're looking for a place where your voice matters, your development is supported and your work can make a real difference, we'd love to meet you.

• This is an opportunity to lead the development and delivery of the Bulldog and Cremo innovation pipeline, translating consumer, category and market opportunities into differentiated, commercially viable products. Combining innovation leadership, technical product guardianship and disciplined cross-functional delivery, you will shape ideas into clear projects and lead them from brief through to launch. You will play a hands-on role in a strategically important grooming category, helping the business make better, faster innovation and technical choices with focus, pace and commercial rigour.
• Shape a focused, prioritised multi-year innovation pipeline aligned with consumer needs, brand strategy and growth priorities.
• Turn insights into differentiated propositions, clear innovation briefs and commercially viable business cases with defined assumptions and success measures.
• Lead formulation and ingredient strategy, manage third-party manufacturers and establish appropriate product and claims-testing protocols.
• Lead approved projects through launch, coordinating Brand, Insights, Portfolio, Regulatory, Legal, Packaging, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement and Commercial teams.
• Own timelines, milestones, development costs, risks and dependencies, escalating issues promptly and ensuring technical, quality, legal and regulatory requirements are met.
• Partner with brand and market teams on launch readiness, product storytelling and technical training.
• Use post-launch learning to strengthen future choices and improve the innovation pipeline.

• You will bring end-to-end innovation leadership, technical product expertise and the commercial judgement to turn consumer insight into scalable product opportunities. You will be comfortable leading complex work personally while creating clarity, pace and alignment across a broad matrix organisation.
• We know that nobody matches every requirement perfectly. If you're excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align with every qualification listed, we'd still encourage you to apply. We'd love to learn more about what you could bring to the role and our team now or in the future.
• Experience taking consumer products from insight and concept through technical development, approval and launch.
• Experience in skincare, personal care, beauty, grooming or a comparable fast-paced branded consumer category.
• Strong understanding of formulation, testing, claims substantiation and third-party manufacturing.
• Proven matrix project leadership, with the ability to manage multiple work streams, clarify priorities, remove blockers and maintain momentum.
• Commercial judgement, connecting innovation choices to consumer need, brand strategy, category growth, customer relevance and financial outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal English, with the confidence to create clarity, build trust and influence senior…