Digital Marketing Acceleration Project Manager

Cincinnati, OH (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-market growth execution from strategy to scale, driving rapid learning cycles and measurable business impact across awareness to conversion.

  • Define and own how a brand scales: objectives, metrics, actions, owners, and timelines across markets.
  • Institutionalize learning loops: plan, test, analyze, and optimize growth programs in marketing and commerce.
  • Align global and regional teams and agencies with playbooks and best practices to improve speed and consistency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Translate brand missions into clear acceleration plans: objectives, metrics, actions, owners, and timeline.
  • Run rapid learning cycles: plan, execute, evaluate, and improve growth initiatives across marketing and commerce.
  • Partner with markets and agencies to improve execution quality, speed, and consistency; ensure best practice adoption.
  • Manage performance tracking: dashboards, insight generation, and clear recommendations tied to business outcomes.
  • Share learnings: document playbooks, what worked, what did not, and scaling guidance for other brands and markets.
  • Stakeholder management: align global brand teams, regional stakeholders, and markets; escalate risks early.

Requirements

  • University degree or equivalent
  • Experience in digital marketing and commerce execution preferred
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in digital marketing, electronic commerce, brand growth, or digital transformation roles
  • Proven experience delivering growth through campaigns, conversion optimization, media, content, and commerce levers
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams and external agencies
  • Experience demonstrating strong brand growth and digital execution capability, with the ability to translate strategy into clear plans, measurable actions, and effective business outcomes across the consumer journey from awareness to conversion.
  • Strong analytical and insight-to-action mindset, using data, testing, and performance evaluation to continuously optimize initiatives and improve results.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to align and influence global and local stakeholders across functions, markets, and regional/global headquarters, including close collaboration with teams in Japan.
  • Strong project management, prioritization, and execution capabilities, balancing speed, quality, compliance, and business impact in dynamic environments.
  • Curious, proactive, and adaptable, with a willingness to test new approaches, learn quickly from results, and continuously improve ways of working.
  • High ownership, resilience, and accountability mindset, with the ability to drive initiatives forward and maintain momentum through complexity and change.
  • High level of Powerpoint and presentation skill required

Benefits

  • An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
  • Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
  • A workplace culture that prioritises employee wellbeing, with opportunities to get involved in initiatives such as Mental Health First Aiders, our Charity Committee, and DE&I communities
  • A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, pension schemes, insurance options, and more…
  • Learning and development opportunities
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Kao EMEA & Americas

3.7 Glassdoor

This is the official account of Kao in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas region with our main hubs in London (UK), Darmstadt (Germany), Amersfoort (the Netherlands) and Cincinnati (USA). We focus on our Beauty Care business with premium brands in three business sectors: Consumer Care, Salon and Molton Brown.Our Consumer Care business represents iconic skin and hair care brands that are recognized for their innovation and quality across the globe, including John Frieda, Guhl, Bioré, Bondi Sands, Curél and Jergens.Our Salon Business is committed to unleashing the creativity of stylists, salons and consumers around the globe. With our brands Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk and Varis, stylists have everything in their hands to create beautiful show-stopping hair representative of the individuality of their clients.Our London-based luxury brand Molton Brown, offers fragrance, body and bath products found only in our exclusive Molton Brown stores, high-end department stores and travel retail, as well as five-star hotels around the world.All three business sectors are driven by the same values and beliefs: We strive to create a Kirei life for people, society and the planet through creation and innovation that enables more sustainable lifestyles. The Japanese word kirei, meaning “clean, well-ordered, and beautiful,” reflects our purpose.And because our people are our greatest asset, we foster an environment where everyone can grow, flourish and help us make life beautiful.Globally, Kao has strived to deliver value to the life of people everywhere in the world since the company's founding in 1887. As a Japan-based manufacturer of personal care and household products, cosmetics, and specialty chemicals, Kao creates high-value-added products and services that provide care and enrichment for the life of all people and the planet.

Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN
3.8K employees (517 in marketing)
68% recommend to a friend
96% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
69.2%
Direct
23.2%
Referral
5.4%
Social
1.2%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
411 (11% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Seed, 2 years ago

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