Head of Global Brand Design

The Head of Global Brand Design & Experience leads end-to-end brand identity systems for the Enterprise Oral Care category, scaling design across global consumer touchpoints. This role partners with executive business leaders and regional marketing teams to translate business priorities into design strategies that strengthen brand equity and support growth.

Own the architecting, scaling, and governance of global brand design and experience. Drive a unified approach to category-defining experiences, ensuring design strategy, execution, and visualization are treated as measurable, strategic assets for the business.

• Build and maintain end-to-end brand design systems.
• Deliver iconic, market-differentiating design solutions.
• Create scalable, multi-brand design frameworks across regions to optimize resources and improve quality.
• Tailor global design systems to deliver category-defining brand experiences.
• Establish design as a measurable, strategic business asset.
• Direct global brand strategy and experience execution.
• Translate business goals into unified experience strategies that drive engagement and brand loyalty.
• Present forward-thinking design visions to executive leadership.
• Position visualization as a core driver of strategic decision-making.
• Navigate complex global stakeholder dynamics to align efforts and secure buy-in for key initiatives.
• Lead the team and foster organizational design capabilities.
• Guide the Brand Design team and align cross-functional partners around design strategy.
• Develop talent, support team excellence, and retain top talent through environments built on trust and innovation.
• Drive business transformation by expanding design team capabilities and building systems that remove barriers to innovation.
• Steer teams through complexity with adaptability and courageous leadership.
• Deliver sustainable impact by investing in people and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Champion Colgate-Palmolive’s design vision, approach, systems, and governance for the category.
• Lead and participate in elevated design dialogue across the organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional business partners to develop briefs and project plans.
• Build strategic relationships to influence regional marketing and business leaders, elevating design impact.
• Oversee design project timelines, deliverables, and budgets.
• Manage end-to-end creative resources, including photographers, illustrators, internal design teams, and external production partners.

• Design College Degree
• 15 years of professional experience in design, brand, or a related creative industry
• Proven track record of strong team and people leadership, with ability to inspire action and influence across functions and levels, including senior leadership
• Working knowledge of necessary software applications and platforms

• Digital design experience very welcome
• Hands-on packaging design skills
• Omni-channel experience
• Deep understanding of great brand design systems, including brand equity, architecture, visual assets, and governance

Salary Range: USD 250,000 to 275,000 per year. Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles (subject to eligibility requirements).

• Medical, dental, vision
• Basic life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability coverage
• Participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions (subject to eligibility requirements)
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave (adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws)

New York, NY (onsite)