Associate Director Innovation, Burt's Bees

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Your role at Clorox:

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 teams to develop innovation pipeline by 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 and maintain relationships 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 impact to business. 
• Analyze market and beauty trends and consumer insights to identify new opportunities for innovation. 
• Communicate progress and results of innovation initiatives 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: 

• Support coaching and 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, fore