Director New Product Development

At Alchemee, we aspire to inspire by creating science-based solutions that are as effective as they are transformative. Alchemee’s portfolio of brands deliver effective products rooted in introducing wellness options that provide life changing results and empower the world one person at a time.

Our flagship brand, Proactiv, is a leader in treating acne and has helped more than 20 million customers achieve clear skin. Simply put, at Alchemee our vision is to inspire the world to feel comfortable and powerful in their own skin and our mission is to create science-based solutions that provide better skin for life.

We are looking for forward-thinking individuals who are driven with a customer-first approach. Individuals who thrive on challenge and are ready to grasp the opportunity of a lifetime. Because we fundamentally believe every colleague brings unique value to our whole. We are a workplace where each person feels seen, heard, and valued, and can contribute their unique talent to our collective effort.

The Director, New Product Development is responsible for leading and building a productive innovation pipeline that supports accelerated and continuous growth for our brands in all key global markets. As the leader of innovation for the business, this position will exhibit role model vision & collaboration skills which will bring about a dynamic cross-functional innovation team (matrix organization) that is an exciting place to work. This position combines strategic thought development alongside individual project leadership.

The ideal candidate is an active listener with strong interpersonal communication skills as well as a natural collaborator who can ask and give feedback to both business owners, and internal and external stakeholders. This person has a passion for bringing best practices into the business while actively sharing business perspectives, knowledge and lessons learned to contribute and support a best-in-class global standard.

Essential Functions

• Act as a role model leader in collaboration with other innovation colleagues based in the US & globally and with key market leaders. Build effective and well-founded partnerships internally that energise and engage all marketing & cross-functional colleagues working on innovation
• Create and align robust Global Innovation Strategy that outlines compelling innovation platform areas and cadence of NPD and Claim innovation.
• Lead specific innovations to point of handover to local markets, delivering NPD launch kit and other necessary assets for local markets to launch with excellence. Share innovation learnings and best practice across markets to raise overall market performance levels
• Engage closely with appropriate colleagues to ensure that all innovation and development is fully compliant with all company standards and meets local legal and regulatory requirements
• Create and deliver short and long term (5 yr) innovation pipeline for products. Understand lead markets key goals & business priorities and determine, align and execute innovation that fully delivers against these and so accelerates local and global growth rates.
• Other duties as assigned
• Act as the company expert on short & long term consumer & technology trends in acne & skincare to enable us to stay ahead of the market

Education, Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Intercultural savviness to be able to engage influentially with global colleagues
• BS/BA degree in Business, Marketing or a related field, required
• Successful track record of working in a matrix organization, effectively collaborating, influencing and engaging with cross-functional colleagues based in different continents to build strong collaborative teams working in a high performance environment
• Advanced in driving connectivity with target consumers in a digital world
• 7+ years of marketing experience in FMCG / FMCH international companies, ideally in skin care and or OTC, at a local and global level
• MBA preferred
• Advanced in brand management in the FMCG industry at a local, and ideally regional / global level.
• Advanced in turning consumer, market and financial trends and data into strategies and initiatives to feed brand growth and equity
• Entrepreneurial mindset (creative thinking and innovation)
• Successful track record of coaching, mentoring, leading and developing people

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Note: Please, no external agencies or third parties.