Senior Manager, Strategic Innovation

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

Drive the creation and launch of new brands and strategic innovations in partnership with the US brand strategy team

Manage the end-to-end New Product Development process, including product development, go-to-market planning & communications

Manage and mentor one direct report, fostering professional development and building strong innovation capabilities within the team

Track and report brand performance, making recommendations to optimize growth and ensure financial goals are met

Develop and oversee 360° marketing campaigns for new product launches across all touchpoints, ensuring consistent brand voice and impactful execution.

Partner closely with global headquarters to ensure concepts, design, launch assortments, and communication strategies align with global direction while tailoring execution for the U.S. market.

Create pitch material, marketing story and partner with Sales to secure retailer support

Build out and manage budget

Lead Market research to ensure product, packaging and concepts align with US consumers

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or relevant marketing experience. MBA is Preferred but not must.
• 6–10 years of experience in innovation, brand marketing, or CPG marketing, with beauty or fashion experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to bring new products to market by leveraging consumer insights and market data.
• Ideal candidate will have international and domestic / US market CPG experience. (Preferably including Sephora, Ulta, or Amazon)
• Experience working in omni-channel environments (retail + digital / DTC).
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills across functions and levels.
• Vendor and agency management experience.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage timelines, budgets, and multiple stakeholders.

Min 3 years of managerial and people leading experience in the beauty industry preferred - Experience in haircare and / or natural / organic beauty is an advantage.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

Health Insurance : affordable

plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1

Work-Life Balance : Paid time off

including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid

work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program

Financial : 401k matching,

employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares,

annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement

Family Support : 12-week gender

neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility

support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly

care, and scholarships

Career Growth : diverse national

and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills

development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary for this role is $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 . This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range.  This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.