Director: Marketing Innovation & Development-Beauty

Overview

A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference.

We're a company that genuinely cares about our people, our products, our consumers and the environment.

Our unique, informal culture champions courage, determination and collaboration. Knowing we have an open and supportive team means each of us has the freedom to take responsibility and ownership. We have a shared passion to work hard, innovate and push boundaries.

United by the belief that when we strive for growth, anything is possible. While we might not be the largest company in our industry, we believe we can have the biggest impact because:
Together We Have the Power to Win.

Church & Dwight is seeking a Director:
Marketing Innovation & Development
-Beauty, to join our team. We are looking for a high energy, high impact leader to drive innovation transformation and acceleration across the Specialty Hair & Skin Care portfolio of brands (Hero, Batiste, Nair, Viviscal, Toppik).

This leader is a core member of the Beauty POD Leadership Team, working closely with the Vice President, Brand leaders, R&D, GMS and Commercial to drive impactful innovations across a complex, fast moving brand portfolio. This leader is a strong leader, who will develop and empower a direct team of Associate Directors and Brand Managers. This position reports to VP Beauty.

Hybrid:
This is a hybrid role based in Ewing, NJ and requires in-person attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with remote work options on Mondays and Fridays.

• Identify and develop new product strategies to drive US growth across our dynamic beauty portfolio of brands (Hero, Batiste, Nair, Viviscal, Toppik) +$800MM, delivering double digit growth thru 2030.
• This leader is energized by challenging the status quo and accelerating innovation with meaningful trend forward and strategic platforms, working cross-functionally to make them happen.
• Responsibilities include:
  • Leader of ideation acceleration across the portfolio, determining where to play, right to win, and how to play
  • Adoption of test and learn methodologies including AI technologies with consumer validation testing as well as GTM launches
  • Create 3-5 year new product pipelines, working closely with R&D and Beauty team
  • Validation of size of opportunity and direct influence with five year strategic plan
  • New product development, working with cross functional team, including Brand, R&D, and CSP/Sales
• Anticipate market conditions, track consumption data and monitor trends through social listening while adjusting strategies accordingly
• Inspire teams to deliver initiatives in support of brand strategy
• Gain organizational support and senior level buy-in for new product initiatives
• Creatively interpret data and markets to identify new opportunities and solutions that have significant impact on the business
• Collaborate with R&D, Brand and co-mans to generate and accelerate concept to market ideation
• Build a high functioning team and lead effectively across functions

• Change agent to drive new ways of working and speed throughout the NPD process.
• Direct experience driving innovation within fast-paced beauty categories and brands. Has deep industry knowledge and passion and is on the pulse of consumer and client trends shaping the future.
• Experience defining strategies and agile processes though complex matrixed organizations, influencing and structuring to drive results with speed
• Comfortable and effective working with high level peer set (VPs and Directors), strong strategic skills, PLUS ability to lead cross-functional teams in project execution
• Strong marketing, financial, and general management skills
• Contextual communicator who can collaboratively identify opportunity areas and problems worth solving
• Generalist excelling in a variety of areas with the ability to ask the right questions to deeply understand consumer wants/needs
• Strong business acumen with the capability of defining a strategy aligning with business value
• Agile thinker expertly interfacing between the business and new markets
• Experience and expertise in presenting externally, especially to retailers

• BA/BS required; MBA preferred
• 12-18 years total marketing business experience (CPG, OTC)
• Well-developed expertise across all areas of marketing and leading/developing talent.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$247,700

This position is also eligible for a bonus.

As a Church & Dwight US employee, you (and eligible dependents, as applicable) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid vacation and sick time, and Paid Parental Leave. U.S. employees are entitled to paid holidays, floating holidays, and vacation days starting in their first year of employment depending on hire date. You are also able to participate in our 401k retirement plan (with company match and profit-sharing) and…