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As the Associate Director, Marketing - Innovation, you will shape the strategic direction of Burt's Bees by identifying emerging market trends, leveraging new technologies (such as AI and advanced analytics), and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that provide Clearly Superior Consumer Experiences. With a strong pulse on consumer behavior and data-driven mindset, you will identify growth opportunities and risks, implement go-to-market strategies, and translate consumer insights into actions.
This role is ideal for a proactive, consumer-focused, trends-driven leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels at cross-functional collaboration to deliver meaningful business results.

In this role, you will:

• Lead breakthrough innovation:

• Own and build the 3-year innovation pipeline (including where to play strategy, platform strategies, and portfolio tiering strategies) and develop opportunities to drive synergies and cost-savings initiatives within the portfolio via Design to Value

• Lead cross-functional teamsto develop innovationpipelineby conceptualizing, prototyping, and launching innovative products in service of business goals.

• Drive agile, digital-first processes to increase speed of outcomes:

• Foster a culture of playing to win, accountability, external focus, competitive spirit,and growth mindset within the brand team and cross-functional teams.
• Establish andmaintainrelationships with external partners, vendors, and industry thought leaders.

• Own business analytics and reporting

• Lead the budget,resourcing decisions (including cross-functional consideration), and timelines for innovation projects, prioritizing impacttobusiness.
• Analyze market and beauty trends and consumer insightstoidentifynew opportunities for innovation.
• Communicate progress and resultsofinnovationinitiatives to partners at all levels.

• Execute the Strategic Growth Plan:

• Lead execution of the 3-year consumer-led growth plan, ensuring delivery of incremental net customer sales, profit, and margin targets across both base business and innovation initiatives.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally & Influence Decisions:

• Work closely with Sales, Insights, IBP, R&D, and agency partners to drive alignment and execution excellence. Communicate with clarity and influence to advance key priorities and inspire high-quality work.

• Coach & Develop Talent:

• Supportcoachingand development of junior team members and cross-functional partners, helping build future marketing leadership capability within the organization.

What we look for:

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in marketing, innovation, product development, or consumer insights
• Experience leading consumer-insight-driven product development
• Strong financial acumen, including forecasting and P&L management
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field

Required Qualifications

• Experience in CPG or highly consumer-centric industries - Beauty industry experience preferred
• Background in agile or lean product development methodologies
• Experience leading organizational or process transformation
• MBA or relevant master's degree
• Experience operating in matrixed or dynamically deployed teams

Key Competencies

• Strategic & Enterprise Thinking: Shapes brand and base business strategy with an enterprise mindset; prioritizes work that delivers the greatest impact and advances multi-year growth plans.
• Consumer Obsession & Insight Leadership: Elevates consumer understanding across the organization; translates complex insights into clear strategic frameworks, go-to-market choices, and superior brand experiences.
• Analytical Rigor & Business Judgment: Leverages analytics, forecasting, and financial acumen to anticipate risks and opportunities, inform decisions, and deliver strong P&L outcomes.
• Innovation & Transformation Leadership: Raises ambition through bold thinking; applies agile or lean ways of working to accelerate speed, drive continuous improvement, and lead sustainable change.
• Decision-Making in Ambiguity: Makes sense of complex, sometimes contradictory information; navigates uncertainty with confidence, clarity, and sound judgment.
• Influence & Executive Communication: Communicates with clarity and conviction; effectively influences senior leaders and cross-functional partners to advance recommendations and align decisions.
• People Leadership & Talent Development: Builds inclusive, high-performing teams; coaches and develops talent with a future GM mindset and strong accountability for results.
• Ownership & Accountability: Operates with strong personal and organizational ownership; holds self and others accountable for commitments, outcomes, and learning.
• Leadership Potential: Demonstrates aspiration, learning agility, and readiness to grow into broader enterprise and general management roles.

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Workplace type:

Hybrid

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[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

-Zone A: $153,700 - $309,000

-Zone B: $140,900 - $283,300

-Zone C: $128,100 - $257,500

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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