Responsibilities

• Pillar Strategy & Portfolio Ownership: Act as the "mini-CEO" for the total Pureology portfolio; define multi-year product roadmaps, lifecycle management, and long-term claims strategy to sustain global category leadership.
• White-Space Innovation & R&I Partnership: Uncover consumer and stylist pain points and portfolio gaps. Partner closely with R&I, Packaging, and Claims to co-create game-changing innovations.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Execution: Serve as the central strategic hub for launches, guiding cross-functional partners (R&I, Development, GBSC, Finance) to ensure on-time global readiness.
• Drive launch timelines and the end-to-end development process from conception to execution.
• Formulate strategic recommendations for launch sizing and pricing while safeguarding gross margin (GM) targets.
• Secure country alignment across global markets to maximize volume and distribution.
• Global Launch Leadership: Author master Global Launch Books, comprehensive 360° marketing toolkits, and messaging hierarchies; collaborate with the Campaign & Content team on asset guidelines for all launches and restages.
• Global-to-Local Customization: Tailor regional strategies for distinct geographic zones as needed to address specific regional needs.
• Performance Accountability: Own pillar KPIs, tracking performance against forecasts, Weight of Newness (WON >15%), and global sell-in/sell-out metrics.
• Sustainability Stewardship: Champion L'Oréal for the Future standards by prioritizing eco-conscious packaging, clean formulas, and responsible messaging.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Product Development, or a related discipline.
• Years of Experience: 7-10+ years of brand marketing and product innovation experience, ideally within prestige haircare, professional beauty, or innovation-driven consumer goods.
• Job Specific Experience/Skills: Proven track record owning a product portfolio, innovation pipeline, or category P&L with clear launch performance accountability.
• Job Specific Experience/Skills: Strong entrepreneurial mindset with the autonomy, rigor, and drive of a "mini-CEO."
• Job Specific Experience/Skills: Demonstrated ability to translate consumer insights and market white spaces into differentiated, high-efficacy, science-backed formulations and claims.
• Job Specific Experience/Skills: Experience authoring comprehensive Global Launch Books and developing global-to-local commercialization strategies (including East vs. West market adaptations).
• Job Specific Experience/Skills: Highly collaborative cross-functional leader with experience orchestrating insights, R&I/R&D, creative, O+O (Online + Offline), and zone commercial teams.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with MS Office Suite (advanced PowerPoint & Excel), digital marketing dashboards, and syndicated industry data platforms (NPD/Circana, Nielsen, Launch metrics).
• Physical Requirements: Physical in-office presence required aligned with company hybrid policy; standard office activities (sitting, standing, computer work).

Preferred

• Master’s / MBA in Marketing or Brand Management.
• Deep passion for professional salon credibility and category-disrupting product innovation.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $138,500- $200,800 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Hybrid Work Policy (Up to 2 Days per week work from home for eligible roles, subject to manager approval.)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs