Responsibilities

• Translate professional insights, cultural trends, and consumer behavior into differentiated product concepts, positioning, and global campaigns.
• Act as a senior marketing thought partner, shaping brand strategy and long‑range innovation pipeline in close collaboration with senior brand leadership.
• Own portfolio strategy including new launch forecasting, sizing, and business case development.
• Present clear recommendations to leadership, challenging briefs and sharpening facts to drive confident decision‑making.
• Stay deeply connected to pop culture, music, and emerging trends to inform brand relevance and creative direction.
• Lead end‑to‑end new product development in the styling category, building strong product briefs and data‑driven business cases aligned to brand, performance, and financial targets.
• Own stage‑gates for cross‑functional alignment to deliver high‑performance, margin‑accretive innovation.
• Partner with R&D and Supply Chain to manage development timelines and ensure on‑time launches meeting cost of goods benchmarks (COGs).
• Communicate project status, risks, and key decisions clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
• Co‑develop new salon service concepts with the Professional Education team to inspire stylists and drive in‑salon excitement.

Requirements

• 8+ years in brand management, product development, or marketing (haircare or beauty industry experience required)
• Proven track record launching new products
• Must have prior project management experience and know how to anticipate and integrate workflows
• Versed in managing cross‑functional teams, serving as a role model
• Strong strategic thinking, ability to deduce conclusions from market research
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management abilities
• Passion for professional haircare and beauty, creativity, and understanding of professional and consumer needs
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Financial acumen (budget management, business cases, P+Ls)
• Advanced presentation skills and story telling for senior level audiences

Preferred

• MBA a plus
• Experience bringing haircare or beauty products to market.

Benefits

• health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).