Sr Brand Manager, PC/HC Innovation

Job title: Sr Brand Manager, PC/HC Innovation

Company: Colgate-Palmolive


Job description: Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world.Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.Information at a GlanceJob Title: Sr Brand Manager, PC/HC InnovationTravel Required?: No TravelPosting Start Date: 7/2/25HybridNo Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #167549 – Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaWho We AreColgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values-Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous-we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let’s build a brighter, healthier future for all.As a Senior Brand Manager – Innovation Personal Care and Home Care, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our business by leveraging deep consumer, market, and competitive insights. You will drive growth through a robust and continuous innovation pipeline, working collaboratively across functions to bring breakthrough ideas to life.Key Responsibilities:

• Opportunity Identification: Proactively identify and capitalize on business opportunities by analyzing consumer behaviors, market trends, and competitor activities.
• Consumer-Centric Experiences: Apply a thorough understanding of local consumers, customers, and competitors to design holistic experiences across the ecosystem-including launching new products, product forms, and innovative touchpoints.
• Innovation Strategy Development: Develop and implement an innovation strategy, defining processes and methodologies grounded in consumer and shopper insights, competitor threats, and brand opportunities.
• Innovation Planning & Execution: Create and maintain a dynamic, three-year pipeline of core ideas and concepts, to be iteratively tested and validated through multiple incubation phases. Ensure each phase generates learnings and actionable steps for continued progress.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams-including technology, design, and communications-to ensure each innovation delivers intended technical, functional, and emotional benefits aligned with brand positioning and strategy.
• Project Management: Co-manage and oversee all commercialization timelines for innovation projects, partnering with Brand Marketing and coordinating closely with internal teams (R&D, Quality, Procurement, Logistics, Legal, etc.) and external stakeholders to ensure timely and effective project delivery.
• Innovation Pipeline Leadership: Champion a strong, renewable pipeline of innovation initiatives that deliver business growth and support long-term brand goals.

Required:

• Bachelor Degree

Any advanced degree in Design, Design Thinking, Data/Analytics is an advantage.Have a good design thinking mindset, proactively understand consumers especially on human emotions, define problems, make quick hypotheses and facilitate rapid prototyping to fulfill customer needs in a quick pace.Moves beyond traditional ways of doing things; pushes past the status quo.Tries multiple, varied approaches to innovative ideas.Innovation Grid developmentA/B testing and incubation methodProject Management skillsArticulate in precision and simplicity to convey ideas in conversations.#LI-VP5Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people-developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this

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Location: Sydney, NSW

Job date: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:52:01 GMT

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