Senior Brand Manager (Beauty, Hair Care)- Full Time, Hybrid (LA)

El Segundo, CA (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $120K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own critical post-purchase and product-innovation work to drive LTV growth and brand strength in a hair health line.

  • Post-purchase optimization: map touchpoints and feedback loops to lift LTV and retention.
  • Whale strategy and influencer ecosystem to deepen high-value relationships and repeat purchases.
  • Translate market signals into brand strategy and product direction to guide packaging and messaging.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Track and improve key metrics: LTV, retention, AOV, sell-through by product, cohort purchasing behavior
  • Map and improve every post-purchase touchpoint to create the best customer experience in the hair care industry
  • Conduct post-launch customer outreach and 30/60/90 day product-specific post-mortems
  • Identify the brand's most loyal customers (the "whales") and develop strategies to deepen those relationships
  • Ongoing competitor, brand, product, and trend analysis
  • Performance analysis: LTV, AOV, retention benchmarks vs. category
  • Translate insights directly into brand positioning and product pipeline decisions
  • Map every customer touchpoint (pre-purchase through retention)
  • Maintain active communication loops with customers, partners, and influencers
  • Implement feedback systems: post-purchase surveys, social listening, review analysis

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of the hair care industry, customer behavior, and trends
  • Strong branding instincts — able to translate expertise into positioning, messaging, and product direction
  • Comfortable operating as both a strategic thinker and hands-on executor
  • Data-literate — can read cohort analysis, LTV curves, and sell-through reports and draw actionable conclusions
  • Passion for building category-defining products that genuinely improve hair health
  • (Strongly preferred) Background as a hairstylist, trichologist, or hair health expert
  • (Strongly preferred) Experience managing or growing social media channels or brands

Preferred

  • Background as a hairstylist, trichologist, or hair health expert
  • Experience managing or growing social media channels or brands

Benefits

  • Paid time off + fully paid healthcare, vision, and dental after 90 days
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Orca Brands

ORCA Brands is a product-led consumer brand group based in the United States. We build, scale, and operate high-performance eCommerce brands designed for long-term growth.Our focus is simple: create better products, build stronger systems, and raise the standard of execution. We invest in innovation, disciplined operations, and continuous product improvement to develop brands that not only grow, but last.As we scale, we prioritise building teams that thrive on ownership, high standards, and clear expectations. Growth brings complexity, and we believe that strong systems and leadership are what enable companies to break through ceilings and reach the next level.At ORCA Brands, we’re committed to building products and a company that stand the test of time.

Founded in 2016
El Segundo, California, USA
17 employees (5 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
575
Traffic Source Mix
Search
3%
Direct
4%
Referral
1.2%
Social
1%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~20

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (24% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3