Sr Brand Manager- Innovation

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.

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number#171157 - New York, New York, United States

Colgate-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, you will serve as a key leadership figure responsible for driving the category's long-term innovation strategy. You will lead the ideation, development, and execution of category innovation, setting the vision, assessing early opportunities, and ensuring final market readiness. This role demands exemplary leadership, executive-level strategic thinking, exceptional creativity, sophisticated project governance, and the ability to lead, develop, and influence a multi-disciplinary team, including direct reports.

Vision Setting & Portfolio Ownership:
Own and develop a comprehensive 3-5 year innovation portfolio and growth strategy, proactively identifying and prioritizing breakthrough white space opportunities, business gaps, and product solutions that directly align with long-term corporate priorities.

Consumer Advocacy:
Maintain a relentless 'people-obsessed' focus by monitoring global emerging category trends, competitive activity, and consumer behavior shifts. You will be the ultimate champion and voice of the consumer in all executive-level strategic decisions.

Cultural Transformation:
Embed a high-impact culture of innovation across the organization by championing new global marketing practices, advanced strategic thinking, and transformative technology adoption. Act as an inspiring thought leader and a visible change agent within the company and with external partners.

Strategic Insights Governance:
Direct the consumer learning agenda by establishing strategic priorities and governance with the Insights team, leading complex global qualitative and quantitative research efforts to unlock new growth vectors.

Concept Architect:
Translate deep research findings and complex consumer 'jobs to be done' into transformative, high-value solutions and commercial concepts that generate significant perceivable consumer value and market disruption.

Program Management & Accountability:
Lead complex, multi-year innovation programs by establishing governance and…