Director, Digital Product Management, Augmented Beauty Tech Incubator, Research & Innovation

Overview

Director, Digital Product Management, Augmented Beauty Tech Incubator, L'Oréal Research & Innovation - Clark, New Jersey

Hello, we’re L’Oréal, we're not just building brands; we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it).

Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

Join us at L’Oréal, the world s #1 beauty company present in over 150 markets. For over a century, we have been transforming; fueled by data, tech, innovation, and science. Together, we tackle big challenges while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

At L’Oréal Research & Innovation we are pushing the boundaries of Science & Tech. We invest heavily in cutting-edge research, leveraging advanced technologies to understand skin, hair, and microbiome, while discovering new active ingredients and launching outperforming formulas. Our 4,100 L Oréal R&I experts leverage Science & Technology to invent safe, trustable, sustainable & responsible beauty products and experiences that will change people’s lives.

Augmented Beauty Innovation is the startup-style upstream arm of L’Oréal R&I’s Beauty Tech organization. This team explores new technologies and ideas, then develops them in partnership with both external tech companies and internal beauty experts, turning them into functional prototypes with user-centric designs and experiences that can be launched as beauty products and services.

Within Augmented Beauty Innovation, the Global Digital team leverages expertise in AI, digital product development, data science, and consumer UX to explore, prototype, and launch new digital services. This team is based in the Augmented Beauty US Hub but has a global remit within the digital space, collaborating closely with the Global CDMO, IT, and engineering teams to build new digital tech powered by R&I and industry innovations.

The Director, Digital Product Management will lead AI and digital innovation efforts within this team, focusing on driving the success of specific products and ensuring they deliver measurable customer value and business results. This role encompasses the entire innovation lifecycle, blending strategic vision with tactical execution. They will identify, develop, and pilot groundbreaking digital products and services that leverage emerging technologies, with a focus on generative AI.

Responsibilities will include concepting, exploring consumer needs, securing internal buy-in through pitches, building and leading cross-functional project teams, working within the L’Oréal Innovation process, and guiding projects through prototyping and handoff to development teams for implementation. They will input into the strategic roadmap that defines the future of digital beauty within the organization, ensuring innovations are both aspirational and achievable.

You’re a great match for this role if you are an innovator, entrepreneur, integrator, and…