Senior Director, Brand Growth Leader, Skin Health & Hair

Come work at the forefront of science - and help the brands you grew up with grow and evolve into the next generation.

Job Description - Senior Director, Brand Growth Leader, Skin Health & Hair (2507033196W)

This position reports into the Managing Director, Canada and is based at Markham Ontario.

Who we are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson’s and BAND-AID Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future – and yours.

Role reports to: Managing Director, Canada

Travel %: 15% (Domestic and International)

What you will do

Reporting to the Managing Director, Kenvue Canada, the Senior Director, Brand Growth Leader, Skin Health & Hair is responsible for leading an outside-in focused and Consumer first marketing team of ~16-20 colleagues across the brand portfolio at Kenvue Canada responsible for delivering against our strategic, operational and financial OKRs for the respective brand platforms.

This role requires the ability to drive accelerated brand growth, build and lead high-performing marketing teams, and manage end-to-end brand strategies. The role will work closely across our end-to-end teams including the sales, supply chain, regulatory, legal, communications teams and the Canada Leadership Team to enhance market penetration. This role will be an influential voice at a global level to drive accelerated market performance and will manage the ecosystem of agencies that enable strategy behind Skin Health, Baby and Hair Care brands.

This leader will also be responsible for developing a high-performance culture and team & lead teams across the Canada Consumer Demand Generation organization. This role will be a key senior leader within the Canadian organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Developing high performing leaders, team & culture: Instills and Drives a Growth and Ownership Mindset Culture – Builds a team of leaders around a culture that is accountable, decisive, action orientated with a strong consumer and customer obsessed focus. Leads by example and rewards Kenvue purpose, behaviors, and values. Putting People First: Lead, develop and cultivate a team of highly engaged and performing talent through coaching, development, and recruitment.

2. Drive accelerated growth across the respective portfolio (i.e. Skin Health or Self Care & Essential Health): Build growth oriented 3-year operating plans as one team, end to end, inclusive of critical connection to regional & global priorities to deliver growth and financial commitments. Drive investment against priority Brands, which reflects effective portfolio planning, resource allocation, bold investment decisions, and intense cost management. Drive commercial innovation.

3. Boldly identify & drive improvement aligned to Canada OKRs and 3-year operating plans to deliver growth: Responsible for taking strategic investment decisions & choices maximizing impact of investment to drive accelerated growth. Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation to achieve financial goals.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
2. Minimum of 12 years relevant Consumer Marketing / Consumer Demand Generation experience.
3. Proven experience in Skin Health or Hair categories.
4. Multiple Director level experiences gaining broad and deep knowledge of consumer sector marketing and end-to-end understanding of the consumer business.
5. Proven track record in organization and talent management, including experience in successfully leading change and demonstrated strength in talent leadership.
6. Ability to build, communicate and lead organizational goals and priorities at senior levels.
7. Demonstrated ability to understand and partner with commercial and enabling functions, as critical levers for success including sales, supply chain, finance, legal and regulatory.
8. Demonstrated success in partnering with and influencing key internal and external stakeholders within a complex business environment.
9. Proven ability to grow a business and lead a business turnaround.
10. Strong business and financial acumen; proven track record in managing P&Ls, financials and budgets.
11. Demonstrated track record and marketing leadership, including advertising, new products and business plan development, is required.
12. Ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity to drive outcomes by being comfortable with risk.
13. Track record of identifying winning consumer insights, growth opportunities and priorities and influencing alignment to execute against strategic growth plan is required.
14. The ability to think analytically and strategically to understand complex or ambiguous problems or issues is required.
15. Proven ability to manage a complex portfolio and manage priorities and trade-offs.
16. Experience and proven track record successfully leading strategic agency partnerships, agency selection process, and scopes of work/fees.

Desired Qualifications

MBA highly preferred.

What’s in it for you

Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!

Learning & Development Opportunities

Employee Resource Groups

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.